The question it answers
Whether this person was allowed to sell here. Publishing is gated: an applicant can finish a profile, but listings do not go live until a person on our team reviews their application.
What that is not
It is not a quality score, and it is not a promise that any listing is AI-free. Nobody can certify that. The dated declaration on each listing is a claim, not a warranty.
What you will see later
Factual labels about how someone joined, how long they have been here, and whether process files exist. We do not combine those into a number, and we do not rank the shop by them.
What a status does not tell you
It says nothing about whether the work is good. A verified artist can still list a piece with no process files.