lens approval

Useful before approval.
Clear when approved.

A lens can be built independently and still be useful. Approval answers one narrow question: has the person or authorized rights holder represented by this lens reviewed and authorized this specific version?

represented in a lens?

Request a review.

Email the lens link, the ask account to connect, how you are authorized to act, and any corrections or conditions. We verify identity before displaying approval.

Email lenses@startasking.com →
  1. 01
    Unofficial interpretation

    Independently built from visible sources. The represented person or organization has not approved it.

  2. 02
    Approved by

    The connected person or authorized rights holder reviewed and authorized the current dated version.

  3. 03
    Official lens by

    The connected person or organization publishes or maintains the lens through their ask account.

what approval means

Specific, visible, revocable.

ask has checked the connected account’s identity or authority, and that account has authorized the version shown. If the lens changes, approval disappears until the new version is reviewed. Approval is not a claim that the approver wrote every word, endorses every use, or guarantees every generated question.

“Verified identity” is an internal prerequisite, not a public label for the lens.