From 4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 21:00:31 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 01/55] Prepare Phase 1 professional refresh with evidence and review boundaries --- AUDIT.md | 68 +++++++++++++++++++ PROJECT-CONTEXT.md | 5 +- README.md | 10 +-- ROADMAP.md | 51 ++++++++++++++ START-HERE.md | 8 ++- research/README.md | 44 ++++++++++++ research/work-samples/README.md | 28 ++++++++ .../work-samples/alignment-proposal-note.md | 43 ++++++++++++ root_map.md | 4 ++ site/COPY-REVIEW.md | 20 +++++- site/README.md | 14 ++-- site/VALIDATION.md | 13 ++++ site/build.py | 6 +- site/index.html | 56 +++++++++++---- site/test_site.py | 18 +++-- 15 files changed, 345 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-) create mode 100644 ROADMAP.md create mode 100644 research/work-samples/README.md create mode 100644 research/work-samples/alignment-proposal-note.md diff --git a/AUDIT.md b/AUDIT.md index 641a7db2..25315a43 100644 --- a/AUDIT.md +++ b/AUDIT.md @@ -111,3 +111,71 @@ The final branch was checked for: - changed-file scope, whitespace integrity, valid JSON, and a full diff review. See the draft pull request for the exact command results, limitations, and any unresolved external-link behavior. + + +## Professional refresh audit: 2026-10-17 + +**Scope:** current GitHub organization, public registry, canonical site source, target repository structures/context, outstanding work, and publication boundaries. This is a documentation and positioning audit, not scientific validation or a security review. Progress lives only in [ROADMAP.md](ROADMAP.md). + +### Inventory and source authority + +The live organization listing returned 15 repositories, all with `main` as default. Visibility was checked live. Public-safe role descriptions below come from the existing [organization registry](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/blob/main/PROJECT_REGISTRY.yml) and public source. Private contents were inspected for boundaries but are not reproduced here. + +| Repository | Visibility | Existing role / treatment in this refresh | +| --- | --- | --- | +| `root-sequence` | public | Conceptual commons and research coordination; owns this checklist and the canonical `site/` source. | +| `.github` | public | Organization profile, registry, contribution and stewardship defaults. | +| `liberated-intelligence` | public | Focused intelligence, agency, ownership, and non-domination inquiry. | +| `universal-coherence-framework` | public | Optional analytical framework; no universal validation claim. | +| `beinghumane-guide` | public | Public field-guide writing; separate from its private workbench. | +| `liberation-mass` | public | Embodied gathering and shared practice. | +| `existential-euphoria` | public | In-formation experiential/aesthetic work; no scope change or hold release. | +| `root-sequence-discussions` | public | Cross-project conversation and routing. | +| `wiki` | public | Names, provenance, relationships, and routes; not a duplicate research home. | +| `coherent-world` | private | Speculative systems, simulation, and narrative; retain project-local authority. | +| `coherent-computing` | private | Concept-first operating-system inquiry; retain project-local plan and gates. | +| `community-infrastructure` | private | Community-controlled systems research/design. | +| `beinghumane-atlas` | private | Editorial/research workbench; no automatic public export. | +| `wiki-private` | private | Private routing overlay. | +| `good-chaos-music` | private | Fictional music work; separate release decisions. | + +Verified public base commits: `root-sequence` **5ba3593f9d1b335e9fbe29ee85eeb77e3a9d1b42**; `.github` **1f53db3ce3da497c402e5b076502ccffb089d71c**. The private target trees, READMEs, short introductions, and project context were checked through the connected GitHub service. Public projections use already-public descriptions, not private research details or evidence records. + +`site/index.html` is the authoritative one-file page, with an exact-source publication gate in `site/build.py` and `site/approval.json`. Its approved September 25 edition supplies the structure, green palette, headline, wordmark, controls, selected research, and project panels for this refresh. A README contained contradictory approval/candidate statements; this refresh reconciles them around the unapproved new candidate. + +### Outstanding work and reuse + +There were **28 open PRs** organization-wide at audit time. All titles and descriptions were inspected for relevance. Changed-file lists were inspected for all **14 open PRs across the four target repositories**; deeper research review is not claimed. Branch listings were checked for those same four repositories. Closed historical branches were not treated as new work. + +| Existing public work | Treatment / overlap | +| --- | --- | +| [root-sequence #40](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/40), anticipation/surprise | Preserve current draft; no changes to its systems/concept files. | +| [#41](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/41), representational legibility | Preserve canonical Legible Systems work; link current `main`, do not copy pending arguments. | +| [#42](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/42), agency under stress | Reuse through a labelled draft route. Shares `research/README.md`; reconcile index additions before merge. | +| [#43](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/43), commons collaboration | Preserve substantive `commons/README.md`. Shares root README; reconcile its commons navigation with the mission edit. | +| [#44](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/44), intelligence without omniscience | Reuse through its existing draft PR; preserve notes, claims, graph, and lineage work. Shares research index. | +| [#45](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/45), The Stoned Age | Reuse source/appraisal/claims package through its draft PR. Do not duplicate its paper, booklet, essay, or talk. Shares research index. | +| [.github #9](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/9), commons contribution/stewardship | Shares `profile/README.md`; preserve its canonical commons routing and reconcile profile text during review. It has a different substantive scope and is not silently replaced. | +| [.github #5](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/5), Commons of Inquiry registry seed | Registry-only; no registry or institutional-status change in Phase 1. | + +The named `site-accessibility-editorial-review` branch adds a separate five-file review generator tied to an older multi-page candidate. It is not the current authoritative site and is not adopted as a second publishing system. The earlier `docs/clarify-org-profile-2026-09-18` and site README context-fix branches add no outstanding diff against current `main`. The earlier repository-coherence audit branch also adds no outstanding diff against current `main`. + +Research drafts keep one substantive home. New material in `research/work-samples/` is explicitly a transformed proposal-development exercise, with links to existing sources and actual assistance/review limits. + +### Baseline checks and practical findings + +- Untouched base: **11/11 site checks passed**. +- Untouched base: reader-document checker reports **15 errors**, comprising one broken relative link and fourteen missing inbound links in living-paper notes. These are pre-existing, not introduced by this refresh. Fixing that paper requires its scoped instructions and a separate pass. +- Default and bundled Python lack PyYAML; the existing isolated validation environment supplies it for the generated Idea Trail index check. No project dependency change is needed. +- Live organization bio reads “A systems-oriented lab exploring root structures and unfolding sequences shaping systems, intelligence, technology, and reality.” A replacement is proposed below; live settings have not been changed. +- Current site links and research entry points already provide a useful baseline. Improve identity, claim-status visibility, and disclosure within that structure. + +### Proposed short organization bio + +> Independent interdisciplinary research exploring how intelligence, technology, and social systems shape one another. Research, design, and exploratory writing. + +This is proposed copy for a later settings decision. It does not assert an incorporated institute, funded team, academic affiliation, AIAF connection, completed study, or deployed product. + +### Review boundary + +Prepare two linked draft source PRs: the canonical repository/site/plan and the organization profile. Private projects remain in their own repositories. Do not merge, deploy, update live settings, release a held project, or overwrite `site/approval.json`. The existing Pages workflow runs on a merge to `main`; the candidate's release digest remains deliberately unapproved. Check [ROADMAP.md](ROADMAP.md) for final validation and review links. diff --git a/PROJECT-CONTEXT.md b/PROJECT-CONTEXT.md index dfab2e92..2dda5623 100644 --- a/PROJECT-CONTEXT.md +++ b/PROJECT-CONTEXT.md @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ status: active-living ## Purpose and scope -Root Sequence is the organization’s public conceptual commons and transdisciplinary research-and-design router: the broadest home for systems inquiry, shared concepts, research synthesis, analysis, and possible futures. It decomposes cross-field questions, routes their mechanisms to relevant disciplines and methods, reconnects findings without treating different mechanisms as identical, and translates useful results into research, tests, simulations, tools, designs, or possible futures. +Root Sequence is an independent interdisciplinary research initiative started by Rae Lovejoy. This repository is the organization’s public conceptual commons and transdisciplinary research-and-design router: the broadest home for systems inquiry, shared concepts, research synthesis, analysis, and possible futures. It decomposes cross-field questions, routes their mechanisms to relevant disciplines and methods, reconnects findings without treating different mechanisms as identical, and translates useful results into research, tests, simulations, tools, designs, or possible futures. It is not the whole organization and does not absorb project-specific implementation, gathering practice, intelligence ethics, private worldbuilding, narrative canon, or autonomous Museum governance. @@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ It is not the whole organization and does not absorb project-specific implementa | Question | Canonical source | | --- | --- | +| What is the professional-refresh plan and status? | [`ROADMAP.md`](ROADMAP.md) | | What is this repository? | [`README.md`](README.md) | | How does Root Sequence research across fields? | [`research/method.md`](research/method.md) and [`research/method-router.md`](research/method-router.md) | | Which shared methods support evidence-weighted inquiry and collective judgment? | [`research/methods/README.md`](research/methods/README.md), [`research/methods/epistemic-contrast.md`](research/methods/epistemic-contrast.md), and [`research/methods/deliberative-inquiry.md`](research/methods/deliberative-inquiry.md) | @@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ It is not the whole organization and does not absorb project-specific implementa ## Current reality -The repository contains active and historical writing, sourced research scaffolds, concepts, systems principles, analysis, futures, public artifacts, the Public Seed site source, and small navigation tools. The canonical research method formalizes the project’s route–synthesize–test–build workflow. Working, review-pending Epistemic Contrast and Deliberative Inquiry methods make the error-correcting layer explicit: broaden the model before convergence, route claims to stronger evidence and native methods, preserve dissent and uncertainty, and revise after observing consequences. The September 25 router-role website source has exact-source approval, and GitHub Actions successfully built and deployed the approved commit to GitHub Pages. That approval covers the website source and mechanical publication-state transformation only; it does not approve the underlying research papers or frameworks. GitHub Pages deployment is evidenced, but an independent browser fetch of the custom domain has not yet been recorded. The repository also temporarily hosts the public bootstrap seed for Commons of Inquiry & Creation under `incubator/`; that seed is explicitly non-canonical here, proposes a future standalone repository, and does not establish an operating institution. Maturity and evidence vary by document. Root Sequence is not a finished theory, validated universal model, deployed social system, or single doctrine. +The repository contains active and historical writing, sourced research scaffolds, concepts, systems principles, analysis, futures, public artifacts, the Public Seed site source, and small navigation tools. The canonical research method formalizes the project’s route–synthesize–test–build workflow. Working, review-pending Epistemic Contrast and Deliberative Inquiry methods make the error-correcting layer explicit: broaden the model before convergence, route claims to stronger evidence and native methods, preserve dissent and uncertainty, and revise after observing consequences. The October 17 professional-refresh source is an unapproved review candidate. The earlier September 25 router-role website source has exact-source approval, and GitHub Actions successfully built and deployed the approved commit to GitHub Pages. That approval covers the website source and mechanical publication-state transformation only; it does not approve the underlying research papers or frameworks. GitHub Pages deployment is evidenced, but an independent browser fetch of the custom domain has not yet been recorded. The repository also temporarily hosts the public bootstrap seed for Commons of Inquiry & Creation under `incubator/`; that seed is explicitly non-canonical here, proposes a future standalone repository, and does not establish an operating institution. Maturity and evidence vary by document. Root Sequence is not a finished theory, validated universal model, deployed social system, or single doctrine. ## Repository structure diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ca1b306d..7b6c3102 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ Root Sequence logo -The Root Sequence is a living, open-source inquiry into how intelligence, systems, and meaning evolve together. +Root Sequence is an independent interdisciplinary research initiative started by Rae Lovejoy, exploring how intelligence, technology, and social systems shape one another. -It combines philosophy, systems thinking, and technical exploration into a modular body of work designed to grow, adapt, and be remixed. +It brings together systems research, philosophy, technical design, and exploratory writing. Questions are traced to the fields that study them, compared with existing work, and developed into revisable arguments, design studies, or bounded experiments. Speculative worlds and fiction explore consequences without standing in for evidence. -It's a process, not a blueprint. +Current outputs include public research notes, an AI-assisted working paper awaiting author review, concepts, maps, and small tools. Their development and evidence vary; there is no claim of a finished theory or a validated universal framework. + +**Read next:** [selected research, methods, evidence, and AI use](research/README.md) · [professional-refresh checklist](ROADMAP.md) · [short orientation](START-HERE.md). **Ecosystem role:** umbrella inquiry / conceptual commons **Canonical scope:** broad systems research, concepts, analysis, shared patterns, futures, and organization-level orientation @@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ Read the maintained explanation in [Why “Root Sequence”?](concepts/root-sequ ## Public Seed v0.1 -The reader-facing website source lives in [`site/`](site/README.md). Its approved single-page public seed introduces the project and routes readers into the research, related projects, and participation paths without replacing their canonical homes. The website directory also records approval, validation, and deployment boundaries. +The reader-facing website source lives in [`site/`](site/README.md). Its single-page public seed introduces the project and routes readers into the research, related projects, and participation paths without replacing their canonical homes. The website directory also records approval, validation, and deployment boundaries. --- diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ef7f29d8 --- /dev/null +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +# Root Sequence professional refresh + +**Canonical progress checklist · started 2026-10-17 · Phase 1 in progress** + +This plan improves the public introduction to Root Sequence as an independent interdisciplinary research initiative started by Rae Lovejoy. Its exploratory writing, technical questions, social inquiry, and speculative work remain part of the project. The [research method](research/method.md), [repository map](root_map.md), and [ecosystem map](ECOSYSTEM.md) retain their existing authority. + +This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain local. `done` means the stated artifact or check is complete on the review branch, not approved, merged, published, or scientifically validated. Allowed statuses: **to do / in progress / done / blocked**. Update the row and evidence when the work changes. + +## P0: establish the public baseline + +| Check | ID | Status | Deliverable and evidence | +| --- | --- | --- | --- | +| [x] | P0-01 | done | Audit all 15 accessible organization repositories, public registry, target repository trees/context, relevant branches, and all 28 open PR summaries. See the [dated audit](AUDIT.md#professional-refresh-audit-2026-10-17). | +| [x] | P0-02 | done | Inspect changed files for the 14 open PRs in the four target repositories; preserve draft research and existing canonical homes. | +| [x] | P0-03 | done | Record a version-controlled, prioritized plan here; link it from the README, short introduction, and context map. | +| [x] | P0-04 | done | Prepare consistent mission and positioning in the repository, existing `site/index.html`, and organization profile. Preserve the headline, visual design, and seven-section structure. | +| [x] | P0-05 | done | Explain methods, claim/evidence labels, AI assistance, actual inspection, and unfinished review in the [research index](research/README.md) and site. | +| [x] | P0-06 | done | Curate public research entry points with status/limits; route draft-only work to its existing PR instead of inventing `main` links or copying it. | +| [x] | P0-07 | done | Prepare organization profile consistency in `Root-Sequence/.github/profile/README.md`; record a proposed short bio for later approval. | +| [x] | P0-08 | done | Validate site, preview, script hashes, navigation, and changed links. Compare repository documentation failures against the untouched base. | +| [x] | P0-09 | done | Inspect wide and narrow browser layouts, keyboard navigation, disclosures, and project panels. Record remaining accessibility limits. | +| [ ] | P0-10 | in progress | Open and verify linked draft PRs. Do not merge, deploy, change live organization settings, or update exact-source approval. | + +## P1: supported review and publication decisions + +| Check | ID | Status | Decision / next action | +| --- | --- | --- | --- | +| [ ] | P1-01 | to do | Rae reviews the mission sentence and evidence/AI-use wording in small passages. Approval of one passage does not approve the research corpus. | +| [ ] | P1-02 | to do | Decide whether draft-only research should later appear on the homepage; Phase 1 keeps it in a clearly labelled repository review queue. | +| [ ] | P1-03 | to do | Reconcile overlapping README/index/profile edits with existing PRs before merge. Do not close or supersede substantive research PRs automatically. | +| [ ] | P1-04 | to do | Review the proposed organization bio and any repository-description/pin changes. Live settings are outside these source PRs. | +| [ ] | P1-05 | blocked | Publication requires Rae's separate approval of the exact final website source. Preserve `site/approval.json`; the release build must reject the candidate until then. Merge alone would trigger the existing Pages workflow, so do not merge this source refresh before resolving that gate. | +| [ ] | P1-06 | to do | Broader documentation repair: the untouched base has 15 reader-check errors in living-paper notes. Repair in its own scoped pass, following that directory's instructions. | + +## P2: small applicant work-samples track + +The public baseline has priority. This track demonstrates source handling and proposal development; it does not redefine Root Sequence around an employer or claim an AIAF affiliation. + +| Check | ID | Status | Deliverable and evidence | +| --- | --- | --- | --- | +| [x] | P2-01 | done | Check the [employer's Technical Grant Writer description](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/aiaf/jobs/6205780004), 2026-10-17: proposal structure, technical comprehension, uncertainty, and AI-assisted writing with accountable quality. | +| [x] | P2-02 | done | Create a compact [work-samples route](research/work-samples/README.md) reusing existing public source maps, claims ledgers, research drafts, and revision history. | +| [x] | P2-03 | done | Prepare one source-traceable proposal-development note with a question, proposed method, milestones, alternative explanations, and limits. Label it an unexecuted exercise, not a funded project or research result. | +| [ ] | P2-04 | to do | Rae reviews the sample and confirms retained claims and contribution wording with source passages available. | +| [ ] | P2-05 | to do | Add a technical AI/ML paper brief after selected-section reading and domain review. The first conceptual note alone does not establish technical ML proficiency. | +| [ ] | P2-06 | to do | Tailor selected samples, CV, fit statement, and availability to the current application. No application submission, employer contact, or credential claim is included here. | + +## Review package and update log + +- 2026-10-17: checklist created after live audit. Public source work is on `docs/professional-refresh-phase-1-2026-10-17`; private project material remains in its existing repositories. +- Source/copy preparation and selected browser checks completed. The 11 site tests and Idea Trail graph/index pass; reader-check failures match the 15-error base. See [site validation](site/VALIDATION.md). Draft PR links will be added after creation. diff --git a/START-HERE.md b/START-HERE.md index 22f6c42e..4467b14f 100644 --- a/START-HERE.md +++ b/START-HERE.md @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ For a comprehensive working briefing, continue to [PROJECT-CONTEXT.md](PROJECT-C ## In one sentence -Root Sequence is the public conceptual commons and transdisciplinary research-and-design router for investigating how systems become what they are—and what else they could become. +Root Sequence is an independent interdisciplinary research initiative started by Rae Lovejoy, exploring how intelligence, technology, and social systems shape one another. This repository is its public conceptual commons. ## If you remember only three things @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Root Sequence is the public conceptual commons and transdisciplinary research-an ## Current reality -This is an active, public, evolving body of writing, research, maps, and small tools. Some material is mature; some is exploratory, historical, or explicitly speculative. The canonical research method formalizes a route–synthesize–test–build workflow for cross-field questions. Working Epistemic Contrast and Deliberative Inquiry methods add contrast before convergence, evidence-weighted revision, and shared understanding before consequential decisions without replacing domain-native methods. The September 25 Public Seed website source has exact-source approval and a successful GitHub Pages deployment for the approved commit. That approval covers the website source and publication transformation, not blanket approval of the underlying research; an independent browser fetch of the custom domain has not yet been recorded. The repository also temporarily hosts an explicitly non-canonical incubation seed for the proposed standalone Commons of Inquiry & Creation project. Root Sequence is not a finished theory, product, institution, or universal explanation. +This is an active, public, evolving body of writing, research, maps, and small tools. The October 17 professional-refresh source is an unapproved review candidate tracked in [ROADMAP.md](ROADMAP.md). Some material is mature; some is exploratory, historical, or explicitly speculative. The canonical research method formalizes a route–synthesize–test–build workflow for cross-field questions. Working Epistemic Contrast and Deliberative Inquiry methods add contrast before convergence, evidence-weighted revision, and shared understanding before consequential decisions without replacing domain-native methods. The September 25 Public Seed website source has exact-source approval and a successful GitHub Pages deployment for the approved commit. That approval covers the website source and publication transformation, not blanket approval of the underlying research; an independent browser fetch of the custom domain has not yet been recorded. The repository also temporarily hosts an explicitly non-canonical incubation seed for the proposed standalone Commons of Inquiry & Creation project. Root Sequence is not a finished theory, product, institution, or universal explanation. ## The smallest useful map @@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ This is an active, public, evolving body of writing, research, maps, and small t Root Sequence asks broad questions and routes mechanisms to native fields and methods. Other repositories transform selected questions: Liberated Intelligence focuses on intelligence and agency; UCF tests one analytical vocabulary; Being Human(e) grounds ordinary experience; Existential Euphoria explores wonder, contradiction, interdependence, and possibility; Liberation Mass explores embodied practice; Community Infrastructure tests present-day systems; Coherent World recombines mechanisms and stress-tests consequences in simulation; *No One Noticed* makes transition lived through narrative; and the Wiki helps people navigate names and relationships. Commons of Inquiry & Creation is currently a public bootstrap seed here, intended for a standalone repository; hosting the seed does not give Root Sequence governance authority over any future community. +## Refresh progress + +The [professional-refresh checklist](ROADMAP.md) tracks the public baseline, draft PR review, publication decisions, and a small work-samples track. + ## What to do next - **Just exploring:** read [Why “Root Sequence”?](concepts/root-sequence.md). diff --git a/research/README.md b/research/README.md index 8f8f0851..45af13ed 100644 --- a/research/README.md +++ b/research/README.md @@ -1,5 +1,37 @@ # Research +Root Sequence is an independent interdisciplinary research initiative. This index separates research questions, working methods, developing arguments, and reading resources so a reader can choose one useful starting point. + +## Selected work and its current evidence + +| Start with | What is available | Evidence and review limits | +| --- | --- | --- | +| [Research method](method.md) and [method router](method-router.md) | Workflow and field-specific routes for decomposing questions and testing claims | Developing method; no claim of novelty or demonstrated general effectiveness. | +| [Coherence Is a Systems Property](papers/coherent-systems/README.md) | Working paper, [claims ledger](papers/coherent-systems/claims.md), and [source-inspection map](papers/coherent-systems/notes/source-map.md) | AI-assisted v0.1-dev; author review incomplete; no independent validation of the framework. | +| [Adaptive continuity](../concepts/dynamic-coherence.md) | A working framework with [lineage and prior art](dynamic-coherence-lineage.md) | Cross-domain synthesis; analogy is not evidence of one shared mechanism. | +| [Legible Systems](../concepts/legible-systems.md) | A design principle about understanding, questioning, repair, and exit | Design argument; not a measured usability result. | +| [Reading Trails](reading-trails/README.md) | Curated routes into fields and intellectual history | Orientation resources; inclusion does not establish support for a claim. | + +## How to read evidence and status + +The [repository map's labels](../root_map.md#labels-describe-different-things) distinguish document role, maturity, evidence, and canonical scope. A developed document can still contain an unsupported claim. + +- **Empirical or formal result:** name the originating study or proof, its scope, and what was actually inspected. A cited result is not a Root Sequence replication. +- **Synthesis or interpretation:** an argument connecting sources, open to competing accounts and domain review. +- **Hypothesis or proposed test:** a question and possible method; not an executed experiment or positive result. +- **Normative commitment or design principle:** a position about what should matter, with its reasons and tradeoffs. +- **Speculation, metaphor, or fiction:** an exploratory form, not evidence that the imagined mechanism works. + +Record source inspection separately: metadata found, abstract read, selected passages checked, full text appraised, analysis reproduced, or independently replicated. None implies the next. Record uncertainty, disagreements, and what would change the conclusion. The [canonical method](method.md) owns the full workflow. + +## AI assistance and accountable review + +AI assistance in this body of work includes organizing material, literature discovery, substantive drafting, critique, and some code and repository work. It has gone beyond copyediting. Rae supplies questions, direction, examples, constraints, objections, and revision decisions. A request to develop a draft does not mean every resulting statement has been endorsed. + +AI output is not evidence. Sources, code behavior, author decisions, and independent review need their own records. Agreement among AI responses is not peer review. Human source review, manuscript approval, and independent evaluation remain incomplete for the working paper; its [detailed assistance record](papers/coherent-systems/AI-ASSISTANCE.md) gives the actual scope and supported review process. Do not infer full human source verification from polished prose, repository presence, or a passing test. + +For new work, record the date, tool and model when available, affected artifact, substantive assistance, source locators and inspection scope, and human corrections or approvals. Unrecorded model settings remain unknown. Respect each project's privacy, consent, and publication boundaries. + ## Shared methods - [Research Methods](methods/README.md) — organization-level error-correcting inquiry practices. @@ -31,6 +63,18 @@ This directory holds bounded research inquiries and versioned papers that synthe A research area holds a bounded question; a paper proposes a synthesis. Underlying work can contradict and revise both. Do not move material into this directory merely to make a paper or area appear comprehensive. +## Drafts already under review + +These links point to existing public draft PRs, not merged research or reviewed publications. Their substantive homes remain on those branches until review resolves them. + +- [The Stoned Age, PR #45](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/45): source register, claims ledger, appraisal notes, and linked paper/booklet/essay/talk. Scholarly appraisal and author review remain incomplete. +- [Intelligence without omniscience, PR #44](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/44): developing research on distributed knowledge, recognition, trust, and enabling conditions. +- [Agency under stress, PR #42](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/42): cross-domain synthesis with explicit evidence and domain limits. + +## Work samples + +The [small work-samples track](work-samples/README.md) routes to existing public artifacts and one clearly labelled proposal-development exercise. Application preparation stays secondary to the [public-baseline checklist](../ROADMAP.md). + ## Publication boundary Public branches and pull requests in this repository are public. They are not private review spaces. Only public-safe synthesis belongs here; private notes and unpublished fiction retain their existing homes and permissions. Website presentation is separate and requires an explicit publication pass. diff --git a/research/work-samples/README.md b/research/work-samples/README.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4c934967 --- /dev/null +++ b/research/work-samples/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +# Research and proposal-development work samples + +**Status:** applicant preparation; AI-assisted drafts; Rae's review pending. +**Priority:** follows the public baseline in the canonical [refresh checklist](../../ROADMAP.md). + +These routes show how an incomplete question becomes an inspectable argument or proposed investigation. They are not claims of funding success, independent peer review, or an AIAF affiliation. No private project material is included. + +## A compact selection + +| Sample | What a reader can inspect | Contribution and limit | +| --- | --- | --- | +| [Separating task success, authorization, and alignment](alignment-proposal-note.md) | A source-linked concept note with objectives, proposed comparison, milestones, and reasons to stop | New proposal-writing exercise in this PR. Substantive AI drafting; no experiment run; human review pending. | +| [Coherence Is a Systems Property](../papers/coherent-systems/README.md), [claims](../papers/coherent-systems/claims.md), and [source map](../papers/coherent-systems/notes/source-map.md) | A developing argument, claim-by-claim uncertainty, source-inspection scope, and revision history | Existing work, not rewritten for an application. Rae supplies direction, examples, constraints, objections, and decisions; [AI assistance is substantive](../papers/coherent-systems/AI-ASSISTANCE.md). Manuscript review remains incomplete. | +| [The Stoned Age, existing draft PR #45](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/45) | A shared source register, appraisal notes, claims ledger, and translations into paper/booklet/essay/talk | Candidate for showing source appraisal and communication across formats. Do not describe it as a peer-reviewed publication or completed scholarly appraisal. | + +Keep these artifacts at their canonical homes. For a later application, select an excerpt and point to its exact commit and source record instead of copying the whole project into a second portfolio. + +## Relationship to the Technical Grant Writer role + +The [current employer description](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/aiaf/jobs/6205780004), checked 2026-10-17, asks for translating incomplete research into proposals with clear objectives, methods, milestones, and warranted claims. It explicitly permits effective use of AI tools while requiring accuracy, judgment, and final quality. Those criteria guide sample selection; they do not determine Root Sequence's mission. + +The first sample demonstrates conceptual synthesis and proposal structure. It does **not** by itself demonstrate technical fluency with ML methods or AIAF's current technical research agenda. A later sample should explain a technical paper's actual method, assumptions, evidence, and one bounded extension after appropriate reading and review. Employer-specific fit and final application wording remain separate decisions. + +## Handoff requirements + +Each selected sample needs an exact revision, source locators, inspection scope, contribution disclosure, unresolved claims, and the reviewer's actual decisions. Rae's review can proceed through short passages and source comparisons, with notes and assistance available. Do not substitute unaided recall, polished delivery, or agreement among AI outputs for checking a claim. + +The [roadmap](../../ROADMAP.md#p2-small-applicant-work-samples-track) owns progress statuses and next steps. Nothing here authorizes an application submission or employer contact. diff --git a/research/work-samples/alignment-proposal-note.md b/research/work-samples/alignment-proposal-note.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3764f3f8 --- /dev/null +++ b/research/work-samples/alignment-proposal-note.md @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +# Separating task success, authorization, and alignment + +**Role:** proposal-development exercise, not a funding request. +**Revision:** 0.1, 2026-10-17. +**Status:** AI-assisted draft; Rae's source and passage review pending. No study, recruitment, model evaluation, or deployment has been performed. +**Question:** Can a short review aid help readers distinguish successful task completion from authorized action and agreement about the goal? + +## Rationale and source boundary + +An assistant can complete a requested task while leaving unresolved who had permission to request it or whose interests the goal serves. Treating these questions separately can make a proposal more precise. That is the motivating interpretation here, not an experimental result. + +Iason Gabriel distinguishes several possible alignment targets and argues that technical and normative questions interact. His paper supplies a conceptual distinction, not evidence that this proposed aid improves judgment. The [arXiv v2 abstract](https://arxiv.org/abs/2001.09768v2), dated 5 October 2020, was checked for this note on 2026-10-17. This pass did not appraise the whole paper or verify all its citations. The [existing project source map](../papers/coherent-systems/notes/source-map.md) separately records a broader, earlier AI-assisted inspection; that history is not relabelled as a new full reading. + +Root Sequence's [Agency and Automation](../../concepts/agency-and-automation.md) and [Legible Systems](../../concepts/legible-systems.md) supply the local design questions about delegated authority and understandable systems. They are developing project arguments, not independent support for effectiveness. The [research method](../method.md) supplies the comparison and revision workflow. + +## Proposed investigation + +The first deliverable would be a small, public set of synthetic assistant-action cases and a coding guide. Every case would separate three questions: was the stated task completed; was the action within an explicitly stated permission; and which alignment target or unresolved value judgment was at issue? Task success and permission can be stipulated in a fictional case. Moral disagreement should remain visible instead of being scored as an objectively wrong answer. + +A domain reviewer would examine the distinctions before comparison begins. The review aid would ask readers to identify the goal, relevant permission, affected parties, uncertain facts, and the claim they can support. The competent baseline would contain the same facts, similar reading length, and ordinary review prompts. An intentionally poor summary would not be a useful baseline. + +Only after that design review would a preregistered pilot compare the two formats. A proposed assignment would give each reader both formats on different, counterbalanced cases, with no repeated case for the same reader. An analysis plan would account for reader and case differences. It would define in advance what counts as confusing stipulated task success with permission, how ambiguous responses are handled, and when a case must be excluded. Blinded coding of responses and reporting disagreements would help expose scoring choices. Neither exact sample size nor a powered effect estimate is justified yet. + +## Deliverables, gates, and interpretation + +| Stage | Deliverable | Gate / failure condition | +| --- | --- | --- | +| Clarify | Annotated case set, coding guide, disagreement log | Revise or abandon if reviewers cannot separate factual stipulations from normative judgments. | +| Compare | Matched baseline and review aid; registered protocol and analysis plan | Specify outcome definitions, counterbalancing, recruitment, consent, and sample-size rationale before collecting responses. | +| Evaluate | De-identified responses and analysis, subject to consent and data-management review | Report errors, uncertainty, missing data, reader/case effects, and coder disagreement; null or adverse results remain reportable. | +| Revise | Short report and a retain/revise/retire decision | Retire the aid if it adds burden without useful error reduction. | + +A positive result would concern interpretation of these cases under this protocol. It would not establish that an AI system is aligned, that permission language enforces a security boundary, or that the aid improves real deployments. Better scores might reflect formatting, prior familiarity, or the ease of the cases. Matched content, counterbalancing, and a reading-burden measure would address some of those alternatives; a pilot would still have limited generalizability. + +## What a funder would still need + +This is a seed for discussion. A submission would need a suitable funding call, a technical/domain lead, related-work appraisal beyond the abstract, an appropriate study-review process, recruitment and data-management plans, a justified analysis and sample size, and costed staff time. Those commitments have not been secured. No budget, partnership, scientific novelty, or match to a current AIAF funding priority is claimed. + +## Contribution and evidence record + +This note transforms existing public project questions into a proposed comparison. Codex provided substantive synthesis, drafting, and source retrieval. Rae requested the work-samples track and has not yet approved this note's framing or claims. The durable outputs in this revision are the note, its linked sources, and its Git history. There are no participant data or measured findings. + +[Work-samples route](README.md) · [Research evidence and AI-use guide](../README.md) · [Canonical checklist](../../ROADMAP.md) diff --git a/root_map.md b/root_map.md index 6fb173bf..55799cbf 100644 --- a/root_map.md +++ b/root_map.md @@ -169,3 +169,7 @@ It may later be transformed by: Prefer one canonical home plus links over copied documents that silently diverge. > This map is compost too. Update it when the repository's actual structure or conceptual relationships change—not merely because one new note appears. + +## Professional refresh planning + +[`ROADMAP.md`](ROADMAP.md) is the canonical prioritized checklist for the public professional refresh and small applicant work-samples track. [`research/work-samples/`](research/work-samples/README.md) holds transformed proposal-development exercises and routes to existing public research; it does not replace source papers, claim ledgers, or project backlogs. diff --git a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md index 8a19b718..a747d3cf 100644 --- a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md +++ b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md @@ -1,4 +1,22 @@ -# Website copy review: September 16, 2026 +# Website copy review + +## Unapproved professional refresh: October 17, 2026 + +**Status: draft for Rae's review. No approval, merge, or deployment is recorded.** + +This candidate extends the existing `site/index.html` rather than introducing a new site framework. The mission describes an independent interdisciplinary research initiative. Selected research retains its six existing routes and adds visible evidence/review limits. A native disclosure panel explains methods, substantive AI assistance, and unfinished human review. The existing headline, section order, palette, wordmark, reading controls, overlays, and URLs are preserved. + +The [canonical checklist](../ROADMAP.md) tracks source preparation, review, and the secondary work-samples track. The [dated audit](../AUDIT.md#professional-refresh-audit-2026-10-17) records existing PR overlap and source authority. This edition does not present Root Sequence as affiliated with AIAF or as an established research institution. + +Candidate source digest: `0218501c8df772635a27520bf49e8b93c72e6f279b0eb9e580df57102142f60c`. +Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `3498ac695d20987aa04f88bde5a0f711c4d27fb7653511b3d1194f2e44469b2d`. + +`approval.json` still identifies the September 25 edition. It must not be updated until Rae separately approves the exact final source. The release builder rejects the current candidate. Preview builds stay byte-identical to the source and `noindex`; the proposed release label no longer predicts a publication date. The sitemap date describes the source revision. + +Changes were checked against the repository's writing guidance, including the retrieved Rossmann editing reference. Research source records and paper-level AI disclosures are linked, not rewritten or silently upgraded. See [validation](VALIDATION.md) for checks and limits. + +## Earlier review and approval history + ## Approval update: Root Sequence router role — September 25, 2026 diff --git a/site/README.md b/site/README.md index 95ecbd9b..40b476e3 100644 --- a/site/README.md +++ b/site/README.md @@ -2,14 +2,9 @@ This directory is the canonical source for `rootsequence.systems`. -The current [`index.html`](index.html) is the **approved September 25, 2026 -public seed** reflecting Root Sequence's router-and-synthesis role, canonical -research method, adaptive-continuity work, epistemic discoverability, Legible -Systems, and Reading Trails. +The current [`index.html`](index.html) is the **unapproved October 17, 2026 professional-refresh candidate**, extending the existing single-page public seed. It adds an independent interdisciplinary mission, a visible methods/evidence/AI-use disclosure, and clearer research status labels. The headline, green palette, wordmark, reading controls, section order, and existing URLs remain in place. -The exact approved source and preview hashes are recorded in -[`approval.json`](approval.json). `build.py --release` remains gated on that -exact digest; later changes must be reviewed and approved separately. +[`approval.json`](approval.json) records the earlier September 25 edition. It is unchanged and does not approve this candidate. `build.py --release` must reject the current digest until Rae separately approves the final source. See [`COPY-REVIEW.md`](COPY-REVIEW.md) and the canonical [refresh checklist](../ROADMAP.md). The page is one self-contained file with its styles, scripts, favicon, and Cascadia Mono wordmark font embedded. It makes no runtime requests for fonts, @@ -51,7 +46,7 @@ The preview page is byte-for-byte identical to `site/index.html` and remains `noindex`. Choose a fresh empty output directory; the builder will not delete or replace an earlier build. -Build the approved publication artifact with: +After separate exact-source approval, build the publication artifact with: ```sh python site/build.py --release --output /tmp/root-sequence-release @@ -69,5 +64,4 @@ reviewed and recorded. can deploy to GitHub Pages. Deploy only that generated directory, never the repository or the historical source directory. -Fastmail still serves the live website until the DNS cutover is deliberately -completed. Its mail records must remain unchanged. See [DEPLOYMENT.md](DEPLOYMENT.md). +This review does not change hosting, DNS, or mail. Historical migration steps are recorded in [DEPLOYMENT.md](DEPLOYMENT.md); current DNS and provider behavior must be checked before a future publication change. diff --git a/site/VALIDATION.md b/site/VALIDATION.md index 624344da..03342d36 100644 --- a/site/VALIDATION.md +++ b/site/VALIDATION.md @@ -159,3 +159,16 @@ checks. Automated address scanning is a limited guard, not a complete content-privacy review. Remote repository verification should compare the committed blobs with the tested source, not assume that a successful write means byte parity. Keep this receipt paired with the source version being reviewed. + + +## Professional-refresh candidate: 2026-10-17 + +- All 11 offline site checks pass, including page fragments, duplicate IDs, self-contained resources, inline-script CSP hashes, English source edition, controls, exact preview output, and refusal to overwrite a nonempty output directory. +- Historical `approval.json` is unchanged. A direct release build is rejected for the current digest; test-only approval fixtures do not approve real source. +- Browser inspection covered the introduction and research disclosure at a wide desktop viewport and at 390 × 844 CSS pixels. No horizontal overflow was measured at either width. Existing green palette, embedded wordmark, and section order remain. +- The new native disclosure opens with Enter and can be closed from the keyboard. Section navigation reaches the intended heading. The existing Coherent Computing project panel retains its no-release wording; Escape closes it and returns focus to its trigger. +- The Idea Trail graph/index check passes using the existing isolated validation environment's PyYAML package. No repository dependency or graph changes were needed. +- Reader-document check reports the same 15 pre-existing errors as untouched `main`: one broken relative link and fourteen notes without inbound navigation. No new errors from the refresh. This is not a clean whole-repository result. +- Changed public GitHub file destinations and local Markdown links were checked. No private-project source URLs or content were added to the site. + +This is selected browser and structural inspection, not a full WCAG audit, screen-reader assessment, real-device test, independent research review, or live-deployment verification. The preview is a local review artifact. Progress and remaining decisions live in [ROADMAP.md](../ROADMAP.md). diff --git a/site/build.py b/site/build.py index f72d2673..fdf2065b 100644 --- a/site/build.py +++ b/site/build.py @@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ 'This is the public seed edition of the Root Sequence site. There are no manuscript scenes in this edition.', 2), ('A future hosted version may produce ordinary request logs at its hosting provider. This local preview makes no claim about the provider’s retention or access policies.', 'This hosted version may produce ordinary request logs at its hosting provider. This site makes no claim about the provider’s retention or access policies.', 2), - ('Design study · Updated 25 September 2026 · Not a published site', - 'Public seed · Published 25 September 2026', 2), + ('Review candidate · Updated 17 October 2026 · Not a published site', + 'Public seed · Professional refresh', 2), ('This preview has no separate public website to link to for Coherent World.', 'This site has no separate public website to link to for Coherent World.', 1), ('so this preview does not link to it.', 'so this site does not link to it.', 1), @@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def build(root: Path, output: Path, release: bool = False) -> dict: "sitemap.xml": ( '\n' '\n' - f" {BASE_URL}2026-09-25\n" + f" {BASE_URL}2026-10-17\n" "\n" ).encode(), ".nojekyll": b"", diff --git a/site/index.html b/site/index.html index 72592dba..6c39695f 100644 --- a/site/index.html +++ b/site/index.html @@ -9,17 +9,17 @@ Root Sequence · Research for a more coherent world - + - + - + @@ -284,9 +284,9 @@

