is there a difference between verified and just not disproven
not disproven is not the same as verified
Spun off from a message in #vendor-verification on 2025-11-14. 14 messages, 5 participants.
- karl_fischer — evidence question not a vendor one not disproven is not the same as verified and the log keeps those apart deliberately, nothing gets removed from this log. boring on purpose 21:41
two reports on the same lot that disagree both go in. the disagreement is the finding, nothing gets deleted
noted, disagreement is the finding
two labs a point or two apart on one lot is normal. both go in the log with both numbers, evidence added, status unchanged
what happens when two reports on the same lot disagree
losing arguments stay in
blind is marked
correcting an earlier entry the archive is chronological because the timing is the information
two reports disagree, so anyone got a view on whether the chain should require the purchase date
if a supplier changes something, the log shows when, which is more useful than what it is now, pattern needs more than one lot
the log is readable chronologically and that is deliberate. the trajectory matters more than the current line
an impression stays in chat. the log takes things that have a document or a date behind them
i have watched this standard hold for three years including when it was inconvenient for a popular supplier
for the record a verified supplier can still ship you a bad vial. verification is about the record, not about your parcel, that is a document, not independent