Advertising and article curation

RSLive is an encyclopedia, not an advertising platform. Articles do not contain paid positions, hidden recommendations or commercial priority in lists. The editorial goal is to give readers useful and, as far as possible, impartial information.

The only form of commercial presence RSLive considers compatible with this model is article curation: a subject-matter expert or organization makes a real contribution to checking and maintaining an article, and RSLive clearly identifies that contribution on the page.

What cannot be bought

RSLive does not sell:

• a higher position in a list of services, companies, professionals or organizations;
• inclusion in an article without independent practical value for the reader;
• a positive assessment, recommendation or favorable wording;
• removal or weaker coverage of competitors;
• the right to determine an article’s conclusions;
• guaranteed traffic, clicks, leads or other advertising performance.

When an article contains an ordinary list of services or resources, the order of items does not by itself mean a ranking or recommendation unless the text explicitly says so. New options are generally added as they enter the encyclopedia. If the editorial team finds that structure, wording or the amount of coverage gives one participant an unjustified advantage, the material is adjusted to reduce that imbalance.

Specific companies, brands and services may still be named in the main text when doing so helps the reader solve a practical problem. A commercial name is not advertising by itself; the criterion is practical usefulness and an editorial reason for including it. This approach is described in the general RSLive editorial policy.

What article curation means

A curator is a person or organization with relevant subject-matter expertise who makes a real contribution to a particular article. For example, this might be a real-estate agency helping with material about property transactions and the housing market, a specialist reviewing a professional guide, or a service with deep practical knowledge of the page’s subject.

Curation means substantive work, not supplying advertising copy. Depending on the subject, a curator may:

• check factual accuracy and internal consistency;
• identify changes in practice, documents, terminology or the market;
• suggest current primary and professional sources;
• point out missing conditions, exceptions and common mistakes;
• return to the article regularly and help keep it current.

Curator status does not mean RSLive accepts the curator’s position without review. For laws, official procedures and other verifiable claims, primary sources and the general editorial policy continue to take priority.

How curator presence is shown

The basic format is a clear credit in the page’s editorial block: the reader should be able to understand who substantively checks the material and in what capacity they help maintain it.

For long-term curation, this presentation may be expanded with a separate visible notice containing the curator’s name or organization, logo, short description and link. When appropriate, the beginning of the article may also state that a particular company or professional curates the page.

This presentation must not be disguised as an independent editorial conclusion. The relationship with the curator should be visible to the reader, while the main article remains part of the encyclopedia and continues to be edited under RSLive’s general rules.

What a curator gets — and does not get

A curator receives visible acknowledgement of their contribution and, in an agreed format, an opportunity to present themselves next to material they genuinely help maintain. For a relevant business or professional, this creates visibility through useful work on the shared knowledge base rather than by buying a place in it.

A curator does not receive exclusive rights over a subject. Their involvement does not block changes by other contributors, give them control over references to competitors or prevent corrections when new information contradicts their position.

If a curator stops participating in maintenance, or if their presence starts to conflict with the editorial independence of the page, the curator status and related promotional presentation may be removed.

How to propose article curation

Create an issue in the RSLive repository and state:

• which article or subject you are prepared to curate;
• what relevant expertise you have;
• what substantive work you are prepared to do;
• which data, sources or practical experience you can check regularly.

Do not send finished advertising copy instead of a proposal to work on the article. The editorial team first evaluates whether curation would improve the material and whether it can coexist with the encyclopedia’s requirement for impartiality.