English / source edition

Research for a more coherent world

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Root Sequence is an open transdisciplinary research and design project for questions that cross fields, connecting ideas without flattening their differences.

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Root Sequence is an independent interdisciplinary research initiative exploring how intelligence, technology, and social systems shape one another.

We start with messy questions that don’t fit neatly within one field. We trace the connections, find the disciplines and methods that already study each part, then reconnect what they reveal without pretending the parts are the same. Some of that work becomes experiments, tools, designs, or imagined futures.

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Root Sequence is an independent project started by Rae Lovejoy. Begin with the everyday example, read the current research, or explore selected related projects.

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Root Sequence was started by Rae Lovejoy. Begin with the everyday example, read the current research, or explore selected related projects.

Explore the research @@ -380,7 +380,8 @@

A repairable devi Selected research and writing

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A few places to begin.

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Selected research and writing

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Methods, evidence, and AI use

These are selected entry points into both what Root Sequence studies and how the work is done. They lead to the longer source documents on GitHub.

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+Methods, evidence, and AI use +
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Questions are broken into parts, routed to the fields that study them, and compared with existing work. Sources, objections, and tests can narrow or overturn a proposed connection.

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A cited study, a synthesis, a design proposal, and a fictional example carry different kinds of support. Each source document should identify its claim type, what evidence was inspected, what remains uncertain, and whether a test was actually run.

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AI assistance includes literature discovery, organizing material, substantive drafting, critique, and some code. Rae supplies questions, direction, constraints, objections, and revision decisions. AI output is not evidence, and a polished draft is not proof of completed human review.

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The working paper remains AI-assisted, with author review incomplete and no peer review. Source checking, author approval, independent evaluation, and publication are recorded separately.

+Read the research index and evidence guide Opens in a new tab +
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Design study · Updated 25 September 2026 · Not a published site

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Review candidate · Updated 17 October 2026 · Not a published site

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{ "en": { "ui.title": "Root Sequence · Research for a more coherent world", - "ui.description": "Root Sequence is an open transdisciplinary research and design project for questions that cross fields, connecting ideas without flattening their differences.", + "ui.description": "Root Sequence is an independent interdisciplinary research initiative exploring how intelligence, technology, and social systems shape one another.", "ui.skip": "Skip to the introduction", "ui.sections": "Sections", "ui.display": "Reading", @@ -796,9 +812,9 @@

"nav.contact": "Take part", "intro.title1": "Research for a", "intro.title2": "more coherent world", - "intro.lede": "Root Sequence is an open transdisciplinary research and design project for questions that cross fields, connecting ideas without flattening their differences.", + "intro.lede": "Root Sequence is an independent interdisciplinary research initiative exploring how intelligence, technology, and social systems shape one another.", "intro.p1": "We start with messy questions that don’t fit neatly within one field. We trace the connections, find the disciplines and methods that already study each part, then reconnect what they reveal without pretending the parts are the same. Some of that work becomes experiments, tools, designs, or imagined futures.", - "intro.bylineLead": "Root Sequence is an independent project started by", + "intro.bylineLead": "Root Sequence was started by", "intro.bylineTail": "Begin with the everyday example, read the current research, or explore selected related projects.", "intro.research": "Explore the research", "example.title": "A repairable device needs more than screws", @@ -815,7 +831,7 @@

"example.p3": "The hardware, software, instructions, ownership, cost, access, and decision rights are different parts of the same repair problem. Root Sequence would route each part to the fields that can study it properly, then reconnect the findings to understand the whole system.", "example.source": "See the method and concept router", "example.next": "Continue to the research", - "research.title": "A few places to begin.", + "research.title": "Selected research and writing", "research.intro": "These are selected entry points into both what Root Sequence studies and how the work is done. They lead to the longer source documents on GitHub.", "research.typeMethod": "Research method", "research.methodTitle": "How Root Sequence researches", @@ -901,7 +917,7 @@

"contact.issueContinue": "Continue to GitHub Issues", "contact.guide": "Read the contribution guide", "contact.previewNote": "Each option opens a panel explaining what it is for. Continue to GitHub in a new tab when you’re ready. Nothing is submitted from this page.", - "footer.note": "Design study · Updated 25 September 2026 · Not a published site", + "footer.note": "Review candidate · Updated 17 October 2026 · Not a published site", "details.sources": "Sources and page history", "details.source1": "The repairable phone is a hypothetical example for discussion, not an assessment of a particular product. It applies questions developed in the coherence research collection.", "details.source1link": "Coherence research collection", @@ -909,7 +925,7 @@

"details.source2link": "Working-paper review discussion", "details.source3": "Selected project descriptions draw on the current website source and ecosystem map. The full map remains the guide to the wider ecosystem. Ways to take part point to the public Root Sequence discussion space and issue board.", "details.source3link": "Project map", - "details.source4": "This preview rearranges existing project text and adds proposed About and participation copy. The writing is AI-assisted. The research documents and manuscript have not been changed.", + "details.source4": "This preview rearranges existing project text and adds proposed About and participation copy. The writing is AI-assisted. The linked documents retain their own evidence and review records.", "details.access": "Accessibility and reading choices", "details.access1": "The target is WCAG 2.2 Level AA, with W3C cognitive accessibility guidance informing the reading layout. This is a prototype, not a claim of full conformance.", "details.access2": "Use Reading for light or dark colors, larger text, less motion, a single background, or navigation that stays in the page. Your device’s reduced-motion preference is always respected.", @@ -963,7 +979,17 @@

