Help:Fix or report an error

Revision as of 12:59, 26 September 2009

First and best option

The first option to take when you notice an error is to try to fix it yourself. See Getting Started on Ballotpedia to learn how to edit (fix/improve) articles.

Complicated errors

Not all errors are errors of simple fact, grammar or typography. More complicated concerns are about balance, context, tone and fairness. Here are some suggestions for dealing with those concerns.

• Post a note on the article's 'talk' page describing the error or inaccuracy and saying what you think should be done about it. This is an especially good step to take if your objection to the article is not that it has a fact wrong, but is about the tone or balance (fairness) of the article.
• If no one has responded to your talk page comment within a reasonable amount of time, then make the change you feel best addresses your concern on the article itself.
• If your proposed change is likely to be controversial, it is especially helpful to try to talk it through on the talk page first, rather than getting into an "edit war" on the main article.
• If you get into an edit war and would like some help resolving the dispute, you can post a note on Ballotpedia:Editorial discussions and questions and ask for someone to weigh in who has a more detached perspective.
• You can also send an email to Ballotpedia's executive editor, Leslie Graves, at Leslie.Graves(at)ballotpedia(dot)org.

Report an error

If you can't fix an error yourself, you can report it. You can:

• Post it on the Ways you can help page. This allows any editor who is around to see it and fix it.
• Contact Ballotpedia's executive editor Leslie Graves at Leslie.Graves(at)ballotpedia(dot)org.

Complaints

Significant complaints relating to the content of Ballotpedia articles or about such serious matters as copyright infringement are matters of high priority. Any such complaints or concerns should be communicated to:

Leslie Graves
LBGraves(at)gmail.org