Editorial Policy

Our standard

Every article on WhatIsWiki is written to answer a real question a real person is asking — not to fill a template or chase a keyword. Below is how we make sure that actually happens.

Sourcing

We prioritize primary sources: official government notifications, event organizer pages, company announcements, and original reporting from established outlets.
We do not rely on other blogs or aggregator sites as a source of fact.
Factual claims that can change (a subsidy amount, an event date, a policy detail) are supported with references or editorial notes where needed. Material updates show an updated timestamp on the page and in structured data.

Review process

Every article is drafted, then checked against our quality standards before publishing — sourcing, accuracy, structure, and clarity.
Articles involving government schemes, financial information, or health topics get an additional accuracy pass given the higher stakes of getting these wrong.
Research tools and generative AI may assist outlining and drafting. Automation does not replace editorial judgment. Unreviewed AI drafts are not published as final content.
Before publish we require: a clear definition or direct answer near the top; substantial sectioned body copy; FAQs that answer real follow-ups; references or verified notes where claims need support; and passing automated quality checks (length, structure, placeholders, duplicates).

Each article includes a short “How this article was made” note so readers can see that AI assistance may have been used in drafting. Articles carry a named author byline linking to an author page.

Corrections

If a fact changes (a scheme deadline is extended, an event is postponed) or an error is found, we update the article and note the date of the update on the piece.
Significant corrections — anything that would have changed the reader’s understanding — are flagged explicitly, not silently edited.
Anyone can report an error via our Contact page. We aim to review correction requests within a few days.

What we don’t do

We don’t publish sponsored content without clearly labeling it as such.
We don’t ship unreviewed AI-generated drafts. Tools may assist research and drafting, but every piece is reviewed against editorial standards before it goes live.
We don’t run articles we can’t source properly. If we can’t verify a claim against a primary source, we either state that uncertainty explicitly or don’t publish the claim.
We don’t publish scaled thin pages for every keyword variation, near-duplicate titles or slugs, placeholder text, invented dates, or search-engine-first filler.

Ownership & independence

WhatIsWiki is editorially independent. Coverage decisions are based on what’s useful to readers, not sponsors or partners. Product mentions are editorial.

Search and generative AI features

We focus on crawlable pages, clear canonicals, helpful structure, and trustworthy authorship. We do not rely on “AEO/GEO” tricks, fake mentions, or special markup files to appear in Google AI Overviews. Machine-readable indexes such as llms.txt may help other tools discover our content; Google Search does not use them for ranking.

Questions about a specific article’s sourcing? Contact us.

Sourcing

We prioritize primary sources: official government notifications, event organizer pages, company announcements, and original reporting from established outlets.

We do not rely on other blogs or aggregator sites as a source of fact.

Factual claims that can change (a subsidy amount, an event date, a policy detail) are supported with references or editorial notes where needed. Material updates show an updated timestamp on the page and in structured data.

Review process

Every article is drafted, then checked against our quality standards before publishing — sourcing, accuracy, structure, and clarity.

Articles involving government schemes, financial information, or health topics get an additional accuracy pass given the higher stakes of getting these wrong.

Research tools and generative AI may assist outlining and drafting. Automation does not replace editorial judgment. Unreviewed AI drafts are not published as final content.

Before publish we require: a clear definition or direct answer near the top; substantial sectioned body copy; FAQs that answer real follow-ups; references or verified notes where claims need support; and passing automated quality checks (length, structure, placeholders, duplicates).

Corrections

If a fact changes (a scheme deadline is extended, an event is postponed) or an error is found, we update the article and note the date of the update on the piece.

Significant corrections — anything that would have changed the reader’s understanding — are flagged explicitly, not silently edited.

Anyone can report an error via our Contact page. We aim to review correction requests within a few days.

What we don’t do

We don’t publish sponsored content without clearly labeling it as such.

We don’t ship unreviewed AI-generated drafts. Tools may assist research and drafting, but every piece is reviewed against editorial standards before it goes live.

We don’t run articles we can’t source properly. If we can’t verify a claim against a primary source, we either state that uncertainty explicitly or don’t publish the claim.

We don’t publish scaled thin pages for every keyword variation, near-duplicate titles or slugs, placeholder text, invented dates, or search-engine-first filler.

Search and generative AI features

Questions about a specific article’s sourcing? Contact us.