"overlay.review": "The discussion and revision record for the working paper. Its author review is still pending.", "overlay.wcag": "The W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, version 2.2. Level AA is this prototype’s development target, not a claim of verified conformance.", "overlay.coga": "W3C guidance on making content usable for people with cognitive and learning disabilities. This supplements the WCAG requirements.", - "contact.privateNote": "These are public participation routes, not a private contact service. Please keep personal information, confidential material, and security-sensitive details out of public posts." + "contact.privateNote": "These are public participation routes, not a private contact service. Please keep personal information, confidential material, and security-sensitive details out of public posts.", + "research.practiceTitle": "Methods, evidence, and AI use", + "research.practiceMethod": "Questions are broken into parts, routed to the fields that study them, and compared with existing work. Sources, objections, and tests can narrow or overturn a proposed connection.", + "research.practiceEvidence": "A cited study, a synthesis, a design proposal, and a fictional example carry different kinds of support. Each source document should identify its claim type, what evidence was inspected, what remains uncertain, and whether a test was actually run.", + "research.practiceAI": "AI assistance includes literature discovery, organizing material, substantive drafting, critique, and some code. Rae supplies questions, direction, constraints, objections, and revision decisions. AI output is not evidence, and a polished draft is not proof of completed human review.", + "research.practiceReview": "The working paper remains AI-assisted, with author review incomplete and no peer review. Source checking, author approval, independent evaluation, and publication are recorded separately.", + "research.methodStatus": "Developing workflow; general effectiveness has not been established.", + "research.dynamicStatus": "Working synthesis; cross-domain similarities need domain-specific evidence.", + "research.epistemicStatus": "Concept and design proposal; no measured discovery outcome is claimed.", + "research.legibleStatus": "Design argument; no usability result is claimed.", + "research.trailsStatus": "Orientation resources; follow a claim to its specific supporting source." } } diff --git a/site/test_site.py b/site/test_site.py index 956918eb..7ba157eb 100644 --- a/site/test_site.py +++ b/site/test_site.py @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -"""Offline checks for the approved Root Sequence public seed.""" +"""Offline checks for the Root Sequence review candidate and publication gate.""" from __future__ import annotations import base64 @@ -87,9 +87,12 @@ def parse(self, path): parser.feed(path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")) return parser - def test_canonical_source_is_the_approved_preview(self): + def test_candidate_does_not_inherit_historical_approval(self): actual = hashlib.sha256((HERE / "index.html").read_bytes()).hexdigest() - self.assertEqual(actual, APPROVED_PREVIEW_SHA256) + self.assertNotEqual(actual, APPROVED_PREVIEW_SHA256) + approval = json.loads((HERE / "approval.json").read_text()) + self.assertEqual(approval["approved_preview_sha256"], APPROVED_PREVIEW_SHA256) + self.assertNotEqual(builder.source_digest(HERE), approval["source_sha256"]) def test_preview_build_preserves_the_approved_html_exactly(self): output, manifest = self.build() @@ -116,7 +119,7 @@ def test_release_changes_only_publication_state(self): self.assertEqual(self.parse(output / "index.html").meta["robots"], "index,follow") for phrase in ("local review copy", "Not a published site", "Privacy and this preview"): self.assertNotIn(phrase, text) - self.assertIn("Public seed · Published 25 September 2026", text) + self.assertIn("Public seed · Professional refresh", text) self.assertIn("This is the public seed edition", text) def test_page_structure_and_fragments(self): @@ -169,14 +172,17 @@ def test_required_approved_copy_and_controls_are_present(self): for phrase in ( "Research for a", "more coherent world", - "Root Sequence is an open transdisciplinary research and design project", + "Root Sequence is an independent interdisciplinary research initiative", "Root Sequence is a place for questions that cross fields", - "Root Sequence is an independent project started by", + "Root Sequence was started by", "https://github.com/raelovejoy", "Why “Root Sequence”?", "What conditions made this possible, and what does it make possible next?", "https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/blob/main/concepts/root-sequence.md", "Selected research and writing", + "Methods, evidence, and AI use", + "AI output is not evidence", + 'id="research-practice"', "How Root Sequence researches", "Adaptive continuity and dynamic coherence", "Epistemic discoverability and knowledge routing", From 6b99016cfb21bfb64bca722ef9ee4087f0f4146e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 21:01:30 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 02/55] Record linked draft reviews and completed Phase 1 preparation --- ROADMAP.md | 15 ++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index ef7f29d8..0e5d8f06 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Root Sequence professional refresh -**Canonical progress checklist · started 2026-10-17 · Phase 1 in progress** +**Canonical progress checklist · started 2026-10-17 · Phase 1 draft ready for review** This plan improves the public introduction to Root Sequence as an independent interdisciplinary research initiative started by Rae Lovejoy. Its exploratory writing, technical questions, social inquiry, and speculative work remain part of the project. The [research method](research/method.md), [repository map](root_map.md), and [ecosystem map](ECOSYSTEM.md) retain their existing authority. @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | [x] | P0-07 | done | Prepare organization profile consistency in `Root-Sequence/.github/profile/README.md`; record a proposed short bio for later approval. | | [x] | P0-08 | done | Validate site, preview, script hashes, navigation, and changed links. Compare repository documentation failures against the untouched base. | | [x] | P0-09 | done | Inspect wide and narrow browser layouts, keyboard navigation, disclosures, and project panels. Record remaining accessibility limits. | -| [ ] | P0-10 | in progress | Open and verify linked draft PRs. Do not merge, deploy, change live organization settings, or update exact-source approval. | +| [x] | P0-10 | done | Open and verify linked draft PRs. Do not merge, deploy, change live organization settings, or update exact-source approval. | ## P1: supported review and publication decisions @@ -48,4 +48,13 @@ The public baseline has priority. This track demonstrates source handling and pr ## Review package and update log - 2026-10-17: checklist created after live audit. Public source work is on `docs/professional-refresh-phase-1-2026-10-17`; private project material remains in its existing repositories. -- Source/copy preparation and selected browser checks completed. The 11 site tests and Idea Trail graph/index pass; reader-check failures match the 15-error base. See [site validation](site/VALIDATION.md). Draft PR links will be added after creation. +- Source/copy preparation and selected browser checks completed. The 11 site tests and Idea Trail graph/index pass; reader-check failures match the 15-error base. See [site validation](site/VALIDATION.md). Both draft PRs are open, unmerged, and mergeable at verification. + +### Review links + +- [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. +- [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. +- Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. Existing research and commons drafts remain open; reconcile overlapping navigation/profile text before any merge. +- **Next supported review:** the mission sentence, then the methods/evidence/AI-use passage. No approval is inferred from creating these PRs. + +At handoff: **13 done, 8 to do, 1 blocked** across 22 tasks. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. From e69c5382e8678cea0c6e4165090d6a21e09bfa45 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 21:19:41 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 03/55] Record Rae's mission wording approval and continue disclosure review --- ROADMAP.md | 14 +++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index 0e5d8f06..3b00a0ed 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | Check | ID | Status | Decision / next action | | --- | --- | --- | --- | -| [ ] | P1-01 | to do | Rae reviews the mission sentence and evidence/AI-use wording in small passages. Approval of one passage does not approve the research corpus. | +| [ ] | P1-01 | in progress | Mission sentence approved by Rae on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). Review the evidence/AI-use wording next, in small passages. Approval of the mission does not approve the research corpus or website release. | | [ ] | P1-02 | to do | Decide whether draft-only research should later appear on the homepage; Phase 1 keeps it in a clearly labelled repository review queue. | | [ ] | P1-03 | to do | Reconcile overlapping README/index/profile edits with existing PRs before merge. Do not close or supersede substantive research PRs automatically. | | [ ] | P1-04 | to do | Review the proposed organization bio and any repository-description/pin changes. Live settings are outside these source PRs. | @@ -45,6 +45,14 @@ The public baseline has priority. This track demonstrates source handling and pr | [ ] | P2-05 | to do | Add a technical AI/ML paper brief after selected-section reading and domain review. The first conceptual note alone does not establish technical ML proficiency. | | [ ] | P2-06 | to do | Tailor selected samples, CV, fit statement, and availability to the current application. No application submission, employer contact, or credential claim is included here. | +## Approved mission wording + +Rae approved this exact sentence in chat on **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, responding “sounds perfect actually” to the selected mission sentence: + +> Root Sequence is an independent interdisciplinary research initiative started by Rae Lovejoy, exploring how intelligence, technology, and social systems shape one another. + +This records approval of the mission sentence. Methods/evidence/AI-use wording, work-sample endorsement, merging, and exact-source website publication remain separate pending decisions. + ## Review package and update log - 2026-10-17: checklist created after live audit. Public source work is on `docs/professional-refresh-phase-1-2026-10-17`; private project material remains in its existing repositories. @@ -55,6 +63,6 @@ The public baseline has priority. This track demonstrates source handling and pr - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. Existing research and commons drafts remain open; reconcile overlapping navigation/profile text before any merge. -- **Next supported review:** the mission sentence, then the methods/evidence/AI-use passage. No approval is inferred from creating these PRs. +- **Next supported review:** the first AI-use disclosure paragraph. The mission sentence is approved; the rest of P1-01 remains in progress. -At handoff: **13 done, 8 to do, 1 blocked** across 22 tasks. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. +Current status after mission approval: **13 done, 7 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 22 tasks. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. From b2ac3752d06baf415ea4d7121ce5b17dad27bb94 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 21:33:06 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 04/55] Apply approved accessibility and AI-contribution disclosure --- README.md | 2 ++ ROADMAP.md | 14 ++++++++++---- research/README.md | 12 +++++++++--- site/COPY-REVIEW.md | 14 +++++++++++--- site/VALIDATION.md | 12 ++++++++++++ site/index.html | 10 +++++++--- 6 files changed, 51 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 7b6c3102..0c1e791e 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ It brings together systems research, philosophy, technical design, and explorato Current outputs include public research notes, an AI-assisted working paper awaiting author review, concepts, maps, and small tools. Their development and evidence vary; there is no claim of a finished theory or a validated universal framework. +Rae uses AI both as an accessibility aid and as a tool for developing the work. Read about [accessibility, contributions, and review](research/README.md#accessibility-ai-assistance-and-contributions). + **Read next:** [selected research, methods, evidence, and AI use](research/README.md) · [professional-refresh checklist](ROADMAP.md) · [short orientation](START-HERE.md). **Ecosystem role:** umbrella inquiry / conceptual commons diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index 3b00a0ed..d56776ee 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | Check | ID | Status | Decision / next action | | --- | --- | --- | --- | -| [ ] | P1-01 | in progress | Mission sentence approved by Rae on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). Review the evidence/AI-use wording next, in small passages. Approval of the mission does not approve the research corpus or website release. | +| [ ] | P1-01 | in progress | Mission sentence and the site/README accessibility and contribution passages approved by Rae on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). Review the remaining methods/evidence wording next, in small passages. These passage approvals do not approve the research corpus or website release. | | [ ] | P1-02 | to do | Decide whether draft-only research should later appear on the homepage; Phase 1 keeps it in a clearly labelled repository review queue. | | [ ] | P1-03 | to do | Reconcile overlapping README/index/profile edits with existing PRs before merge. Do not close or supersede substantive research PRs automatically. | | [ ] | P1-04 | to do | Review the proposed organization bio and any repository-description/pin changes. Live settings are outside these source PRs. | @@ -51,7 +51,13 @@ Rae approved this exact sentence in chat on **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, responding > Root Sequence is an independent interdisciplinary research initiative started by Rae Lovejoy, exploring how intelligence, technology, and social systems shape one another. -This records approval of the mission sentence. Methods/evidence/AI-use wording, work-sample endorsement, merging, and exact-source website publication remain separate pending decisions. +This records approval of the mission sentence. The accessibility and AI-contribution wording was subsequently approved as recorded below. Remaining methods/evidence wording, work-sample endorsement, merging, and exact-source website publication remain separate pending decisions. + +## Approved accessibility and contribution wording + +On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved the proposed site and README wording by responding “love” after requesting a draft before implementation. The approved versions are writing blocks `76142` (site) and `58317` (fuller README) in the project chat. They adapt the existing [accessibility explanation](research/papers/coherent-systems/AI-ASSISTANCE.md#why-i-use-ai-accessibility-and-developing-the-work). + +The approved site text is applied to the existing disclosure panel and the organization profile. The full approved README text is applied to [research/README.md](research/README.md#accessibility-ai-assistance-and-contributions), with a concise route from the main README. This records approval of these passages and their implementation in draft PRs. It does not approve every research claim, the work sample, or the exact website source for release. ## Review package and update log @@ -63,6 +69,6 @@ This records approval of the mission sentence. Methods/evidence/AI-use wording, - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. Existing research and commons drafts remain open; reconcile overlapping navigation/profile text before any merge. -- **Next supported review:** the first AI-use disclosure paragraph. The mission sentence is approved; the rest of P1-01 remains in progress. +- **Next supported review:** the remaining methods and evidence-status explanation. Mission and accessibility/contribution passages are approved; P1-01 remains in progress for the rest. -Current status after mission approval: **13 done, 7 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 22 tasks. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. +Current status after mission and accessibility/contribution approval: **13 done, 7 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 22 tasks. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. diff --git a/research/README.md b/research/README.md index 45af13ed..757af3e4 100644 --- a/research/README.md +++ b/research/README.md @@ -24,11 +24,17 @@ The [repository map's labels](../root_map.md#labels-describe-different-things) d Record source inspection separately: metadata found, abstract read, selected passages checked, full text appraised, analysis reproduced, or independently replicated. None implies the next. Record uncertainty, disagreements, and what would change the conclusion. The [canonical method](method.md) owns the full workflow. -## AI assistance and accountable review +## Accessibility, AI assistance, and contributions -AI assistance in this body of work includes organizing material, literature discovery, substantive drafting, critique, and some code and repository work. It has gone beyond copyediting. Rae supplies questions, direction, examples, constraints, objections, and revision decisions. A request to develop a draft does not mean every resulting statement has been endorsed. +Rae Lovejoy uses AI both as an accessibility aid and as a tool for developing Root Sequence. Ideas often emerge through questions, fragments, observations, and conversations across connected subjects. AI helps gather that material, organize it, explore relationships, compare ideas with existing research, and develop drafts that can be reviewed in manageable pieces. -AI output is not evidence. Sources, code behavior, author decisions, and independent review need their own records. Agreement among AI responses is not peer review. Human source review, manuscript approval, and independent evaluation remain incomplete for the working paper; its [detailed assistance record](papers/coherent-systems/AI-ASSISTANCE.md) gives the actual scope and supported review process. Do not infer full human source verification from polished prose, repository presence, or a passing test. +Rae contributes the motivating questions, conceptual direction, ideas and connections, examples, constraints, objections, and decisions that shape the work. AI contributes substantive synthesis, drafting, critique, literature discovery, and some code and repository work. It also proposes additional ideas, connections, and interpretations that Rae may adopt, revise, or reject. Some ideas develop through this ongoing exchange, so their origins cannot always be cleanly separated. + +This assistance supports Rae’s participation throughout development and review. AI output is not evidence, and generated drafts do not automatically represent Rae’s endorsement. Source checking, author review, independent evaluation, and publication approval are recorded separately. The working paper remains a draft with author review incomplete. + +### Source and review records + +The working paper's [detailed assistance record](papers/coherent-systems/AI-ASSISTANCE.md) preserves the earlier accessibility explanation, actual assistance, and supported review process. Agreement among AI responses is not peer review. For new work, record the date, tool and model when available, affected artifact, substantive assistance, source locators and inspection scope, and human corrections or approvals. Unrecorded model settings remain unknown. Respect each project's privacy, consent, and publication boundaries. diff --git a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md index a747d3cf..53e9ba7d 100644 --- a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md +++ b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md @@ -2,19 +2,27 @@ ## Unapproved professional refresh: October 17, 2026 -**Status: draft for Rae's review. No approval, merge, or deployment is recorded.** +**Status: mission and accessibility/contribution passages approved by Rae; the complete source remains a draft awaiting separate publication approval. No merge or deployment is recorded.** This candidate extends the existing `site/index.html` rather than introducing a new site framework. The mission describes an independent interdisciplinary research initiative. Selected research retains its six existing routes and adds visible evidence/review limits. A native disclosure panel explains methods, substantive AI assistance, and unfinished human review. The existing headline, section order, palette, wordmark, reading controls, overlays, and URLs are preserved. The [canonical checklist](../ROADMAP.md) tracks source preparation, review, and the secondary work-samples track. The [dated audit](../AUDIT.md#professional-refresh-audit-2026-10-17) records existing PR overlap and source authority. This edition does not present Root Sequence as affiliated with AIAF or as an established research institution. -Candidate source digest: `0218501c8df772635a27520bf49e8b93c72e6f279b0eb9e580df57102142f60c`. -Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `3498ac695d20987aa04f88bde5a0f711c4d27fb7653511b3d1194f2e44469b2d`. +Candidate source digest: `7d20e45636c10205eb0d614d2b89fd844cf8935687f8821c474af46b005e3e61`. +Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `6d25417d3364ed2129c8224f4c876e3b9c196409bef9a88fc44601bb9cbcf4f8`. `approval.json` still identifies the September 25 edition. It must not be updated until Rae separately approves the exact final source. The release builder rejects the current candidate. Preview builds stay byte-identical to the source and `noindex`; the proposed release label no longer predicts a publication date. The sitemap date describes the source revision. Changes were checked against the repository's writing guidance, including the retrieved Rossmann editing reference. Research source records and paper-level AI disclosures are linked, not rewritten or silently upgraded. See [validation](VALIDATION.md) for checks and limits. +## Accessibility and contribution copy approval: October 17, 2026 + +Rae requested adaptation of the earlier accessibility explanation and asked to see the draft before implementation. Rae then approved the displayed site and fuller README versions by replying “love.” The approved site wording is included verbatim in three paragraphs in the existing disclosure panel, alongside the unchanged method, evidence, and working-paper review limits. The fuller version lives in the research README; the main README routes to it. The organization-profile draft uses the approved short wording and links to the fuller record. + +This is passage-level approval and authorization to implement it in the draft PRs. It is not approval of the exact final website source for publication. `approval.json` remains unchanged, and the release gate must continue to reject the candidate. No diagnosis or new personal history is added. + +Earlier October 17 candidate: source `0218501c8df772635a27520bf49e8b93c72e6f279b0eb9e580df57102142f60c`; HTML `3498ac695d20987aa04f88bde5a0f711c4d27fb7653511b3d1194f2e44469b2d`. + ## Earlier review and approval history diff --git a/site/VALIDATION.md b/site/VALIDATION.md index 03342d36..bad82116 100644 --- a/site/VALIDATION.md +++ b/site/VALIDATION.md @@ -172,3 +172,15 @@ Remote repository verification should compare the committed blobs with the teste - Changed public GitHub file destinations and local Markdown links were checked. No private-project source URLs or content were added to the site. This is selected browser and structural inspection, not a full WCAG audit, screen-reader assessment, real-device test, independent research review, or live-deployment verification. The preview is a local review artifact. Progress and remaining decisions live in [ROADMAP.md](../ROADMAP.md). + +## Approved accessibility and contribution copy: 2026-10-17 + +Applied the exact approved short site copy and fuller README copy. The existing method, evidence, and working-paper limits remain alongside them; the organization profile uses the same approved short paragraphs. The main README routes to the fuller explanation in the research README. + +- All 11 site tests and the Idea Trail graph/index check pass. +- HTML, English translation data, and organization-profile paragraphs match the approved site wording exactly. The research README contains the approved full paragraphs exactly. +- The native disclosure opens with Enter. Updated text was inspected at desktop width and 390 × 844 CSS pixels; no horizontal overflow was measured. Viewport overrides were reset after inspection. +- Preview output remains identical to canonical HTML, and a direct release build is rejected against unchanged `approval.json`. The Pages workflow is unchanged. +- Reader-document check remains at the same 15 pre-existing failures. No new errors were introduced, and whitespace checks pass. + +This records selected browser/structural checks and passage-level approval. Full-source publication approval, independent research evaluation, and complete accessibility testing remain separate. diff --git a/site/index.html b/site/index.html index 6c39695f..aff1538b 100644 --- a/site/index.html +++ b/site/index.html @@ -394,7 +394,9 @@

Questions are broken into parts, routed to the fields that study them, and compared with existing work. Sources, objections, and tests can narrow or overturn a proposed connection.

A cited study, a synthesis, a design proposal, and a fictional example carry different kinds of support. Each source document should identify its claim type, what evidence was inspected, what remains uncertain, and whether a test was actually run.

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AI assistance includes literature discovery, organizing material, substantive drafting, critique, and some code. Rae supplies questions, direction, constraints, objections, and revision decisions. AI output is not evidence, and a polished draft is not proof of completed human review.

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Rae Lovejoy uses AI both as an accessibility aid and as a tool for developing Root Sequence. It helps gather connected ideas, organize material, and develop drafts Rae can review in manageable pieces.

+

Rae contributes motivating questions, conceptual direction, connections across projects, examples, constraints, objections, and revision decisions. AI contributes literature discovery, synthesis, critique, substantial drafting, and some code, including proposed connections and interpretations. Some ideas develop through the exchange.

+

AI output is not evidence. Sources and reasoning need checking, and a draft does not automatically represent Rae’s endorsement. Review status is recorded alongside the work.

The working paper remains AI-assisted, with author review incomplete and no peer review. Source checking, author approval, independent evaluation, and publication are recorded separately.

