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The Reputation X Wikipedia article editing process takes different forms based on the issue we're working to solve. But the overall outline of the process includes careful research, draft Wikipedia content development, private Wikipedia peer review, editor credibility development, third-party Wikipedia page relevance seeding, page publishing, monitoring and, sometimes, defense. We handle almost the entire process from top to bottom.
The direction research takes depends on the issue being solved. For example, if rogue editors are using the Wikipedia article about your company as a non-neutral propaganda vehicle, the editors themselves will often be researched. They may be sock puppets, people paid by others to deface or spin the contents of a page. We may research each reference in the page to assure the content being linked to is actually what previous editors say it is - because it's often not. Other examples of research involve finding suitably reference-ready material for factual counterpoints.
There are many ways to approach improvement of a Wikipedia page. But one of the worst is for the subject of the page to make the edits themselves, a practice that can be construed as Conflict of Interest. Other examples of Wikipedia strategy involve the development of materials on the web that can be referenced to support factual statements. Some strategies are quiet, others involve going head-to-head with other editors. Most strategies have one thing in common though – patience. Careful, deliberate, non-emotional and fully supportable methods usually win the day.
The draft document is a roadmap. It not only enables our clients to see what the page can look like in the future, it also gives the Wikipedia editors we invite for peer review something tangible to discuss and critique. In its early stages the draft is a collaborative document. But no matter how perfect a draft document is, the ultimate Wikipedia page that springs forth will eventually be changed. Wikipedia is editable by all. But the draft we design and develop is valuable because it sets the direction of future edits – even those of third-parties to some extent.
Reputation X developed a unique peer review process that insures the highest quality content is published on Wikipedia. The Wikipedia page clients envision is often quite different than the one real world Wikipedia editors will want to see. That's why the peer review process is so important. Once thorough research has been completed the unpublished draft document is shared with Wikipedia experts for critical discussion and improvement. The draft inevitably changes to some extent, but it always gets better. We take this extra step to identify any weaknesses in the future article, leading to better outcomes.
Wikipedia editors get the final say as to what they will or will not publish. After all, their reputations as high-quality editors are on the line. Publication of edits often takes place with multiple editors over time. The manner in which this is done depends on many factors. Our standards, peer review, and process almost always result in a successfully developed Wikipedia page.
Once a page has been successfully edited, Reputation X monitors the page for changes, asking editors to respond as appropriate to any challenges.
