sorry to jump in the mods maintain the log. the room supplies the evidence and argues about it, which is the correct division
#vendor-verification 2025-03-02
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refresh on evidence
who decides, the mods or the room
i have a result but i did not buy the lot myself, does that count
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do blinded submissions carry more weight than open ones
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verification is not a recommendation. it means the evidence standard has been met, nothing more
i have watched this standard hold for three years including when it was inconvenient for a popular supplier
a good result with bad sample handling gets logged with a note about the handling. context is part of the record, i could be wrong
genuine question is a screenshot of a report ever acceptable
the point of the standard is that it applies to suppliers we like as well as ones we do not
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never for sale
a verified supplier can still ship you a bad vial. verification is about the record, not about your parcel
pattern not one result
log it either way
nothing gets deleted from the log, including our own mistakes
a verified supplier can still ship you a bad vial. verification is about the record, not about your parcel
a referral link is disqualifying because it makes the reporter an interested party. that is all
follow up if the evidence is thin the entry says the evidence is thin. that is more useful than a score
not a recommendation
blinded submissions carry more weight because they remove a variable, not because we distrust the labs
the log is readable chronologically and that is deliberate. the trajectory matters more than the current line
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right so if you want to help, buy a lot, test it, and post the report with the lot number. that is the whole contribution
does ERP being verified mean my vial is fine
verification has never been for sale and never will be. offers get posted publicly with the sender redacted, still working it out
update from 15 months ago: QSC added evidence and the entry now reflects it
a supplier improving shows in the log as later entries, not as earlier entries being edited
we refresh on new evidence, not on a clock. an old verification with no recent results says so on the entry
Verification log updated: WWB — evidence added, status unchanged.
quick one does a supplier certificate on its own count for anything
both numbers go in
two labs a point or two apart on one lot is normal. both go in the log with both numbers
we have never revoked on a single result. we have revoked on a pattern