Bound the claim
State exactly what is asserted, the domain, the dates, the claimed advance, and what the record does not prove.
N.A.Dr. · Credential architecture
A standard must be able to say no.
The framework is credible only if it prevents weak records, founder privilege, vague novelty claims, and irreversible recognition.
Publish the packet
Artifacts, methods, chronology, failures, prior-art search, attribution, and reproduction instructions where applicable.
Separate reviewers
At minimum: domain, methodology, public-impact, and adversarial review, with conflicts disclosed.
Keep objections
Dissent, corrections, unresolved questions, and rejected interpretations stay attached to the record.
Permit failure
Status can be narrowed, revised, suspended, withdrawn, or revoked when the evidence no longer supports the claim.
Remove founder privilege
Non-founder candidates must face and receive the same treatment under a published governance process.
Registry statuses
Every record says what it is.
A status is not decorative language. It determines what the public may infer from a record.
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Contribution | Public-value work recorded without a completed defense. |
| Candidate | A defense claim has been proposed but the packet is incomplete. |
| Filed | The packet is published and frozen at a version for examination. |
| Under Review | Named review roles and public objections are active. |
| Confirmed | A bounded claim remains standing after the defined review process. |
| Challenged | A material objection may change the claim or status. |
| Revised | The claim or evidence packet changed; prior versions remain visible. |
| Withdrawn / Revoked | The contributor withdrew the claim or governance determined that it no longer stands. |
Praise is not review. Visibility is not verification. Survival is not permanence.