RG3

Correction and Revision Log

The correction and revision log shows when a published case object, example, protocol, or register is changed, why the change was made, what scope it has, and what status it remains in.

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Function and boundary

Reality Audit cannot be corrigible if changes disappear into silent rewrites, unclear versions, or scattered corrections without a common trace. This page makes correction and revision a visible register object.

The log does not increase the strength of a finding. It only shows what changed, why it changed, which document it concerns, and what effect or limitation remains.

A published error should not be protected in order to protect the original presentation. At the same time, not every submission automatically becomes a material correction. The change request must be bounded, examined, logged, and answered proportionately.

2

Correction and revision log

The register below is filterable. In later actual cases it should show initial publication, material correction, reopening, unpublication, stricter anonymisation, and closure.

A log entry must always point back to the concrete case object. The change should not live as a loose comment without a link to version, date, reason, and scope.

8 visible log entries

Closed

Published the first synthetic example through S1–S10 with source register, claim matrix, findings, and proportionate correction.

Object
RA-E-2026-001 — Synthetic introductory example
Change type
Initial publication
Version
— → v1.0
Date
16 June 2026
Reason
Pedagogical establishment of the case architecture before actual cases.
Scope
Synthetic example; no actual person, workplace, or event.
No correction or reopening is open.
Closed

Published a synthetic cross-audit where all A1–A7 tracks are used without invalid transfer of findings.

Object
RA-E-2026-002 — Cross-audit using A1–A7
Change type
Initial publication
Version
— → v1.0
Date
16 June 2026
Reason
Make visible the relation among language, identity, model, representation, system, authority, and practice.
Scope
Synthetic example with F6 capture risk, not F7.
No correction or reopening is open.
Closed

Published the protocol for open sources, public records, quotation, version, party status, correction trace, and publication grounds.

Object
CP1 — Public-record case protocol
Change type
Initial publication
Version
— → v1.0
Date
16 June 2026
Reason
Stronger safeguards before public-record cases can be published.
Scope
Method text; not a concrete case.
No correction or reopening is open.
Closed

Published the protocol for reidentification testing, source protection, safe contradiction, harm assessment, correction channel, and controlled closure.

Object
CA1 — Anonymised actual-case protocol
Change type
Initial publication
Version
— → v1.0
Date
16 June 2026
Reason
Safeguards before anonymised actual cases can be published.
Scope
Method text; not a concrete case.
No correction or reopening is open.
Closed

Published the filterable register for synthetic examples, protocols, actual cases, status, publication level, domain, and correction status.

Object
RG1 — Public case register
Change type
Initial publication
Version
— → v1.0
Date
16 June 2026
Reason
Make published case objects traceable without turning the register into a judgment register.
Scope
Register standard; no published actual cases yet.
No correction or reopening is open.
Logged

Published CSV and JSON extracts from the case register and correction log with field documentation, export date, schema version, language-pair control, and validation report.

Object
RG4 — Downloadable register exports
Change type
Initial publication
Version
— → v1.0
Date
17 June 2026
Reason
Make public register metadata easier to check, archive, and reuse without detaching entries from canonical sources.
Scope
Derived public metadata files; no raw sources, private notes, or personal data.
The validation report tests structure and language pairing, not the truth of future case findings.
Logged

Published a public JSON register for examples, protocols, register entries, versions, links, domains, audit types, and correction status.

Object
RG2 — Machine-readable register file
Change type
Initial publication
Version
— → v1.0
Date
16 June 2026
Reason
Make the case and revision register machine-readable without publishing raw material or personal data.
Scope
Metadata register; built on RG1 and RG3 and still showing no published actual cases.
This is the first schema version of the JSON register.
Logged

Published a combined log for changes, corrections, reopenings, unpublications, and version changes in the case and protocol system.

Object
RG3 — Correction and revision log
Change type
Initial publication
Version
— → v1.0
Date
16 June 2026
Reason
The register needs its own correction trace so later changes are not hidden or scattered without context.
Scope
Meta-register; currently shows only published examples, protocols, and register entries.
This is the current first version of the log.
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Fields and minimum requirements

A change log is useful only if it has stable fields. Otherwise correction itself becomes a new source of uncertainty.

The minimum requirements apply both to small clarifications and larger material corrections. The entry may be brief, but the code, date, and link to the object must remain stable.

