Correction Policy

This page explains how PedoPedia handles correction requests, how official-source issues differ from site/editorial issues, and where each path remains visible publicly.

How to use this policy

Use this page to understand how PedoPedia separates official-source problems from site/editorial problems and why those paths stay visible.
Read this policy alongside live correction timelines, article provenance, and revision history when you need record-specific context rather than sitewide rules.
This policy explains public handling of correction requests; it does not replace the underlying official authority or constitute legal advice.
If a concern involves the official registry entry itself, start with the official authority path. If it involves PedoPedia’s citations, narrative, or correction labeling, use the site correction workflow.

Start with these correction references

Correction transparency centerOpen the related public correction or source-literacy surface.MethodologyOpen the related public correction or source-literacy surface.Correction-state glossaryOpen the related public correction or source-literacy surface.National registry directoryOpen the related public correction or source-literacy surface.

Official registry fields are controlled by enabled official-source imports and cannot be manually edited in place. This page explains how PedoPedia distinguishes official-source problems from site/editorial problems and how those issues remain visible.

How correction routing works

Official-source issues are referred to the relevant official registry authority rather than silently edited on-site.
Site/editorial issues are reviewed through revision control and public correction tracking.
All correction states remain visible so readers can tell whether an issue is new, under review, referred, resolved, or rejected.

Limits of the record

This page preserves official imported fields, source-cited editorial narrative, and related materials as separate layers.
It does not prove current location, exhaustive legal history, or permission to confront anyone.
Official public records can be delayed, revised, incomplete, or corrected over time.
Freshness labels, snapshots, revisions, and correction timelines exist so readers can see what changed and when.

Related reading: Glossary | Methodology | Correction policy | Education hub

When to use this policy

Use the official authority path when the underlying registry data itself appears wrong or outdated.
Use PedoPedia correction intake when the site’s citations, narrative, correction labeling, or public explanation appear wrong.
Use the transparency center when you want to inspect live request timelines and current public state.

What becomes public

Public correction state, correction kind, request description, and visible timeline events may appear publicly.
Internal moderation notes and private intake details do not become public-facing correction content.
Correction history is preserved so issues are not silently overwritten out of the record.

Correction kinds

Official-source correction

Use this when the concern is about imported official registry fields, timestamps, or source attribution.

Site/editorial correction

Use this when the concern is about PedoPedia narrative, citations, labeling, or explanatory copy.

Public correction states

Received
PedoPedia received the request and has not finished initial review yet.
The request is screened to determine whether it concerns official-source data or site/editorial content.
Under review
A moderator is actively reviewing the request and related source material.
The request will either move to a visible resolution or be referred to the official source when appropriate.
Referred to official source
The concern appears to involve official imported data and has been referred to the official authority.
PedoPedia preserves the public correction history while waiting for the official source to update or respond.
Site correction applied
PedoPedia updated its editorial or presentation layer, and the correction remains visible in the public timeline.
Archived revisions and change history remain available for transparency.
Disputed
A public dispute remains unresolved or contested and is intentionally visible to readers.
Readers should review timestamps, source citations, and the official authority pathway before relying on the disputed point.
Closed with public reason
The request was reviewed and closed with a public explanation.
The request remains in the public timeline so the review path is not hidden.
Closed
The request completed review and is now part of the archived public correction history.
Use the timeline, revision history, and exports for historical context.

Next steps and intake

For live timelines and current request states, use the public transparency center.

Need the official authority first? Use the national registry directory.