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+metatag-description=(RTI Wiki editorial policy: independence, sourcing standards, fact-checking, AI content disclosure, conflict-of-interest rules, complaint mechanism.)}}
+====== Editorial policy — RTI Wiki — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026 ======
+<WRAP info>This page sets out the editorial standards under which RTI Wiki operates. Our editors and contributors are bound by these rules. Last revised: 2026-04-25.</WRAP>
+===== 1. Independence =====
+RTI Wiki is editorially independent of any government, political party, public authority, or commercial sponsor. Editorial decisions — what to cover, how to cover it, what to omit — rest solely with the editorial team. **Sponsors and advertisers do not influence editorial content.**
+===== 2. Sourcing standards =====
+Every factual claim must trace to an **authoritative primary source** — preferably a statute, judgment, government notification, or sansad.in / nic.in record. Where secondary sources are used (news, academic), they are cited with date and outlet.
+We **do not** publish:
+  * Claims based on a single anonymous source
+  * Hearsay
+  * Predictions presented as fact
+  * Legal opinions disguised as statements of law
+===== 3. Fact-checking protocol =====
+Before publication, every article passes through:
+  - **Drafter check** — author confirms each claim against source
+  - **Editor review** — second editor verifies sources and identifies gaps
+  - **Auto-link verification** — internal CMS flags broken or unsupported assertions
+  - **Spot-publication audit** — random 10% of new content audited monthly
+Articles carrying time-sensitive information (rules in force, case-law as latest, commission backlog data) are reviewed on a fixed cycle (12 months for evergreen guides; 3 months for "recent changes" content).
+===== 4. AI content disclosure =====
+Some content on RTI Wiki is **AI-assisted** — typically the AI Drafter's outputs, the AI summary on bill tracker, and machine-translated Hindi summaries. **Such content is clearly marked**.
+Our reference articles, case-law summaries, pillar guides, and the editorial section of every page are **human-authored or human-reviewed**. No article is published purely by AI without human editorial review.
+===== 5. Conflict of interest =====
+Editors must declare:
+  * Any current employment in government / public authority / political party / law firm with RTI practice
+  * Any consulting work for sponsoring entities
+  * Any personal RTI cases pending where the article topic overlaps
+Editors with COI on a topic recuse themselves from authoring or reviewing on that topic.
+===== 6. Corrections =====
+We correct material errors visibly:
+  * **Minor corrections** (typos, formatting): silent
+  * **Factual corrections** (wrong date, wrong section number, wrong case citation): logged in the [[:corrections|corrections page]] with date and what changed
+  * **Significant errors** (material misstatement): correction notice at top of article + corrections-page entry
+We do **not** rewrite history. Removed content remains accessible in our [[:corrections|corrections log]].
+===== 7. Comments + community =====
+Forum and Q&A posts are user-contributed and are **not** under editorial review. They carry an "user-contributed" label. We moderate for spam, abuse and clearly false legal claims.
+===== 8. Reader complaints =====
+File a complaint via [[:contact|contact page]]. We acknowledge within 48 hours and respond substantively within 7 days. Unresolved complaints can be escalated to our editorial board.
+===== 9. Use of reader data =====
+We collect minimum necessary data; see [[:privacy-policy|privacy policy]]. No reader's RTI draft, problem description, or filing record is shared with third parties (other than the AI provider for tool processing) or sold.
+===== 10. Reuse =====
+Editorial content on RTI Wiki is licensed under **CC-BY 4.0** unless marked otherwise. Tools and datasets are similarly licensed. You may republish with attribution. Press use is encouraged.
+===== Contact =====
+Editorial inquiries: [email protected]
+Press: [email protected]
+Complaints: [[:contact|contact form]]
+{{{{tag>editorial-policy transparency}}}}
+===== 🔗 Related guides =====
+  * [[:editorial-board|Editorial board — RTI Wiki]]
+  * [[:about|About RTI Wiki — India's independent Right to Information reference]]
+  * [[:cited-by|Cited by — RTI Wiki in journalism, research and government training]]
+  * [[:corrections|Corrections — RTI Wiki corrections log + how to file one]]
+  * [[:disclaimer|Disclaimer — RTI Wiki]]
+//Last reviewed: 5 May 2026 — RTI Wiki editorial team.//
+{{tag>editorial policy trust transparency}}