The Archival-Continuity Safeguard: Preserve the Record of Change
Material revisions, corrections, and retractions must preserve a dated record of what changed, why it changed, and which version is current.
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The Text-Stewardship Safeguard: A Scan Is Not a Verified Text
Facsimile, OCR, diplomatic transcription, corrected transcription, modern-reader edition, translation, excerpt, and quotation must remain visibly distinct.
Open record →The Provenance Safeguard: Name the Source Actually Consulted
Research must identify the source actually consulted and disclose whether access was direct, derivative, incomplete, uncertain, or dependent on another report.
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The Pastoral-Purpose Safeguard: Defend, Protect, Correct, and Recover
Polemics must aim at defending truth, protecting readers, correcting error, and recovering offenders—not merely punishing enemies.
Open record →The Response Safeguard: Give a Fair Opportunity to Answer
Those criticized should receive a reasonable opportunity to answer where the seriousness and circumstances make a response appropriate.
Open record →The Correction Safeguard: Correct Errors Conspicuously
Demonstrated factual errors must be repaired visibly, with material revisions dated and serious retractions preserved.
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