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"research.practiceTitle": "Methods, evidence, and AI use", "research.practiceMethod": "Questions are broken into parts, routed to the fields that study them, and compared with existing work. Sources, objections, and tests can narrow or overturn a proposed connection.", "research.practiceEvidence": "A cited study, a synthesis, a design proposal, and a fictional example carry different kinds of support. Each source document should identify its claim type, what evidence was inspected, what remains uncertain, and whether a test was actually run.", - "research.practiceAI": "AI assistance includes literature discovery, organizing material, substantive drafting, critique, and some code. Rae supplies questions, direction, constraints, objections, and revision decisions. AI output is not evidence, and a polished draft is not proof of completed human review.", + "research.practiceAI": "Rae contributes motivating questions, conceptual direction, connections across projects, examples, constraints, objections, and revision decisions. AI contributes literature discovery, synthesis, critique, substantial drafting, and some code, including proposed connections and interpretations. Some ideas develop through the exchange.", "research.practiceReview": "The working paper remains AI-assisted, with author review incomplete and no peer review. Source checking, author approval, independent evaluation, and publication are recorded separately.", "research.methodStatus": "Developing workflow; general effectiveness has not been established.", "research.dynamicStatus": "Working synthesis; cross-domain similarities need domain-specific evidence.", "research.epistemicStatus": "Concept and design proposal; no measured discovery outcome is claimed.", "research.legibleStatus": "Design argument; no usability result is claimed.", - "research.trailsStatus": "Orientation resources; follow a claim to its specific supporting source." + "research.trailsStatus": "Orientation resources; follow a claim to its specific supporting source.", + "research.practiceAccessibility": "Rae Lovejoy uses AI both as an accessibility aid and as a tool for developing Root Sequence. It helps gather connected ideas, organize material, and develop drafts Rae can review in manageable pieces.", + "research.practiceContributionReview": "AI output is not evidence. Sources and reasoning need checking, and a draft does not automatically represent Rae’s endorsement. Review status is recorded alongside the work." } } From ca1d9fc1f019e66b2776715ebe73e2eb39ec018a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 21:38:18 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 05/55] Apply the approved public research-method introduction --- ROADMAP.md | 12 ++++++++---- research/README.md | 8 ++++++++ site/COPY-REVIEW.md | 12 +++++++++--- site/VALIDATION.md | 6 ++++++ site/index.html | 8 +++++--- 5 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index d56776ee..ca16bd59 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | Check | ID | Status | Decision / next action | | --- | --- | --- | --- | -| [ ] | P1-01 | in progress | Mission sentence and the site/README accessibility and contribution passages approved by Rae on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). Review the remaining methods/evidence wording next, in small passages. These passage approvals do not approve the research corpus or website release. | +| [ ] | P1-01 | in progress | Mission sentence and the site/README accessibility and contribution passages approved by Rae on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). The research-method passage was also approved on 2026-10-17 (Pacific); review the evidence wording next, in small passages. These passage approvals do not approve the research corpus or website release. | | [ ] | P1-02 | to do | Decide whether draft-only research should later appear on the homepage; Phase 1 keeps it in a clearly labelled repository review queue. | | [ ] | P1-03 | to do | Reconcile overlapping README/index/profile edits with existing PRs before merge. Do not close or supersede substantive research PRs automatically. | | [ ] | P1-04 | to do | Review the proposed organization bio and any repository-description/pin changes. Live settings are outside these source PRs. | @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Rae approved this exact sentence in chat on **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, responding > Root Sequence is an independent interdisciplinary research initiative started by Rae Lovejoy, exploring how intelligence, technology, and social systems shape one another. -This records approval of the mission sentence. The accessibility and AI-contribution wording was subsequently approved as recorded below. Remaining methods/evidence wording, work-sample endorsement, merging, and exact-source website publication remain separate pending decisions. +This records approval of the mission sentence. The accessibility and AI-contribution wording was subsequently approved as recorded below. The research-method wording was subsequently approved as recorded below. Evidence wording, work-sample endorsement, merging, and exact-source website publication remain separate pending decisions. ## Approved accessibility and contribution wording @@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved the proposed site and README wording b The approved site text is applied to the existing disclosure panel and the organization profile. The full approved README text is applied to [research/README.md](research/README.md#accessibility-ai-assistance-and-contributions), with a concise route from the main README. This records approval of these passages and their implementation in draft PRs. It does not approve every research claim, the work sample, or the exact website source for release. +## Approved research-method wording + +On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved the two-paragraph research approach in writing block `19546` and explicitly requested its implementation before moving to evidence wording. The exact passage is applied to the site's existing disclosure panel, the research README, and the organization-profile draft. The canonical detailed research method remains in `research/method.md`; this is its public introduction, not a claim of a validated method or approval of individual research results. + ## Review package and update log - 2026-10-17: checklist created after live audit. Public source work is on `docs/professional-refresh-phase-1-2026-10-17`; private project material remains in its existing repositories. @@ -69,6 +73,6 @@ The approved site text is applied to the existing disclosure panel and the organ - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. Existing research and commons drafts remain open; reconcile overlapping navigation/profile text before any merge. -- **Next supported review:** the remaining methods and evidence-status explanation. Mission and accessibility/contribution passages are approved; P1-01 remains in progress for the rest. +- **Next supported review:** the evidence wording. Mission, accessibility/contribution, and research-method passages are approved; P1-01 remains in progress for the evidence passage. -Current status after mission and accessibility/contribution approval: **13 done, 7 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 22 tasks. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. +Current status after mission, accessibility/contribution, and method approval: **13 done, 7 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 22 tasks. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. diff --git a/research/README.md b/research/README.md index 757af3e4..6e2493b1 100644 --- a/research/README.md +++ b/research/README.md @@ -2,6 +2,14 @@ Root Sequence is an independent interdisciplinary research initiative. This index separates research questions, working methods, developing arguments, and reading resources so a reader can choose one useful starting point. +## Research approach + +Root Sequence starts with questions that cross fields. We break them into smaller questions, identify the research and methods that can address each one, and examine how the findings connect. + +Differences between fields, competing explanations, and unanswered questions stay visible. Evidence and criticism can change the argument or show that a proposed connection does not hold. + +The [research method](method.md) and [method router](method-router.md) contain the full workflow and field-specific routes. + ## Selected work and its current evidence | Start with | What is available | Evidence and review limits | diff --git a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md index 53e9ba7d..032005ef 100644 --- a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md +++ b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md @@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ ## Unapproved professional refresh: October 17, 2026 -**Status: mission and accessibility/contribution passages approved by Rae; the complete source remains a draft awaiting separate publication approval. No merge or deployment is recorded.** +**Status: mission, accessibility/contribution, and research-method passages approved by Rae; the complete source remains a draft awaiting separate publication approval. No merge or deployment is recorded.** This candidate extends the existing `site/index.html` rather than introducing a new site framework. The mission describes an independent interdisciplinary research initiative. Selected research retains its six existing routes and adds visible evidence/review limits. A native disclosure panel explains methods, substantive AI assistance, and unfinished human review. The existing headline, section order, palette, wordmark, reading controls, overlays, and URLs are preserved. The [canonical checklist](../ROADMAP.md) tracks source preparation, review, and the secondary work-samples track. The [dated audit](../AUDIT.md#professional-refresh-audit-2026-10-17) records existing PR overlap and source authority. This edition does not present Root Sequence as affiliated with AIAF or as an established research institution. -Candidate source digest: `7d20e45636c10205eb0d614d2b89fd844cf8935687f8821c474af46b005e3e61`. -Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `6d25417d3364ed2129c8224f4c876e3b9c196409bef9a88fc44601bb9cbcf4f8`. +Candidate source digest: `6280b22a106cec67c8c4b7ecd362975ec04ef330a46faa4933dfbe3149a8209f`. +Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `cd131b3089f76d8b5be56b92f368d7594b342567105b8ff36ea4652f602bacf1`. `approval.json` still identifies the September 25 edition. It must not be updated until Rae separately approves the exact final source. The release builder rejects the current candidate. Preview builds stay byte-identical to the source and `noindex`; the proposed release label no longer predicts a publication date. The sitemap date describes the source revision. @@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ This is passage-level approval and authorization to implement it in the draft PR Earlier October 17 candidate: source `0218501c8df772635a27520bf49e8b93c72e6f279b0eb9e580df57102142f60c`; HTML `3498ac695d20987aa04f88bde5a0f711c4d27fb7653511b3d1194f2e44469b2d`. +## Research-method passage approval: October 17, 2026 + +Rae approved the two-paragraph approach shown in writing block `19546` and requested that it be applied before reviewing the evidence wording. The exact text is applied to the existing site disclosure panel, research README, and organization profile. The detailed canonical method and the separate evidence passage are unchanged. This records prose approval and draft implementation, not validation of the method, research-result approval, or exact-source website publication approval. + +Previous accessibility-copy candidate: source `7d20e45636c10205eb0d614d2b89fd844cf8935687f8821c474af46b005e3e61`; HTML `6d25417d3364ed2129c8224f4c876e3b9c196409bef9a88fc44601bb9cbcf4f8`. + ## Earlier review and approval history diff --git a/site/VALIDATION.md b/site/VALIDATION.md index bad82116..4ee0d44e 100644 --- a/site/VALIDATION.md +++ b/site/VALIDATION.md @@ -184,3 +184,9 @@ Applied the exact approved short site copy and fuller README copy. The existing - Reader-document check remains at the same 15 pre-existing failures. No new errors were introduced, and whitespace checks pass. This records selected browser/structural checks and passage-level approval. Full-source publication approval, independent research evaluation, and complete accessibility testing remain separate. + +## Approved research-method introduction: 2026-10-17 + +Applied the two approved paragraphs verbatim to the existing site disclosure, research README, and organization profile. The detailed research-method source and unapproved evidence wording are unchanged. + +All 11 site checks pass, including the release-approval gate and script hashes. Exact wording was checked across HTML, translation data, and README/profile text. Desktop and 390 × 844 browser inspection confirmed readable wrapping, native disclosure keyboard activation, and no measured horizontal overflow; viewport overrides were reset. Reader-document failures remain the same 15 pre-existing issues. Whitespace checks pass. This is selected structural/browser verification, not method validation or publication approval. diff --git a/site/index.html b/site/index.html index aff1538b..5381218b 100644 --- a/site/index.html +++ b/site/index.html @@ -392,7 +392,8 @@

Methods, evidence, and AI use
-

Questions are broken into parts, routed to the fields that study them, and compared with existing work. Sources, objections, and tests can narrow or overturn a proposed connection.

+

Root Sequence starts with questions that cross fields. We break them into smaller questions, identify the research and methods that can address each one, and examine how the findings connect.

+

Differences between fields, competing explanations, and unanswered questions stay visible. Evidence and criticism can change the argument or show that a proposed connection does not hold.

A cited study, a synthesis, a design proposal, and a fictional example carry different kinds of support. Each source document should identify its claim type, what evidence was inspected, what remains uncertain, and whether a test was actually run.

Rae Lovejoy uses AI both as an accessibility aid and as a tool for developing Root Sequence. It helps gather connected ideas, organize material, and develop drafts Rae can review in manageable pieces.

Rae contributes motivating questions, conceptual direction, connections across projects, examples, constraints, objections, and revision decisions. AI contributes literature discovery, synthesis, critique, substantial drafting, and some code, including proposed connections and interpretations. Some ideas develop through the exchange.

@@ -983,7 +984,7 @@

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"research.legibleStatus": "Design argument; no usability result is claimed.", "research.trailsStatus": "Orientation resources; follow a claim to its specific supporting source.", "research.practiceAccessibility": "Rae Lovejoy uses AI both as an accessibility aid and as a tool for developing Root Sequence. It helps gather connected ideas, organize material, and develop drafts Rae can review in manageable pieces.", - "research.practiceContributionReview": "AI output is not evidence. Sources and reasoning need checking, and a draft does not automatically represent Rae’s endorsement. Review status is recorded alongside the work." + "research.practiceContributionReview": "AI output is not evidence. Sources and reasoning need checking, and a draft does not automatically represent Rae’s endorsement. Review status is recorded alongside the work.", + "research.practiceMethodRevision": "Differences between fields, competing explanations, and unanswered questions stay visible. Evidence and criticism can change the argument or show that a proposed connection does not hold." } } From 820b43ad47927836ae8138445140f842fd1bd28f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 21:45:25 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 06/55] Apply approved evidence wording and natural prose edits --- README.md | 14 +++----------- ROADMAP.md | 14 ++++++++++---- research/README.md | 8 ++++++-- site/COPY-REVIEW.md | 14 +++++++++++--- site/VALIDATION.md | 8 ++++++++ site/index.html | 6 ++++-- 6 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 0c1e791e..ce65519f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ Root Sequence is an independent interdisciplinary research initiative started by Rae Lovejoy, exploring how intelligence, technology, and social systems shape one another. -It brings together systems research, philosophy, technical design, and exploratory writing. Questions are traced to the fields that study them, compared with existing work, and developed into revisable arguments, design studies, or bounded experiments. Speculative worlds and fiction explore consequences without standing in for evidence. +The work starts with questions that cross fields and follows them into the research and methods suited to each part. Technical design sits alongside philosophical inquiry. Speculative worlds and fiction offer room to explore consequences without establishing that an imagined mechanism works. -Current outputs include public research notes, an AI-assisted working paper awaiting author review, concepts, maps, and small tools. Their development and evidence vary; there is no claim of a finished theory or a validated universal framework. +Current public work ranges from research notes to small tools. The AI-assisted working paper still awaits author review. Evidence varies across the project; the material does not establish a finished theory or a validated universal framework. Rae uses AI both as an accessibility aid and as a tool for developing the work. Read about [accessibility, contributions, and review](research/README.md#accessibility-ai-assistance-and-contributions). @@ -101,15 +101,7 @@ This project explores systems as living, interdependent processes. [Existential Euphoria](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/existential-euphoria) explores a felt orientation Rae connects to this inquiry: wonder, interdependence, and the possibility of living more humanely, with room for contradiction and ordinary life. The [original reflection and provisional RS connections](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/existential-euphoria/blob/main/ROOT-SEQUENCE.md) keep “good” and “coherent” open to examination; no shared emotional state is required to participate. -It focuses on: -- pattern recognition across domains -- multiple exploratory models and methods -- connections between technical, social, and philosophical systems - -It is: -- recursive, not rigid -- open, not closed -- evolving, not complete +Ideas move between technical work and questions about how people live together. A pattern noticed in one field may suggest a question elsewhere, but the connection needs examination. The models remain provisional and can change as the work develops. --- diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index ca16bd59..b9041cd1 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | Check | ID | Status | Decision / next action | | --- | --- | --- | --- | -| [ ] | P1-01 | in progress | Mission sentence and the site/README accessibility and contribution passages approved by Rae on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). The research-method passage was also approved on 2026-10-17 (Pacific); review the evidence wording next, in small passages. These passage approvals do not approve the research corpus or website release. | +| [x] | P1-01 | done | Rae approved the mission, site/README accessibility and contribution passages, research-method introduction, and revised evidence wording on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). All are applied to the review drafts. These passage approvals do not approve the research corpus or website release. | | [ ] | P1-02 | to do | Decide whether draft-only research should later appear on the homepage; Phase 1 keeps it in a clearly labelled repository review queue. | | [ ] | P1-03 | to do | Reconcile overlapping README/index/profile edits with existing PRs before merge. Do not close or supersede substantive research PRs automatically. | | [ ] | P1-04 | to do | Review the proposed organization bio and any repository-description/pin changes. Live settings are outside these source PRs. | @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Rae approved this exact sentence in chat on **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, responding > Root Sequence is an independent interdisciplinary research initiative started by Rae Lovejoy, exploring how intelligence, technology, and social systems shape one another. -This records approval of the mission sentence. The accessibility and AI-contribution wording was subsequently approved as recorded below. The research-method wording was subsequently approved as recorded below. Evidence wording, work-sample endorsement, merging, and exact-source website publication remain separate pending decisions. +This records approval of the mission sentence. The accessibility and AI-contribution wording, research-method introduction, and evidence wording were subsequently approved as recorded below. Work-sample endorsement, merging, and exact-source website publication remain separate pending decisions. ## Approved accessibility and contribution wording @@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ The approved site text is applied to the existing disclosure panel and the organ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved the two-paragraph research approach in writing block `19546` and explicitly requested its implementation before moving to evidence wording. The exact passage is applied to the site's existing disclosure panel, the research README, and the organization-profile draft. The canonical detailed research method remains in `research/method.md`; this is its public introduction, not a claim of a validated method or approval of individual research results. +## Approved evidence wording + +On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved the revised two-paragraph evidence passage in writing block `47208` and explicitly requested its application to the drafts. The exact wording is applied to the site disclosure, research README, and organization profile. It explains source inspection and interpretation, then distinguishes proposed tests from reported results. It does not establish that any particular source has been appraised or any study replicated. + +Rae also requested more natural prose throughout the drafts, without repeated list rhythms. Nearby introductions were edited for that preference. Previously approved mission, method, and accessibility/contribution wording remains verbatim. Reference tables and genuine reference lists remain where they help readers find material. + ## Review package and update log - 2026-10-17: checklist created after live audit. Public source work is on `docs/professional-refresh-phase-1-2026-10-17`; private project material remains in its existing repositories. @@ -73,6 +79,6 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved the two-paragraph research approach in - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. Existing research and commons drafts remain open; reconcile overlapping navigation/profile text before any merge. -- **Next supported review:** the evidence wording. Mission, accessibility/contribution, and research-method passages are approved; P1-01 remains in progress for the evidence passage. +- **Next supported review:** which research visitors should encounter first, including whether draft-only research belongs on the homepage (P1-02). The mission, accessibility/contribution, method, and evidence passages are approved; P1-01 is done. -Current status after mission, accessibility/contribution, and method approval: **13 done, 7 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 22 tasks. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. +Current status after mission, accessibility/contribution, method, and evidence approval: **14 done, 7 to do, 1 blocked** across 22 tasks. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. diff --git a/research/README.md b/research/README.md index 6e2493b1..54d89b37 100644 --- a/research/README.md +++ b/research/README.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Research -Root Sequence is an independent interdisciplinary research initiative. This index separates research questions, working methods, developing arguments, and reading resources so a reader can choose one useful starting point. +Root Sequence is an independent interdisciplinary research initiative. This index offers starting points in the research and explains how to read the work’s current evidence and review status. ## Research approach @@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ The [research method](method.md) and [method router](method-router.md) contain t ## How to read evidence and status +The source notes should let readers follow a claim back to the work supporting it. They should explain how closely we examined the source and where we have gone beyond it to offer an interpretation. + +A test we propose is still an idea until it has been run. When reporting results, we describe how they were obtained, including whether anyone else has independently repeated the work. Unresolved questions remain visible after publication. + The [repository map's labels](../root_map.md#labels-describe-different-things) distinguish document role, maturity, evidence, and canonical scope. A developed document can still contain an unsupported claim. - **Empirical or formal result:** name the originating study or proof, its scope, and what was actually inspected. A cited result is not a Root Sequence replication. @@ -30,7 +34,7 @@ The [repository map's labels](../root_map.md#labels-describe-different-things) d - **Normative commitment or design principle:** a position about what should matter, with its reasons and tradeoffs. - **Speculation, metaphor, or fiction:** an exploratory form, not evidence that the imagined mechanism works. -Record source inspection separately: metadata found, abstract read, selected passages checked, full text appraised, analysis reproduced, or independently replicated. None implies the next. Record uncertainty, disagreements, and what would change the conclusion. The [canonical method](method.md) owns the full workflow. +Source records distinguish finding a reference from examining it. Reading an abstract or checking selected passages does not amount to appraising the full text. Reproducing an analysis and independently repeating a study also need their own records. Explain what remains uncertain and what could change the conclusion. The [canonical method](method.md) contains the full workflow. ## Accessibility, AI assistance, and contributions diff --git a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md index 032005ef..71567474 100644 --- a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md +++ b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md @@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ ## Unapproved professional refresh: October 17, 2026 -**Status: mission, accessibility/contribution, and research-method passages approved by Rae; the complete source remains a draft awaiting separate publication approval. No merge or deployment is recorded.** +**Status: mission, accessibility/contribution, research-method, and evidence passages approved by Rae; the complete source remains a draft awaiting separate publication approval. No merge or deployment is recorded.** This candidate extends the existing `site/index.html` rather than introducing a new site framework. The mission describes an independent interdisciplinary research initiative. Selected research retains its six existing routes and adds visible evidence/review limits. A native disclosure panel explains methods, substantive AI assistance, and unfinished human review. The existing headline, section order, palette, wordmark, reading controls, overlays, and URLs are preserved. The [canonical checklist](../ROADMAP.md) tracks source preparation, review, and the secondary work-samples track. The [dated audit](../AUDIT.md#professional-refresh-audit-2026-10-17) records existing PR overlap and source authority. This edition does not present Root Sequence as affiliated with AIAF or as an established research institution. -Candidate source digest: `6280b22a106cec67c8c4b7ecd362975ec04ef330a46faa4933dfbe3149a8209f`. -Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `cd131b3089f76d8b5be56b92f368d7594b342567105b8ff36ea4652f602bacf1`. +Candidate source digest: `375967af67dbf3c1a5ef80af46685d39e620a6ad15876034ac8cd11bda0d77ec`. +Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `6ccdfa3dc1bc0ca8bf26ff4882ea076fdb73f410495036eefce8ca2b775254dd`. `approval.json` still identifies the September 25 edition. It must not be updated until Rae separately approves the exact final source. The release builder rejects the current candidate. Preview builds stay byte-identical to the source and `noindex`; the proposed release label no longer predicts a publication date. The sitemap date describes the source revision. @@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ Rae approved the two-paragraph approach shown in writing block `19546` and reque Previous accessibility-copy candidate: source `7d20e45636c10205eb0d614d2b89fd844cf8935687f8821c474af46b005e3e61`; HTML `6d25417d3364ed2129c8224f4c876e3b9c196409bef9a88fc44601bb9cbcf4f8`. +## Evidence passage approval: October 17, 2026 + +Rae approved the revised writing block `47208` and requested its implementation with a more natural prose style. The two approved paragraphs now appear verbatim in the existing site disclosure, research README, and organization-profile draft. The HTML and English translation data use the same text. Nearby README introductions were edited to reduce repetitive lists; previously approved wording remains verbatim. Detailed evidence categories and source records retain their existing homes. + +This is passage-level approval. It does not validate a claim or authorize release of the exact website source. `approval.json` remains unchanged. + +Previous method-copy candidate: source `6280b22a106cec67c8c4b7ecd362975ec04ef330a46faa4933dfbe3149a8209f`; HTML `cd131b3089f76d8b5be56b92f368d7594b342567105b8ff36ea4652f602bacf1`. + ## Earlier review and approval history diff --git a/site/VALIDATION.md b/site/VALIDATION.md index 4ee0d44e..85083fad 100644 --- a/site/VALIDATION.md +++ b/site/VALIDATION.md @@ -190,3 +190,11 @@ This records selected browser/structural checks and passage-level approval. Full Applied the two approved paragraphs verbatim to the existing site disclosure, research README, and organization profile. The detailed research-method source and unapproved evidence wording are unchanged. All 11 site checks pass, including the release-approval gate and script hashes. Exact wording was checked across HTML, translation data, and README/profile text. Desktop and 390 × 844 browser inspection confirmed readable wrapping, native disclosure keyboard activation, and no measured horizontal overflow; viewport overrides were reset. Reader-document failures remain the same 15 pre-existing issues. Whitespace checks pass. This is selected structural/browser verification, not method validation or publication approval. + +## Approved evidence wording: 2026-10-17 + +Applied the two approved evidence paragraphs verbatim to the existing site disclosure, research README, and organization profile. Nearby README introductions now use less repetitive prose. The previously approved mission, method, and accessibility/contribution passages remain verbatim. + +All 11 site checks pass, and the Idea Trail index remains current. HTML and English translation data match the approved evidence wording. Desktop and 390 × 844 browser inspection showed readable wrapping and no measured horizontal overflow. The native disclosure opens and closes with Enter; viewport overrides were reset. The preview matches source HTML exactly, and the current source still fails the historical release-approval gate as intended. Reader-document checking reports the same 15 pre-existing errors. Whitespace checks pass in both repositories. + +These checks cover the changed presentation and source structure. They do not establish scientific validity, a complete accessibility audit, or publication approval. The exact-source approval record and Pages workflow remain unchanged. diff --git a/site/index.html b/site/index.html index 5381218b..994ac265 100644 --- a/site/index.html +++ b/site/index.html @@ -394,7 +394,8 @@

