# Manuscript slush-pile triage

Judges: one query letter or first-page sample. Questions: choice:genre - menu|none; noul:fits\_imprint; score:voice\_distinctiveness. Action: Rank; send top to acquisitions, auto-decline obvious misfits with template.

Grade: A — A clean typed decision \(yes/no, a pick from a list, or a level on a scale\) that is concrete, repeats routinely, and has meaningful value.. Score: 4.23.

Vertical: Agencies, media & creators.

Function: Research & education.

Status: Idea.

Volume: routine.

Value: meaningful.

Risk: moderate.

Evidence: null.

Flags: None.

- [Vertical](/verticals/agency_media_creator/)
- [Function](/functions/research_edu/)
- [Breaking-claim checkworthiness](/use-cases/breaking-claim-checkworthiness/)
- [Claim extraction filter for fact-checker](/use-cases/claim-extraction-filter-for-fact-checker/)
- [Claim dedupe against fact-check archive](/use-cases/claim-dedupe-against-fact-check-archive/)
- [Press release vs. story churnalism score](/use-cases/press-release-vs-story-churnalism-score/)
- [Newspaper article segmentation](/use-cases/newspaper-article-segmentation/)
- [Source-balance audit](/use-cases/source-balance-audit/)