Four pathways
Not every disagreement needs the same process.
The right pathway depends on what's actually being disputed — the facts of an interaction, or whether the report is even about the right person.
Direct response
The subject responds to a report directly, adding context or a correction the reporter and future readers can see.
Negotiated resolution
A structured offer-and-response process for reaching an agreement outside a public back-and-forth.
Identity dispute
"This isn't me" claims get an independent review before anything is attributed to the wrong person or business.
Community review & appeal
Disagreements that can't be settled directly move to a wider review, with a final appeal step before a resolution is closed.
Three rules
The process is part of the record.
Everything timestamped
Every action in a resolution — an offer, a response, a vote, an appeal — carries the exact time it happened.
Everything transparent
Both sides can see the full sequence of events in a resolution, not a summarized outcome.
Everything permanently logged
Nothing in a resolution silently disappears — the process itself becomes part of the record.