Root Sequence starts with questions that cross fields. We break them into smaller questions, identify the research and methods that can address each one, and examine how the findings connect.

Differences between fields, competing explanations, and unanswered questions stay visible. Evidence and criticism can change the argument or show that a proposed connection does not hold.

-

A cited study, a synthesis, a design proposal, and a fictional example carry different kinds of support. Each source document should identify its claim type, what evidence was inspected, what remains uncertain, and whether a test was actually run.

+

The source notes should let readers follow a claim back to the work supporting it. They should explain how closely we examined the source and where we have gone beyond it to offer an interpretation.

+

A test we propose is still an idea until it has been run. When reporting results, we describe how they were obtained, including whether anyone else has independently repeated the work. Unresolved questions remain visible after publication.

Rae Lovejoy uses AI both as an accessibility aid and as a tool for developing Root Sequence. It helps gather connected ideas, organize material, and develop drafts Rae can review in manageable pieces.

Rae contributes motivating questions, conceptual direction, connections across projects, examples, constraints, objections, and revision decisions. AI contributes literature discovery, synthesis, critique, substantial drafting, and some code, including proposed connections and interpretations. Some ideas develop through the exchange.

AI output is not evidence. Sources and reasoning need checking, and a draft does not automatically represent Rae’s endorsement. Review status is recorded alongside the work.

@@ -985,7 +986,8 @@

"contact.privateNote": "These are public participation routes, not a private contact service. Please keep personal information, confidential material, and security-sensitive details out of public posts.", "research.practiceTitle": "Methods, evidence, and AI use", "research.practiceMethod": "Root Sequence starts with questions that cross fields. We break them into smaller questions, identify the research and methods that can address each one, and examine how the findings connect.", - "research.practiceEvidence": "A cited study, a synthesis, a design proposal, and a fictional example carry different kinds of support. Each source document should identify its claim type, what evidence was inspected, what remains uncertain, and whether a test was actually run.", + "research.practiceEvidence": "The source notes should let readers follow a claim back to the work supporting it. They should explain how closely we examined the source and where we have gone beyond it to offer an interpretation.", + "research.practiceEvidenceTesting": "A test we propose is still an idea until it has been run. When reporting results, we describe how they were obtained, including whether anyone else has independently repeated the work. Unresolved questions remain visible after publication.", "research.practiceAI": "Rae contributes motivating questions, conceptual direction, connections across projects, examples, constraints, objections, and revision decisions. AI contributes literature discovery, synthesis, critique, substantial drafting, and some code, including proposed connections and interpretations. Some ideas develop through the exchange.", "research.practiceReview": "The working paper remains AI-assisted, with author review incomplete and no peer review. Source checking, author approval, independent evaluation, and publication are recorded separately.", "research.methodStatus": "Developing workflow; general effectiveness has not been established.", From 19db0c9a8698cde99dcbf6b0d736445b6f8361da Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 21:48:35 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 07/55] Record repository-only draft placement and homepage copy review --- ROADMAP.md | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index b9041cd1..3454bc10 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | Check | ID | Status | Decision / next action | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [x] | P1-01 | done | Rae approved the mission, site/README accessibility and contribution passages, research-method introduction, and revised evidence wording on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). All are applied to the review drafts. These passage approvals do not approve the research corpus or website release. | -| [ ] | P1-02 | to do | Decide whether draft-only research should later appear on the homepage; Phase 1 keeps it in a clearly labelled repository review queue. | +| [x] | P1-02 | done | Rae confirmed on 2026-10-17 (Pacific) that draft-only research stays in the clearly labelled repository review queue for Phase 1. The homepage keeps its existing six entry points to material already on `main`; being merged does not establish research validity or complete author review. | +| [ ] | P1-07 | in progress | Review the homepage's six existing research descriptions against their canonical sources, one passage at a time, in the approved natural style. The research-method entry is first; a proposed rewrite is presented in chat for review. 0/6 revised entries approved. No description changes are applied yet. | | [ ] | P1-03 | to do | Reconcile overlapping README/index/profile edits with existing PRs before merge. Do not close or supersede substantive research PRs automatically. | | [ ] | P1-04 | to do | Review the proposed organization bio and any repository-description/pin changes. Live settings are outside these source PRs. | | [ ] | P1-05 | blocked | Publication requires Rae's separate approval of the exact final website source. Preserve `site/approval.json`; the release build must reject the candidate until then. Merge alone would trigger the existing Pages workflow, so do not merge this source refresh before resolving that gate. | @@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ Rae also requested more natural prose throughout the drafts, without repeated li ## Review package and update log - 2026-10-17: checklist created after live audit. Public source work is on `docs/professional-refresh-phase-1-2026-10-17`; private project material remains in its existing repositories. +- 2026-10-17 (Pacific): Rae confirmed the repository-only placement of draft-only research (P1-02 complete) and requested review of the homepage research descriptions. P1-07 now tracks that review. The first proposed passage introduces the research method; the website source remains unchanged pending passage review. - Source/copy preparation and selected browser checks completed. The 11 site tests and Idea Trail graph/index pass; reader-check failures match the 15-error base. See [site validation](site/VALIDATION.md). Both draft PRs are open, unmerged, and mergeable at verification. ### Review links @@ -79,6 +81,6 @@ Rae also requested more natural prose throughout the drafts, without repeated li - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. Existing research and commons drafts remain open; reconcile overlapping navigation/profile text before any merge. -- **Next supported review:** which research visitors should encounter first, including whether draft-only research belongs on the homepage (P1-02). The mission, accessibility/contribution, method, and evidence passages are approved; P1-01 is done. +- **Next supported review:** the homepage research-method entry, first of six description reviews (P1-07). Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. The mission, accessibility/contribution, method introduction, and evidence passages are approved; P1-01 and P1-02 are done. -Current status after mission, accessibility/contribution, method, and evidence approval: **14 done, 7 to do, 1 blocked** across 22 tasks. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. +Current status after the research-placement decision: **15 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 23 tasks. P1-07 was added to track the requested homepage-description review. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. From 52b9bd560e4fa47c2d9d2c1c907812d396f1cd43 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 21:52:10 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 08/55] Apply approved homepage research-method entry --- ROADMAP.md | 10 ++++++++-- site/COPY-REVIEW.md | 20 ++++++++++++++++++-- site/VALIDATION.md | 8 ++++++++ site/index.html | 12 ++++++------ site/test_site.py | 2 +- 5 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index 3454bc10..6a6ad506 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [x] | P1-01 | done | Rae approved the mission, site/README accessibility and contribution passages, research-method introduction, and revised evidence wording on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). All are applied to the review drafts. These passage approvals do not approve the research corpus or website release. | | [x] | P1-02 | done | Rae confirmed on 2026-10-17 (Pacific) that draft-only research stays in the clearly labelled repository review queue for Phase 1. The homepage keeps its existing six entry points to material already on `main`; being merged does not establish research validity or complete author review. | -| [ ] | P1-07 | in progress | Review the homepage's six existing research descriptions against their canonical sources, one passage at a time, in the approved natural style. The research-method entry is first; a proposed rewrite is presented in chat for review. 0/6 revised entries approved. No description changes are applied yet. | +| [ ] | P1-07 | in progress | Review the homepage's six existing research descriptions against their canonical sources, one passage at a time, in the approved natural style. Rae approved the research-method title, description, and status wording in writing block `92184` on 2026-10-17 (Pacific); it is applied verbatim to the site draft. 1/6 revised entries approved and applied. The working-paper entry is next for review. | | [ ] | P1-03 | to do | Reconcile overlapping README/index/profile edits with existing PRs before merge. Do not close or supersede substantive research PRs automatically. | | [ ] | P1-04 | to do | Review the proposed organization bio and any repository-description/pin changes. Live settings are outside these source PRs. | | [ ] | P1-05 | blocked | Publication requires Rae's separate approval of the exact final website source. Preserve `site/approval.json`; the release build must reject the candidate until then. Merge alone would trigger the existing Pages workflow, so do not merge this source refresh before resolving that gate. | @@ -70,6 +70,12 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved the revised two-paragraph evidence pas Rae also requested more natural prose throughout the drafts, without repeated list rhythms. Nearby introductions were edited for that preference. Previously approved mission, method, and accessibility/contribution wording remains verbatim. Reference tables and genuine reference lists remain where they help readers find material. +## Approved homepage research-method entry + +On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `92184` and explicitly requested its application to the draft. The title is now “How Root Sequence approaches a question.” Its description and development-status sentence are applied verbatim to the existing homepage entry and English translation data. The link still points to the canonical `research/method.md`. This approves the entry wording; it does not validate the workflow or authorize website publication. + +The working-paper description is the next passage for review. Its canonical paper and assistance/review records remain unchanged. + ## Review package and update log - 2026-10-17: checklist created after live audit. Public source work is on `docs/professional-refresh-phase-1-2026-10-17`; private project material remains in its existing repositories. @@ -81,6 +87,6 @@ Rae also requested more natural prose throughout the drafts, without repeated li - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. Existing research and commons drafts remain open; reconcile overlapping navigation/profile text before any merge. -- **Next supported review:** the homepage research-method entry, first of six description reviews (P1-07). Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. The mission, accessibility/contribution, method introduction, and evidence passages are approved; P1-01 and P1-02 are done. +- **Next supported review:** the homepage working-paper entry, second of six description reviews (P1-07). The research-method entry is approved and applied. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. The mission, accessibility/contribution, method introduction, and evidence passages are approved; P1-01 and P1-02 are done. Current status after the research-placement decision: **15 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 23 tasks. P1-07 was added to track the requested homepage-description review. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. diff --git a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md index 71567474..ade7b6e3 100644 --- a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md +++ b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md @@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ This candidate extends the existing `site/index.html` rather than introducing a The [canonical checklist](../ROADMAP.md) tracks source preparation, review, and the secondary work-samples track. The [dated audit](../AUDIT.md#professional-refresh-audit-2026-10-17) records existing PR overlap and source authority. This edition does not present Root Sequence as affiliated with AIAF or as an established research institution. -Candidate source digest: `375967af67dbf3c1a5ef80af46685d39e620a6ad15876034ac8cd11bda0d77ec`. -Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `6ccdfa3dc1bc0ca8bf26ff4882ea076fdb73f410495036eefce8ca2b775254dd`. +Candidate source digest: `500725de2893d737ecf533558768183948aacda57ac1e0676c9ded9da7d097d5`. +Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `dd5ea0ba616c0d27eaed346b2b9527a70c3c7eb7052c3beb7dc73dcbcc816f62`. `approval.json` still identifies the September 25 edition. It must not be updated until Rae separately approves the exact final source. The release builder rejects the current candidate. Preview builds stay byte-identical to the source and `noindex`; the proposed release label no longer predicts a publication date. The sitemap date describes the source revision. @@ -37,6 +37,22 @@ This is passage-level approval. It does not validate a claim or authorize releas Previous method-copy candidate: source `6280b22a106cec67c8c4b7ecd362975ec04ef330a46faa4933dfbe3149a8209f`; HTML `cd131b3089f76d8b5be56b92f368d7594b342567105b8ff36ea4652f602bacf1`. +## Homepage research-method entry approval: October 17, 2026 + +Rae approved writing block `92184` and asked for its application to the site draft before reviewing the working-paper entry. The title, description, and status sentence are applied verbatim to the existing research-method entry and its English translation data. The link destination remains `research/method.md`. One of the six homepage research entries has completed this passage review. The working-paper description remains unchanged pending review. + +The approved copy is: + +> **How Root Sequence approaches a question** +> +> An idea often begins with a connection between things. This guide helps us work out which fields already study each part and whether their findings support the connection. The idea can change as we learn more, or be set aside if it doesn’t hold up. +> +> This workflow is still developing. Its usefulness across different kinds of research hasn’t been established. + +This is approval of a public description, not validation of the method or exact-source website publication approval. The historical `approval.json` record remains unchanged. + +Previous evidence-copy candidate: source `375967af67dbf3c1a5ef80af46685d39e620a6ad15876034ac8cd11bda0d77ec`; HTML `6ccdfa3dc1bc0ca8bf26ff4882ea076fdb73f410495036eefce8ca2b775254dd`. + ## Earlier review and approval history diff --git a/site/VALIDATION.md b/site/VALIDATION.md index 85083fad..9ee7cb35 100644 --- a/site/VALIDATION.md +++ b/site/VALIDATION.md @@ -198,3 +198,11 @@ Applied the two approved evidence paragraphs verbatim to the existing site discl All 11 site checks pass, and the Idea Trail index remains current. HTML and English translation data match the approved evidence wording. Desktop and 390 × 844 browser inspection showed readable wrapping and no measured horizontal overflow. The native disclosure opens and closes with Enter; viewport overrides were reset. The preview matches source HTML exactly, and the current source still fails the historical release-approval gate as intended. Reader-document checking reports the same 15 pre-existing errors. Whitespace checks pass in both repositories. These checks cover the changed presentation and source structure. They do not establish scientific validity, a complete accessibility audit, or publication approval. The exact-source approval record and Pages workflow remain unchanged. + +## Approved homepage research-method entry: 2026-10-17 + +Applied the approved title, description, and development-status sentence from writing block `92184` verbatim to the existing method entry and English translation data. Updated the existing required-copy assertion to expect the approved heading. The destination remains the canonical `research/method.md`. + +All 11 site checks pass after that assertion update. Exact wording and translation parity were checked, and the preview matches source HTML byte for byte. The entry was inspected at desktop width and 390 × 844 CSS pixels with no measured horizontal overflow; viewport overrides were reset. The publication approval record and Pages workflow are unchanged, and the current candidate still fails the exact-source release gate as intended. + +This pass changes one homepage entry and its review records. It does not alter the detailed research method, the paper, or other research descriptions. Browser inspection is limited to the changed entry; no new whole-repository documentation or scientific-validation result is claimed. diff --git a/site/index.html b/site/index.html index 994ac265..cca86fc1 100644 --- a/site/index.html +++ b/site/index.html @@ -406,9 +406,9 @@

  • Research method

    -

    How Root Sequence researches

    -

    A repeatable process for preserving an intuition, finding the fields that already study its parts, comparing methods, testing the synthesis, and narrowing or retiring ideas when they don’t add value.

