A method and apparatus for providing validation to content, e.g., technical information and displaying that validation to a user. In one embodiment, the present invention is comprised of a content validator. The content validator is configured as a validating traffic light adapted to depict the state of the validity of the content. The validating traffic light is comprised of a plurality of different colors that are illuminated to depict the states of the validity of the content. The content validator is adapted to be responsive to received user submissions. User submissions may be comprised of new content, comments on existing content, corrections of content, and/or validation of content. User submissions may further be comprised of validation of new content, validation of comments on content, and/or validation of corrections of content. The content validator further provides for those received submissions to be included in the indicated validity of the content.