How the Dicktionary is written

What is the Dicktionary?

DrawDick’s editorial publication: guides, humour, history and, now and then, findings from DrawDick’s own data. It treats a ridiculous subject with excessive seriousness, and it exists to get you drawing.

Who writes it?

Articles carry the byline Picasso Peen, DrawDick’s beret-wearing painter mascot, who is the Dicktionary’s editorial owner. He is a persona, not a person: there is no staff of researchers, and nobody here has a title or credential the articles do not say they have. Opulent Studios makes and runs DrawDick.

How is an article made?

An article is researched and drafted with AI tools, which can make mistakes. A person then reads every article in full, checks its factual claims against the sources it cites, and decides whether it is published. Nothing is published without that review.

Articles about history, health or anything else that claims to be true cite their sources in a list at the end, in plain language, so you can check them yourself. If we could not find a good source for something, it is not in the article.

Which parts are jokes?

The boxes labelled “Important Research” and “Questionable Advice”, and anything credited to a research department, are comedy. Pro tips are meant to help. Facts, dates and figures are meant to be true, and have a source.

Health information is general, not medical advice: for anything about your own health, talk to a doctor.

Where do the numbers come from?

We do not make up statistics. A figure from DrawDick’s own data says what was counted, over which dates, and what it cannot tell you; a figure from elsewhere names its source.

Do you feature people’s drawings?

Not yet. The Dicktionary does not show anyone’s drawings. Before it does, artists will be asked for permission that covers that use, and only drawings with that permission will appear.

What if you got something wrong?

Write to abuse@drawdick.com and say which article and what is wrong. A corrected article shows the date it was updated.