About
Glyph key
Every kind of thing in Miżien has a small picture of its own, so it can be recognised before a word is read, the way a map's icons are chosen. 129 glyphs cover the topics, subtopics, verdicts, pledge labels, kinds of body, themes and places; 9 are shared on purpose.
How the glyphs are chosen
- One silhouette for each kind of thing. Two different things never share a glyph. The site checks this every time it is built.
- The same thing looks the same everywhere. A subtopic has the same glyph in the claims web, on the map, in the filters and on a claim's page.
- Shared where the idea is the same. A theme that is the pattern "Selective metric" uses that pattern's glyph; a bus terminus on the map uses the bus.
- Colour and shape say different things. A claim's colour is its verdict; the glyph says what kind of thing it is, and the verdict glyphs repeat the verdict so it can be read without colour.
- Bodies share the glyph of their kind. The register of bodies is open-ended and neutral, so no body gets an emblem of its own that could read as a logo or an endorsement.
Topics
The topics the checks are filed under. Each has its own colour and glyph.
- Land & Trees · 12 claims
- Climate & Energy · 20 claims
- Waste · 8 claims
- Water · 14 claims
- Nature & Wildlife · 9 claims
- Air · 9 claims
- Transport · 15 claims
- Governance & Promises · 7 claims
- Planning & Housing · 16 claims
- Noise · 4 claims
- Tourism & Population · 12 claims
- Health & Safety · 4 claims
Subtopics
Every subtopic has a glyph of its own, so a subgroup can be recognised before it is read. A topic with no named subtopics (Noise) keeps the topic's glyph.
- Air quality & health in Air · 7 claims
- Port & power emissions in Air · 2 claims
- Electricity & grid in Climate & Energy · 7 claims
- Emissions & targets in Climate & Energy · 9 claims
- Renewables in Climate & Energy · 4 claims
- Accountability in Governance & Promises · 3 claims
- Manifestos & pledges in Governance & Promises · 4 claims
- Heat & health in Health & Safety · 3 claims
- Workplace safety in Health & Safety · 1 claim
- Land take & agriculture in Land & Trees · 4 claims
- Open spaces & parks in Land & Trees · 4 claims
- Trees & planting in Land & Trees · 4 claims
- Dark skies in Nature & Wildlife · 1 claim
- Hunting & birds in Nature & Wildlife · 4 claims
- Marine protection in Nature & Wildlife · 4 claims
- Development & construction in Planning & Housing · 5 claims
- Heritage & character in Planning & Housing · 5 claims
- Housing & affordability in Planning & Housing · 4 claims
- Permits & enforcement in Planning & Housing · 2 claims
- Population & labour in Tourism & Population · 4 claims
- Short lets & concessions in Tourism & Population · 3 claims
- Tourism numbers & capacity in Tourism & Population · 5 claims
- Cars & traffic in Transport · 8 claims
- Public transport in Transport · 3 claims
- Roads & mass transit in Transport · 2 claims
- Ferries & Gozo links in Transport · 2 claims
- Construction waste in Waste · 2 claims
- Landfill & treatment in Waste · 3 claims
- Recycling & separation in Waste · 3 claims
- Bathing water & sewage in Water · 4 claims
- Flood relief in Water · 2 claims
- Water supply & groundwater in Water · 8 claims
Verdicts
The verdict scale, and claims not yet checked. The glyph repeats the colour, so a verdict can be read without colour.
- Supported · 11 claims
- Largely supported · 32 claims
- Not substantiated · 16 claims
- Misleading · 7 claims
- Contradicted · 2 claims
- Not yet checked
Pledge labels
A pledge gets a label instead of, or as well as, a verdict. The flag means "a pledge"; each label has a shape of its own.
- A pledge (plain flag)
- Not measurable
- Not yet due
- On track
- Off track
- Met
- Missed
Patterns
Recurring ways a claim can mislead (provisional until a report is finished).
- Selective metric · 8 claims
- Input-as-outcome · 6 claims
- Compliance-not-health · 3 claims
- Conditional-turned-unconditional · 3 claims
- Promise-without-baseline · 16 claims
- No pattern tag
Stages
Where a check stands, from not started to published.