RL1

Stable log code

Each change receives its own REV code that is not reused.

RL2

Object link

The log entry must point to a case, example, protocol, or register entry with stable code and link.

RL3

Version before and after

Previous and new version must be recorded; initial publication uses a dash or null version as starting point.

RL4

Change type

Initial publication, clarification, material correction, reopening, unpublication, and method revision must be separated.

RL5

Reason for change

The log must show whether the change arises from error, new material, anonymisation risk, method improvement, or another reason.

RL6

Scope

It must be visible whether the change concerns language, source, finding, status, publication level, correction, or actual consequence.

RL7

Status

Open, under review, corrected, closed, unpublished, or logged must not be collapsed.

RL8

Downstream trace

Where the change affects other pages, register entries, downloads, or copies, this must be recorded.

Minimum fields in the correction and revision log
LogObjectVersionTypeReasonStatus
REV-2026-001RA-E-2026-001— → v1.0Initial publicationPedagogical exampleClosed
REV-2026-008RG4— → v1.0Initial publicationPublish register exportsLogged
REV-2026-007RG2— → v1.0Initial publicationPublish machine-readable registerLogged
REV-2026-006RG3— → v1.0Initial publicationEstablish shared correction traceLogged
REV-2026-0XXRA-C-2026-001v1.0 → v1.1Material correctionNew source changes P003Under review
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Change types

The change type must be neither exaggerated nor minimized. A linguistic clarification is not automatically a material correction, but a material correction must not be hidden as a style edit.

Unpublication is not the same as deletion of methodological responsibility. Where a text is removed, the log should, as far as safe and appropriate, show that it happened and why.

CodeTypeFunctionNot equivalent to
T1Initial publicationRecords the first public version of an object.That the content is final or unchangeable.
T2ClarificationClarifies language, boundary, or status without changing the main finding.A material admission of error.
T3Material correctionChanges source use, claim, finding, status, correction, or consequence.Only style or layout.
T4ReopeningOpens a closed or published object for renewed examination.That previous findings automatically fall away.
T5UnpublicationRemoves or limits public access for safeguard, error, or process reasons.Hidden deletion of responsibility.
T6Method revisionChanges protocol, register fields, or publication requirements.Automatic correction of old cases without renewed examination.
5

From notice to new version

Correction needs process. It does not begin with rewriting and it does not end with new text alone.

The workflow preserves that the reporter, affected party, source, auditor, and public reader may have different rights and needs.

RW1

Receipt

New material, correction request, or internally identified error receives date, sender status, and safe storage.

RW2

Relevance test

Determine which object, sources, claims, findings, or register fields may be affected.

RW3

Interim safeguard

Where harm, reidentification, or serious error is possible, publication may be limited while review is ongoing.

RW4

Renewed examination

The affected element is examined again against source, counter-material, contradiction, and publication safeguards.

RW5

Change decision

Determine whether the matter requires no change, clarification, material correction, reopening, or unpublication.

RW6

New version

A new public version receives version number, date, and visible note where relevant.

RW7

Downstream correction

Registers, sitemap, links, downloads, translations, and other copies are considered.

RW8

Closure

The log entry receives status and reopening conditions where further material may change the outcome.

6

Safeguards and misuse controls

The correction log should make change visible without creating new privacy, safety, or harm problems.

It must also not become a rhetorical weapon where every wording adjustment is presented as collapse of the entire case.

RV1

No hidden rewriting

Material changes must not be hidden in silent edits without a log entry.

RV2

No exaggerated admission

Clarifications must not be presented as larger errors than they are.

RV3

Privacy and source protection

Correction trace must not reveal more raw material, sources, or identity than necessary.

RV4

Safe correction channel

Reports of error or reidentification must be possible without public exposure.

RV5

Parties and contradiction

Material corrections affecting parties must be assessed for renewed contradiction and safe notification.

RV6

Transfer safeguard

Correction in one claim or case is not automatic correction of all other findings.

RV7

Unpublication with trace

Where appropriate, the log should show that something was unpublished even if the content is no longer public.

RV8

Audit the log

The log is itself an auditable document with version, limitation, and correction channel.

7

Further programme

RG3

Correction and revision log

Combined display of changed entries, new version, correction type, reopening, unpublication, reason, and status.

RG3.2

Correction form

Standard channel for factual errors, reidentification risk, party response, and new documentation.