    -

    Developing workflow; general effectiveness has not been established.

    +

    How Root Sequence approaches a question

    +

    An idea often begins with a connection between things. This guide helps us work out which fields already study each part and whether their findings support the connection. The idea can change as we learn more, or be set aside if it doesn’t hold up.

    +

    This workflow is still developing. Its usefulness across different kinds of research hasn’t been established.

    Read the research method Opens in a new tab @@ -838,8 +838,8 @@

    "research.title": "Selected research and writing", "research.intro": "These are selected entry points into both what Root Sequence studies and how the work is done. They lead to the longer source documents on GitHub.", "research.typeMethod": "Research method", - "research.methodTitle": "How Root Sequence researches", - "research.methodDescription": "A repeatable process for preserving an intuition, finding the fields that already study its parts, comparing methods, testing the synthesis, and narrowing or retiring ideas when they don’t add value.", + "research.methodTitle": "How Root Sequence approaches a question", + "research.methodDescription": "An idea often begins with a connection between things. This guide helps us work out which fields already study each part and whether their findings support the connection. The idea can change as we learn more, or be set aside if it doesn’t hold up.", "research.methodLink": "Read the research method", "research.typePaper": "Working paper", "research.paperTitle": "Coherence Is a Systems Property", @@ -990,7 +990,7 @@

    "research.practiceEvidenceTesting": "A test we propose is still an idea until it has been run. When reporting results, we describe how they were obtained, including whether anyone else has independently repeated the work. Unresolved questions remain visible after publication.", "research.practiceAI": "Rae contributes motivating questions, conceptual direction, connections across projects, examples, constraints, objections, and revision decisions. AI contributes literature discovery, synthesis, critique, substantial drafting, and some code, including proposed connections and interpretations. Some ideas develop through the exchange.", "research.practiceReview": "The working paper remains AI-assisted, with author review incomplete and no peer review. Source checking, author approval, independent evaluation, and publication are recorded separately.", - "research.methodStatus": "Developing workflow; general effectiveness has not been established.", + "research.methodStatus": "This workflow is still developing. Its usefulness across different kinds of research hasn’t been established.", "research.dynamicStatus": "Working synthesis; cross-domain similarities need domain-specific evidence.", "research.epistemicStatus": "Concept and design proposal; no measured discovery outcome is claimed.", "research.legibleStatus": "Design argument; no usability result is claimed.", diff --git a/site/test_site.py b/site/test_site.py index 7ba157eb..35627062 100644 --- a/site/test_site.py +++ b/site/test_site.py @@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ def test_required_approved_copy_and_controls_are_present(self): "Methods, evidence, and AI use", "AI output is not evidence", 'id="research-practice"', - "How Root Sequence researches", + "How Root Sequence approaches a question", "Adaptive continuity and dynamic coherence", "Epistemic discoverability and knowledge routing", "Legible Systems", From 51381362c2c77e7bb6e7bb8e85597f45f977ce42 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 21:56:24 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 09/55] Apply approved homepage working-paper description --- ROADMAP.md | 8 +++++--- site/COPY-REVIEW.md | 20 ++++++++++++++++++-- site/VALIDATION.md | 8 ++++++++ site/index.html | 8 ++++---- 4 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index 6a6ad506..2951893e 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [x] | P1-01 | done | Rae approved the mission, site/README accessibility and contribution passages, research-method introduction, and revised evidence wording on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). All are applied to the review drafts. These passage approvals do not approve the research corpus or website release. | | [x] | P1-02 | done | Rae confirmed on 2026-10-17 (Pacific) that draft-only research stays in the clearly labelled repository review queue for Phase 1. The homepage keeps its existing six entry points to material already on `main`; being merged does not establish research validity or complete author review. | -| [ ] | P1-07 | in progress | Review the homepage's six existing research descriptions against their canonical sources, one passage at a time, in the approved natural style. Rae approved the research-method title, description, and status wording in writing block `92184` on 2026-10-17 (Pacific); it is applied verbatim to the site draft. 1/6 revised entries approved and applied. The working-paper entry is next for review. | +| [ ] | P1-07 | in progress | Review the homepage's six existing research descriptions against their canonical sources, one passage at a time, in the approved natural style. Rae approved the research-method title, description, and status wording in writing block `92184` on 2026-10-17 (Pacific); it is applied verbatim to the site draft. Rae also approved the working-paper entry in writing block `68425`; its description and status are applied verbatim. 2/6 revised entries approved and applied. The adaptive-continuity / dynamic-coherence entry is next for review. | | [ ] | P1-03 | to do | Reconcile overlapping README/index/profile edits with existing PRs before merge. Do not close or supersede substantive research PRs automatically. | | [ ] | P1-04 | to do | Review the proposed organization bio and any repository-description/pin changes. Live settings are outside these source PRs. | | [ ] | P1-05 | blocked | Publication requires Rae's separate approval of the exact final website source. Preserve `site/approval.json`; the release build must reject the candidate until then. Merge alone would trigger the existing Pages workflow, so do not merge this source refresh before resolving that gate. | @@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ Rae also requested more natural prose throughout the drafts, without repeated li On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `92184` and explicitly requested its application to the draft. The title is now “How Root Sequence approaches a question.” Its description and development-status sentence are applied verbatim to the existing homepage entry and English translation data. The link still points to the canonical `research/method.md`. This approves the entry wording; it does not validate the workflow or authorize website publication. -The working-paper description is the next passage for review. Its canonical paper and assistance/review records remain unchanged. +## Approved homepage working-paper entry + +On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `68425` and explicitly requested its application to the draft. The description and review-status sentence are applied verbatim to the existing “Coherence Is a Systems Property” entry and English translation data. Its title and source destination are unchanged. The adaptive-continuity / dynamic-coherence description is next for review. This approves the public description; the canonical paper and its substantive author-review status remain unchanged. ## Review package and update log @@ -87,6 +89,6 @@ The working-paper description is the next passage for review. Its canonical pape - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. Existing research and commons drafts remain open; reconcile overlapping navigation/profile text before any merge. -- **Next supported review:** the homepage working-paper entry, second of six description reviews (P1-07). The research-method entry is approved and applied. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. The mission, accessibility/contribution, method introduction, and evidence passages are approved; P1-01 and P1-02 are done. +- **Next supported review:** the adaptive-continuity / dynamic-coherence entry, third of six description reviews (P1-07). The research-method and working-paper entries are approved and applied. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. The mission, accessibility/contribution, method introduction, and evidence passages are approved; P1-01 and P1-02 are done. Current status after the research-placement decision: **15 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 23 tasks. P1-07 was added to track the requested homepage-description review. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. diff --git a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md index ade7b6e3..0d67630d 100644 --- a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md +++ b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md @@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ This candidate extends the existing `site/index.html` rather than introducing a The [canonical checklist](../ROADMAP.md) tracks source preparation, review, and the secondary work-samples track. The [dated audit](../AUDIT.md#professional-refresh-audit-2026-10-17) records existing PR overlap and source authority. This edition does not present Root Sequence as affiliated with AIAF or as an established research institution. -Candidate source digest: `500725de2893d737ecf533558768183948aacda57ac1e0676c9ded9da7d097d5`. -Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `dd5ea0ba616c0d27eaed346b2b9527a70c3c7eb7052c3beb7dc73dcbcc816f62`. +Candidate source digest: `7593baf06d6f028f89181691b1bd82442103679843fe5aa36776b501d83ff818`. +Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `73dc264a553498b8284b4352bc9212d56bd394886308405d168c711aee4a0b2e`. `approval.json` still identifies the September 25 edition. It must not be updated until Rae separately approves the exact final source. The release builder rejects the current candidate. Preview builds stay byte-identical to the source and `noindex`; the proposed release label no longer predicts a publication date. The sitemap date describes the source revision. @@ -53,6 +53,22 @@ This is approval of a public description, not validation of the method or exact- Previous evidence-copy candidate: source `375967af67dbf3c1a5ef80af46685d39e620a6ad15876034ac8cd11bda0d77ec`; HTML `6ccdfa3dc1bc0ca8bf26ff4882ea076fdb73f410495036eefce8ca2b775254dd`. +## Homepage working-paper entry approval: October 17, 2026 + +Rae approved writing block `68425` and requested its application to the draft before reviewing adaptive continuity and dynamic coherence. The description and review-status sentence are applied verbatim in HTML and English translation data. The title and source link remain unchanged. Two of the six homepage research entries have completed passage review. + +The approved copy is: + +> **Coherence Is a Systems Property** +> +> An intelligent system can meet its operator’s goal while creating problems for the people affected by it. This working paper asks what we need to examine beyond that goal, including how the institutions around a system shape what it does. +> +> AI-assisted working draft. Author review is incomplete; it has not been peer reviewed. + +This approves the public description. It does not approve the paper’s claims or exact website source for publication. The canonical manuscript, paper-level review records, and `approval.json` remain unchanged. + +Previous research-method-entry candidate: source `500725de2893d737ecf533558768183948aacda57ac1e0676c9ded9da7d097d5`; HTML `dd5ea0ba616c0d27eaed346b2b9527a70c3c7eb7052c3beb7dc73dcbcc816f62`. + ## Earlier review and approval history diff --git a/site/VALIDATION.md b/site/VALIDATION.md index 9ee7cb35..b2ae9f65 100644 --- a/site/VALIDATION.md +++ b/site/VALIDATION.md @@ -206,3 +206,11 @@ Applied the approved title, description, and development-status sentence from wr All 11 site checks pass after that assertion update. Exact wording and translation parity were checked, and the preview matches source HTML byte for byte. The entry was inspected at desktop width and 390 × 844 CSS pixels with no measured horizontal overflow; viewport overrides were reset. The publication approval record and Pages workflow are unchanged, and the current candidate still fails the exact-source release gate as intended. This pass changes one homepage entry and its review records. It does not alter the detailed research method, the paper, or other research descriptions. Browser inspection is limited to the changed entry; no new whole-repository documentation or scientific-validation result is claimed. + +## Approved homepage working-paper entry: 2026-10-17 + +Applied the description and review-status sentence from writing block `68425` verbatim in the existing paper entry and English translation data. Its title and source destination remain unchanged; the existing source-details panel uses the same translated text. + +All 11 site checks pass. Exact text and translation parity were checked, and preview HTML matches source byte for byte. Desktop and 390 × 844 browser inspection found readable wrapping and no measured horizontal overflow; viewport overrides were reset. The manuscript, paper-level review records, historical publication approval, and Pages workflow are unchanged. The current candidate still fails the exact-source release gate as intended. + +These are presentation and structural checks for the changed entry, not scientific validation, a new whole-repository documentation audit, or publication approval. diff --git a/site/index.html b/site/index.html index cca86fc1..bdbc3c76 100644 --- a/site/index.html +++ b/site/index.html @@ -417,8 +417,8 @@

    How Root Sequence approaches a question

    Working paper

    Coherence Is a Systems Property

    -

    A developing argument about examining intelligent systems alongside the institutions, infrastructure, and conditions they depend on.

    -

    AI-assisted draft. Author review pending; not peer reviewed.

    +

    An intelligent system can meet its operator’s goal while creating problems for the people affected by it. This working paper asks what we need to examine beyond that goal, including how the institutions around a system shape what it does.

    +

    AI-assisted working draft. Author review is incomplete; it has not been peer reviewed.

