From claim to dossier

A documentation claim enters the desk only when it can be tied to a source that a reader could inspect. The first pass records the exact claim, the source type, the surrounding language, and the practical reason the claim matters. The second pass adds margin annotations: scope, exceptions, stale wording, implied audience, and any conflict with neighboring material. The third pass checks whether the claim changed across versions or across institutions. Only after those layers exist does the concise public explanation get written.