About DCCE

Build the permanent record first.

DCCE is an evidence-based registry and research platform for NASCAR diecast collecting—not a marketplace, rumor board, or ungoverned image archive.

Operating principles

The rules behind the public experience.

The database, editorial workflow, and public design should all reinforce the same standards.

DCCE does not turn collector repetition into fact. Claims remain open until support is attached.

Records are expected to improve. Revisions and corrections are part of the product, not hidden mistakes.

The public site uses Registry Records, Permanent Records, and known versions instead of internal database jargon.

DCCE displays media only when its ownership, license, reusable terms, or official embed authority is documented.

Registry media governance

DCCE separates research value from permission to reproduce or publicly display media.

Display the media when ownership or an explicit contribution license is documented.

Display manufacturer, team, retailer, or media assets only within the recorded license terms.

Display Creative Commons or similar media only when the license and attribution are preserved.

Use only a provider-supplied embed through an approved DCCE integration.

When display permission is not documented, show a text link to the original page without hosting or reproducing the image.

When no cleared media or durable source link exists, display a neutral placeholder and invite a governed contribution.

Broken links enter human review. DCCE does not automatically substitute another web image.

Project roadmap

Foundation

Prove the record model, evidence states, rights-governed media, and public experience.

Connected indexes

Build driver, manufacturer, team, sponsor, and research hubs around public records.

Contribution intake

Open structured evidence and media submissions with review controls.

Collector tools

Add accounts, collection tracking, discovery alerts, and other collector services after the record system is stable.