if the evidence is thin the entry says the evidence is thin. that is more useful than a score
#vendor-verification 2026-02-28
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Highlights from this day
- batch_bandit — update from 9 months ago: TFC added evidence and the entry now reflects it 14:08
- brisbane_bac — the mods maintain the log. the room supplies the evidence and argues about it, which is the correct division 15:03
- nausea_window — how does a supplier get verification revoked a lot number mismatch between the vial and the certificate is a serious finding. post it with photos of both 15:15
- nausea_window — does QST being verified mean my vial is fine 15:57
nothing gets deleted
is a screenshot of a report ever acceptable
i have watched this standard hold for three years including when it was inconvenient for a popular supplier
verification has never been for sale and never will be. offers get posted publicly with the sender redacted
verification is not a recommendation. it means the evidence standard has been met, nothing more, i think
[edited]what actually counts as evidence for a verification
update on the earlier thing the point of the standard is that it applies to suppliers we like as well as ones we do not
do blinded submissions carry more weight than open ones
update from 9 months ago: TFC added evidence and the entry now reflects it
two labs disagree on the same lot, which one goes in the log
revoked stays in the log
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a lot number mismatch between the vial and the certificate is a serious finding. post it with photos of both
[edited]who decides, the mods or the room
the mods maintain the log. the room supplies the evidence and argues about it, which is the correct division
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both numbers go in
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a referral link is disqualifying because it makes the reporter an interested party. that is all
coming back to this we have never revoked on a single result. we have revoked on a pattern
how does a supplier get verification revoked
a lot number mismatch between the vial and the certificate is a serious finding. post it with photos of both
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right so blinded submissions carry more weight because they remove a variable, not because we distrust the labs
quick one is the verification log the same thing as a recommendation
pattern not one result
what does not count: the supplier certificate alone, a screenshot, a referral link, or a friend who says it was fine
while im here nothing gets deleted from the log, including our own mistakes
does QST being verified mean my vial is fine
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thats not evidence
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how many independent results does a supplier need
thats evidence
verification is revoked on a confirmed failure and the revocation stays in the log permanently
what counts: an independent report, on a lot you bought yourself, with the lot number, from a lab the room recognises
sorry to jump in has anyone ever offered to pay for verification
if you want to help, buy a lot, test it, and post the report with the lot number. that is the whole contribution, ask me again in a month