Critical framework
Ethics & Limitations
Press Q treats the Press Q dataset as interpretive material: useful, partial, situated, and always in need of care.
Principle
Partial coverage
Press Q is a research prototype and does not claim exhaustive coverage of queer representation in games.
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Constrained AI
Quiu's responses are grounded in the available Press Q dataset, but mistakes may still occur and should be reviewed critically.
Principle
Contextual categories
Representation categories and identity labels are socially, culturally, and historically contextual.
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Critical use
The project is designed to support discussion and inquiry, not produce definitive classifications of identity or value.
Use with care
The Press Q dataset can reveal patterns, but it cannot replace context.
Press Q should be read as a tool for guided exploration. The Press Q dataset helps organize evidence, but representation remains messy, lived, historical, and dependent on interpretation.
Fair use statement
Images and quoted material are treated as research context.
Press Q is a nonprofit educational and research prototype. When the archive uses copyrighted material, it should do so under a fair use rationale consistent with 17 U.S.C. Section 107: with credit, citation, limited scope, and clear research purpose.
Press Q may reference copyrighted screenshots, character images, or source material only for nonprofit educational and research purposes.
Images should be credited and cited with their original source whenever possible.
Copyrighted material should be used in a limited, contextual way that supports analysis rather than decoration or redistribution.
Anyone reusing copyrighted material from Press Q beyond fair use should seek permission from the copyright owner.