- Not started
- In progress
- Drafted
- Right of reply
- Published
Who said it
The kinds of body, and people, that make claims. Every body shares the glyph of its kind, on purpose: the register is open-ended and neutral, and a glyph of its own could read as a logo or an endorsement.
- Government & ministers · 40 claims
- Public agencies & companies · 23 claims
- Regulators & authorities · 18 claims
- Courts, tribunals & oversight · 2 claims
- Political parties · 14 claims
- NGOs & unions · 9 claims
- Business & industry · 13 claims
- Media · 11 claims
- EU & international · 19 claims
- Research & statistics · 4 claims
- A person
Themes
Links between claims. A theme that is the same idea as a pattern, topic or subtopic shares that glyph.
- T1 · Sealed soil and concrete
- T2 · Replanting as currency
- T3 · Water chain: farm waste, sewage, sea, aquifer
- T4 · Transport, air and climate
- T5 · Waste and construction
- T6 · Selective-metric patternShares the glyph of Selective metric
- T7 · 2030 carbon target
- T8 · Planning, housing and land take
- T9 · Compliance-not-health patternShares the glyph of Compliance-not-health
- T10 · Tourism pressure and carrying capacityShares the glyph of Tourism & Population
- T11 · Heat, power cuts and health
- T12 · Oversight and disclosure
- T13 · Noise governanceShares the glyph of Noise
- T14 · Energy subsidies
- T15 · Heritage and development controlShares the glyph of Heritage & character
- T16 · Shared emissions figuresShares the glyph of Emissions & targets
Places
Landmark emblems on the map. A place with an identity of its own has its own emblem; places that are the same kind of thing (two ferry terminals, two road works, two parks) share one.
- parliament Parliament House, Valletta (9)
- castille Auberge de Castille (Office of the Prime Minister), Valletta (21)
- citygateNot used by any claim yet
- barrakka Upper Barrakka Gardens, Valletta (1)
- ravelin Planning Authority, St Francis Ravelin, Floriana (3)
- waterfront Valletta Waterfront cruise terminal, Floriana (1)
- tower Santa Marija Bay, Comino (1)
- landfill Magħtab waste complex (4)
- flyover Central Link, Attard (2); Marsa junction (1)
- ro_plant Pembroke reverse osmosis plant (3)
- park Ta' Qali picnic area (1); Fgura District Park, Fgura (1)
- crane Malta Freeport, Birżebbuġa (2)
- ferry Ċirkewwa ferry terminal (1); Mġarr Harbour, Gozo (1)
- pin Xewkija, Gozo (1)
- cross City Gate, Valletta (national claim) (41)
- valletta City of Valletta World Heritage Site (1)
- era Environment and Resources Authority, Marsa (5)
- cittadella Victoria, Gozo (4)
- airport Malta International Airport, Luqa (3)
- tunnel Flood relief tunnel outlet, Ta' Xbiex (2)
- lagoon Blue Lagoon, Comino (2)
- luzzu Marsaxlokk Bay (2)
- hospital Mater Dei Hospital, Msida (2)
- sewage Ta' Barkat sewage treatment plant, Xgħajra (1)
- cliffs Ta' Ċenċ, Sannat (1)
- powerstation Delimara Power Station, Marsaxlokk (1)
- fort Manoel Island, Gżira (1); Fort Chambray, Għajnsielem (1); Grand Hotel Excelsior, Floriana (1)
- saltpans Marsalforn, Gozo (1)
- bay Marsaskala Bay (1)
- temple Ġgantija Temples, Xagħra (1)
- reeds Għadira Nature Reserve, Mellieħa (2)
- gardjola Grand Harbour, Senglea (1)
- busShares the glyph of Public transport Valletta bus terminus, Floriana (2)
- pylonShares the glyph of Electricity & grid Enemalta, Marsa (1)
Views and groupings
The controls above the claims web.
- Group by topic
- Group by subtopic
- Group by verdict
- Group by pattern
- Group by stage
- Group by who said it
- Group by when
- Links only
- mode:pledgesShares the glyph of A pledge (plain flag)
Adding a glyph
The glyphs are one file, site/assets/glyphs.js, read by the claims web, the map, the filters and
these pages. A new topic, subtopic, pledge label or place emblem needs a glyph in the right group there; until it has one it
shows its parent's, and the build log says which are missing.