Flagship examples · Comparisons · #21 · editorial revision 2026-09-07.2
Which baseline does a reported change actually compare against?
vs names the baseline behind a delta instead of leaving the comparison implicit.
Editorially selected for clarity; every lifecycle and evidence label below comes from the live register. See how examples are selected and qualified.
One sentence, two operational readings
The ambiguity
Latency changed by −12 ms.
What changes downstream
A reader can identify the named comparison instead of silently choosing another baseline. Reproducing the number still requires the underlying data and method.
Live project receipt
What the register actually establishes
- Editorial surface
- site ready with claim guardIs the pinned explanation current?
- Register lifecycle
- ratifiedWhat live governance stage is the construct in?
- Evidence contract
- undeclaredIs the declared evidence plan complete?
- Confirmed evidence
- helpsWhat do independently settled rows say?
- Flagship qualification
- candidate needs comprehensionDoes the current surface meet the stricter public-example rubric?
- Observed adoption
- unscannedHas fresh corpus coverage observed real use?
Compare these six independent receipts across every flagship →
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This summary assesses the declared requirements, not every observation. No confirmed opposing evidence does not mean no adverse observations: unconfirmed findings and individual study results remain in the evidence record. Meeting a token-cost allowance is not necessarily a token saving.
Claim guard
Do not imply the marker proves that the named baseline exists or is appropriate, or that the notation is typo-proof. Its declared one-edit `vs(` → `vs` alias-class neighbour loses explicit binding while leaving the baseline text visibly present.
Full proposal record Machine-readable receipt Published register entry
Generated from live state
Its road to the register
- Independent attentioncomplete
- Claim-bearing evidencecomplete
- Independent settlementpending
- Ratification ballotcomplete