     Read the working paper Opens in a new tab @@ -843,8 +843,8 @@

    "research.methodLink": "Read the research method", "research.typePaper": "Working paper", "research.paperTitle": "Coherence Is a Systems Property", - "research.paperDescription": "A developing argument about examining intelligent systems alongside the institutions, infrastructure, and conditions they depend on.", - "research.paperStatus": "AI-assisted draft. Author review pending; not peer reviewed.", + "research.paperDescription": "An intelligent system can meet its operator’s goal while creating problems for the people affected by it. This working paper asks what we need to examine beyond that goal, including how the institutions around a system shape what it does.", + "research.paperStatus": "AI-assisted working draft. Author review is incomplete; it has not been peer reviewed.", "research.paperLink": "Read the working paper", "research.typeFramework": "Working framework", "research.dynamicTitle": "Adaptive continuity and dynamic coherence", From 0c5adf57ac51eb2e4517d27fa2f840b60e5bbb91 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 22:01:44 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 10/55] Apply approved adaptive-continuity homepage description --- ROADMAP.md | 8 ++++++-- site/COPY-REVIEW.md | 20 ++++++++++++++++++-- site/VALIDATION.md | 8 ++++++++ site/index.html | 8 ++++---- 4 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index 2951893e..c84c73fd 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [x] | P1-01 | done | Rae approved the mission, site/README accessibility and contribution passages, research-method introduction, and revised evidence wording on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). All are applied to the review drafts. These passage approvals do not approve the research corpus or website release. | | [x] | P1-02 | done | Rae confirmed on 2026-10-17 (Pacific) that draft-only research stays in the clearly labelled repository review queue for Phase 1. The homepage keeps its existing six entry points to material already on `main`; being merged does not establish research validity or complete author review. | -| [ ] | P1-07 | in progress | Review the homepage's six existing research descriptions against their canonical sources, one passage at a time, in the approved natural style. Rae approved the research-method title, description, and status wording in writing block `92184` on 2026-10-17 (Pacific); it is applied verbatim to the site draft. Rae also approved the working-paper entry in writing block `68425`; its description and status are applied verbatim. 2/6 revised entries approved and applied. The adaptive-continuity / dynamic-coherence entry is next for review. | +| [ ] | P1-07 | in progress | Review the homepage's six research descriptions against their canonical sources, one passage at a time, in the approved natural style. **3/6 revised entries approved and applied.** See the passage approvals below. Next: epistemic discoverability and knowledge routing. | | [ ] | P1-03 | to do | Reconcile overlapping README/index/profile edits with existing PRs before merge. Do not close or supersede substantive research PRs automatically. | | [ ] | P1-04 | to do | Review the proposed organization bio and any repository-description/pin changes. Live settings are outside these source PRs. | | [ ] | P1-05 | blocked | Publication requires Rae's separate approval of the exact final website source. Preserve `site/approval.json`; the release build must reject the candidate until then. Merge alone would trigger the existing Pages workflow, so do not merge this source refresh before resolving that gate. | @@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `92184` and explicitly r On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `68425` and explicitly requested its application to the draft. The description and review-status sentence are applied verbatim to the existing “Coherence Is a Systems Property” entry and English translation data. Its title and source destination are unchanged. The adaptive-continuity / dynamic-coherence description is next for review. This approves the public description; the canonical paper and its substantive author-review status remain unchanged. +## Approved homepage adaptive-continuity entry + +On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `32716` and explicitly requested its application to the draft. The description and review-status sentence are applied verbatim to the existing “Adaptive continuity and dynamic coherence” entry and English translation data. Its title and canonical source link remain unchanged. The epistemic-discoverability / knowledge-routing entry is next for review. This is passage approval; the underlying framework remains an AI-assisted synthesis with author review incomplete. + ## Review package and update log - 2026-10-17: checklist created after live audit. Public source work is on `docs/professional-refresh-phase-1-2026-10-17`; private project material remains in its existing repositories. @@ -89,6 +93,6 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `68425` and explicitly r - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. Existing research and commons drafts remain open; reconcile overlapping navigation/profile text before any merge. -- **Next supported review:** the adaptive-continuity / dynamic-coherence entry, third of six description reviews (P1-07). The research-method and working-paper entries are approved and applied. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. The mission, accessibility/contribution, method introduction, and evidence passages are approved; P1-01 and P1-02 are done. +- **Next supported review:** the epistemic-discoverability / knowledge-routing entry, fourth of six description reviews (P1-07). The research-method, working-paper, and adaptive-continuity entries are approved and applied. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. The mission, accessibility/contribution, method introduction, and evidence passages are approved; P1-01 and P1-02 are done. Current status after the research-placement decision: **15 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 23 tasks. P1-07 was added to track the requested homepage-description review. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. diff --git a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md index 0d67630d..8a38b80e 100644 --- a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md +++ b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md @@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ This candidate extends the existing `site/index.html` rather than introducing a The [canonical checklist](../ROADMAP.md) tracks source preparation, review, and the secondary work-samples track. The [dated audit](../AUDIT.md#professional-refresh-audit-2026-10-17) records existing PR overlap and source authority. This edition does not present Root Sequence as affiliated with AIAF or as an established research institution. -Candidate source digest: `7593baf06d6f028f89181691b1bd82442103679843fe5aa36776b501d83ff818`. -Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `73dc264a553498b8284b4352bc9212d56bd394886308405d168c711aee4a0b2e`. +Candidate source digest: `69745d9daafd23a4d8ce0c9c7391196de621f8c90a57ca90a9a8c0184f511d11`. +Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `f341386eb9e31e40ff1ba09cd0e9933e0dcb341a1509d26514ac9458de13094b`. `approval.json` still identifies the September 25 edition. It must not be updated until Rae separately approves the exact final source. The release builder rejects the current candidate. Preview builds stay byte-identical to the source and `noindex`; the proposed release label no longer predicts a publication date. The sitemap date describes the source revision. @@ -69,6 +69,22 @@ This approves the public description. It does not approve the paper’s claims o Previous research-method-entry candidate: source `500725de2893d737ecf533558768183948aacda57ac1e0676c9ded9da7d097d5`; HTML `dd5ea0ba616c0d27eaed346b2b9527a70c3c7eb7052c3beb7dc73dcbcc816f62`. +## Homepage adaptive-continuity entry approval: October 17, 2026 + +Rae approved writing block `32716` and requested its application before reviewing epistemic discoverability and knowledge routing. The description and review-status sentence are applied verbatim in HTML and English translation data. The title and source link remain unchanged. Three of the six homepage research entries have completed passage review. + +The approved copy is: + +> **Adaptive continuity and dynamic coherence** +> +> Earlier changes can shape what a system is able to do next. This working framework explores how it can adapt to changing conditions while preserving or rebuilding its capacity to continue. It also asks whose options a change opens up and whose it closes off. +> +> AI-assisted working synthesis; author review is incomplete. Similarities across fields don’t establish that the same process is at work. + +This approves the public description, not the framework’s claims or exact-source website publication. The canonical concept, lineage note, historical `approval.json`, and other research descriptions remain unchanged. + +Previous working-paper-entry candidate: source `7593baf06d6f028f89181691b1bd82442103679843fe5aa36776b501d83ff818`; HTML `73dc264a553498b8284b4352bc9212d56bd394886308405d168c711aee4a0b2e`. + ## Earlier review and approval history diff --git a/site/VALIDATION.md b/site/VALIDATION.md index b2ae9f65..bb60ff75 100644 --- a/site/VALIDATION.md +++ b/site/VALIDATION.md @@ -214,3 +214,11 @@ Applied the description and review-status sentence from writing block `68425` ve All 11 site checks pass. Exact text and translation parity were checked, and preview HTML matches source byte for byte. Desktop and 390 × 844 browser inspection found readable wrapping and no measured horizontal overflow; viewport overrides were reset. The manuscript, paper-level review records, historical publication approval, and Pages workflow are unchanged. The current candidate still fails the exact-source release gate as intended. These are presentation and structural checks for the changed entry, not scientific validation, a new whole-repository documentation audit, or publication approval. + +## Approved homepage adaptive-continuity entry: 2026-10-17 + +Applied the description and status sentence from writing block `32716` verbatim in HTML and English translation data. The title and canonical source destination remain unchanged. + +All 11 site checks pass. Exact text, translation parity, and byte-identical preview output were verified. Desktop and 390 × 844 browser inspection showed readable wrapping and no measured horizontal overflow; viewport overrides were reset. The underlying concept and lineage note, other research descriptions, publication approval, and Pages workflow are unchanged. The candidate still fails the exact-source release gate as intended. + +These checks concern the changed presentation and structure. They do not establish scientific validity, complete accessibility, a new whole-repository audit, or publication approval. diff --git a/site/index.html b/site/index.html index bdbc3c76..5e7c8863 100644 --- a/site/index.html +++ b/site/index.html @@ -427,8 +427,8 @@

    Coherence Is a Systems Property

  • Working framework

    Adaptive continuity and dynamic coherence

    -

    How history can change not only a system’s current state but what it can do next, with explicit limits on cross-domain analogy and no universal coherence score.

    -

    Working synthesis; cross-domain similarities need domain-specific evidence.

    +

    Earlier changes can shape what a system is able to do next. This working framework explores how it can adapt to changing conditions while preserving or rebuilding its capacity to continue. It also asks whose options a change opens up and whose it closes off.

    +

    AI-assisted working synthesis; author review is incomplete. Similarities across fields don’t establish that the same process is at work.

     Read the adaptive-continuity framework Opens in a new tab @@ -848,7 +848,7 @@

    "research.paperLink": "Read the working paper", "research.typeFramework": "Working framework", "research.dynamicTitle": "Adaptive continuity and dynamic coherence", - "research.dynamicDescription": "How history can change not only a system’s current state but what it can do next, with explicit limits on cross-domain analogy and no universal coherence score.", + "research.dynamicDescription": "Earlier changes can shape what a system is able to do next. This working framework explores how it can adapt to changing conditions while preserving or rebuilding its capacity to continue. It also asks whose options a change opens up and whose it closes off.", "research.dynamicLink": "Read the adaptive-continuity framework", "research.typeConcept": "Knowledge design", "research.epistemicTitle": "Epistemic discoverability and knowledge routing", @@ -991,7 +991,7 @@

    "research.practiceAI": "Rae contributes motivating questions, conceptual direction, connections across projects, examples, constraints, objections, and revision decisions. AI contributes literature discovery, synthesis, critique, substantial drafting, and some code, including proposed connections and interpretations. Some ideas develop through the exchange.", "research.practiceReview": "The working paper remains AI-assisted, with author review incomplete and no peer review. Source checking, author approval, independent evaluation, and publication are recorded separately.", "research.methodStatus": "This workflow is still developing. Its usefulness across different kinds of research hasn’t been established.", - "research.dynamicStatus": "Working synthesis; cross-domain similarities need domain-specific evidence.", + "research.dynamicStatus": "AI-assisted working synthesis; author review is incomplete. Similarities across fields don’t establish that the same process is at work.", "research.epistemicStatus": "Concept and design proposal; no measured discovery outcome is claimed.", "research.legibleStatus": "Design argument; no usability result is claimed.", "research.trailsStatus": "Orientation resources; follow a claim to its specific supporting source.", From 6a3feda442845a41a7e8ef79809be725363e113b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 22:05:02 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 11/55] Apply approved knowledge-routing homepage description --- ROADMAP.md | 8 ++++++-- site/COPY-REVIEW.md | 20 ++++++++++++++++++-- site/VALIDATION.md | 8 ++++++++ site/index.html | 8 ++++---- 4 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index c84c73fd..e4356bb3 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [x] | P1-01 | done | Rae approved the mission, site/README accessibility and contribution passages, research-method introduction, and revised evidence wording on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). All are applied to the review drafts. These passage approvals do not approve the research corpus or website release. | | [x] | P1-02 | done | Rae confirmed on 2026-10-17 (Pacific) that draft-only research stays in the clearly labelled repository review queue for Phase 1. The homepage keeps its existing six entry points to material already on `main`; being merged does not establish research validity or complete author review. | -| [ ] | P1-07 | in progress | Review the homepage's six research descriptions against their canonical sources, one passage at a time, in the approved natural style. **3/6 revised entries approved and applied.** See the passage approvals below. Next: epistemic discoverability and knowledge routing. | +| [ ] | P1-07 | in progress | Review the homepage's six research descriptions against their canonical sources, one passage at a time, in the approved natural style. **4/6 revised entries approved and applied.** See the passage approvals below. Next: Legible Systems. | | [ ] | P1-03 | to do | Reconcile overlapping README/index/profile edits with existing PRs before merge. Do not close or supersede substantive research PRs automatically. | | [ ] | P1-04 | to do | Review the proposed organization bio and any repository-description/pin changes. Live settings are outside these source PRs. | | [ ] | P1-05 | blocked | Publication requires Rae's separate approval of the exact final website source. Preserve `site/approval.json`; the release build must reject the candidate until then. Merge alone would trigger the existing Pages workflow, so do not merge this source refresh before resolving that gate. | @@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `68425` and explicitly r On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `32716` and explicitly requested its application to the draft. The description and review-status sentence are applied verbatim to the existing “Adaptive continuity and dynamic coherence” entry and English translation data. Its title and canonical source link remain unchanged. The epistemic-discoverability / knowledge-routing entry is next for review. This is passage approval; the underlying framework remains an AI-assisted synthesis with author review incomplete. +## Approved homepage knowledge-routing entry + +On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `74863` and explicitly requested its application to the draft. The description and review-status sentence are applied verbatim to the existing “Epistemic discoverability and knowledge routing” entry and English translation data. Its title and canonical source link remain unchanged. Legible Systems is next for review. This approves the public description; it does not validate the underlying design proposal or authorize website publication. + ## Review package and update log - 2026-10-17: checklist created after live audit. Public source work is on `docs/professional-refresh-phase-1-2026-10-17`; private project material remains in its existing repositories. @@ -93,6 +97,6 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `32716` and explicitly r - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. Existing research and commons drafts remain open; reconcile overlapping navigation/profile text before any merge. -- **Next supported review:** the epistemic-discoverability / knowledge-routing entry, fourth of six description reviews (P1-07). The research-method, working-paper, and adaptive-continuity entries are approved and applied. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. The mission, accessibility/contribution, method introduction, and evidence passages are approved; P1-01 and P1-02 are done. +- **Next supported review:** Legible Systems, fifth of six description reviews (P1-07). The first four entries are approved and applied. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. The mission, accessibility/contribution, method introduction, and evidence passages are approved; P1-01 and P1-02 are done. Current status after the research-placement decision: **15 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 23 tasks. P1-07 was added to track the requested homepage-description review. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. diff --git a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md index 8a38b80e..795d9bd3 100644 --- a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md +++ b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md @@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ This candidate extends the existing `site/index.html` rather than introducing a The [canonical checklist](../ROADMAP.md) tracks source preparation, review, and the secondary work-samples track. The [dated audit](../AUDIT.md#professional-refresh-audit-2026-10-17) records existing PR overlap and source authority. This edition does not present Root Sequence as affiliated with AIAF or as an established research institution. -Candidate source digest: `69745d9daafd23a4d8ce0c9c7391196de621f8c90a57ca90a9a8c0184f511d11`. -Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `f341386eb9e31e40ff1ba09cd0e9933e0dcb341a1509d26514ac9458de13094b`. +Candidate source digest: `155ac679bcd093d3ad45276200800de537becd32d32501d4a2ea1a447e0a90ee`. +Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `3a830d424d1de8970f9b02dce7459359ba7b541b6ec1c9923f57083704fe160f`. `approval.json` still identifies the September 25 edition. It must not be updated until Rae separately approves the exact final source. The release builder rejects the current candidate. Preview builds stay byte-identical to the source and `noindex`; the proposed release label no longer predicts a publication date. The sitemap date describes the source revision. @@ -85,6 +85,22 @@ This approves the public description, not the framework’s claims or exact-sour Previous working-paper-entry candidate: source `7593baf06d6f028f89181691b1bd82442103679843fe5aa36776b501d83ff818`; HTML `73dc264a553498b8284b4352bc9212d56bd394886308405d168c711aee4a0b2e`. +## Homepage knowledge-routing entry approval: October 17, 2026 + +Rae approved writing block `74863` and requested its application before reviewing Legible Systems. The description and review-status sentence are applied verbatim in HTML and English translation data. The title and source link remain unchanged. Four of the six homepage research entries have completed passage review. + +The approved copy is: + +> **Epistemic discoverability and knowledge routing** +> +> Knowledge can be available and still be hard to find when you don’t know what to call it. This design concept explores how to start with your own words and find research relevant to your question. Suggested routes should explain why they might help, so you can decide where to go next. +> +> AI-assisted design proposal; author review is incomplete. Its usefulness for finding research hasn’t been established. + +This approves the public description, not the underlying design proposal or exact-source website publication. The canonical concept, historical `approval.json`, and other research descriptions remain unchanged. + +Previous adaptive-continuity-entry candidate: source `69745d9daafd23a4d8ce0c9c7391196de621f8c90a57ca90a9a8c0184f511d11`; HTML `f341386eb9e31e40ff1ba09cd0e9933e0dcb341a1509d26514ac9458de13094b`. + ## Earlier review and approval history diff --git a/site/VALIDATION.md b/site/VALIDATION.md index bb60ff75..aa8d20ab 100644 --- a/site/VALIDATION.md +++ b/site/VALIDATION.md @@ -222,3 +222,11 @@ Applied the description and status sentence from writing block `32716` verbatim All 11 site checks pass. Exact text, translation parity, and byte-identical preview output were verified. Desktop and 390 × 844 browser inspection showed readable wrapping and no measured horizontal overflow; viewport overrides were reset. The underlying concept and lineage note, other research descriptions, publication approval, and Pages workflow are unchanged. The candidate still fails the exact-source release gate as intended. These checks concern the changed presentation and structure. They do not establish scientific validity, complete accessibility, a new whole-repository audit, or publication approval. + +## Approved homepage knowledge-routing entry: 2026-10-17 + +Applied the description and status sentence from writing block `74863` verbatim in HTML and English translation data. The title and canonical source destination remain unchanged. + +All 11 site checks pass. Exact wording, translation parity, and byte-identical preview output were verified. Desktop and 390 × 844 browser inspection found readable wrapping and no measured horizontal overflow; viewport overrides were reset. The underlying concept, other research entries, historical publication approval, and Pages workflow remain unchanged. The current candidate still fails the exact-source release gate as intended. + +These are checks of the changed presentation and structure, not a measured discovery result, complete accessibility audit, or publication approval. diff --git a/site/index.html b/site/index.html index 5e7c8863..3748ce10 100644 --- a/site/index.html +++ b/site/index.html @@ -437,8 +437,8 @@

    Adaptive continuity and dynamic coherence<

  • Knowledge design

    Epistemic discoverability and knowledge routing

    -

    How people can move from the questions and vocabulary they already have toward fields, concepts, sources, and methods they do not yet know how to name.

    -

    Concept and design proposal; no measured discovery outcome is claimed.

    +

    Knowledge can be available and still be hard to find when you don’t know what to call it. This design concept explores how to start with your own words and find research relevant to your question. Suggested routes should explain why they might help, so you can decide where to go next.

    +

    AI-assisted design proposal; author review is incomplete. Its usefulness for finding research hasn’t been established.

     Read the knowledge-routing concept Opens in a new tab @@ -852,7 +852,7 @@

    "research.dynamicLink": "Read the adaptive-continuity framework", "research.typeConcept": "Knowledge design", "research.epistemicTitle": "Epistemic discoverability and knowledge routing", - "research.epistemicDescription": "How people can move from the questions and vocabulary they already have toward fields, concepts, sources, and methods they do not yet know how to name.", + "research.epistemicDescription": "Knowledge can be available and still be hard to find when you don’t know what to call it. This design concept explores how to start with your own words and find research relevant to your question. Suggested routes should explain why they might help, so you can decide where to go next.", "research.epistemicLink": "Read the knowledge-routing concept", "research.typePrinciple": "Design principle", "research.legibleTitle": "Legible Systems", @@ -992,7 +992,7 @@

    "research.practiceReview": "The working paper remains AI-assisted, with author review incomplete and no peer review. Source checking, author approval, independent evaluation, and publication are recorded separately.", "research.methodStatus": "This workflow is still developing. Its usefulness across different kinds of research hasn’t been established.", "research.dynamicStatus": "AI-assisted working synthesis; author review is incomplete. Similarities across fields don’t establish that the same process is at work.", - "research.epistemicStatus": "Concept and design proposal; no measured discovery outcome is claimed.", + "research.epistemicStatus": "AI-assisted design proposal; author review is incomplete. Its usefulness for finding research hasn’t been established.", "research.legibleStatus": "Design argument; no usability result is claimed.", "research.trailsStatus": "Orientation resources; follow a claim to its specific supporting source.", "research.practiceAccessibility": "Rae Lovejoy uses AI both as an accessibility aid and as a tool for developing Root Sequence. It helps gather connected ideas, organize material, and develop drafts Rae can review in manageable pieces.", From d735d657fb3bd917c84e70ddea36e09414fc0782 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 22:07:53 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 12/55] Apply approved Legible Systems homepage description --- ROADMAP.md | 8 ++++++-- site/COPY-REVIEW.md | 20 ++++++++++++++++++-- site/VALIDATION.md | 8 ++++++++ site/index.html | 8 ++++---- 4 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index e4356bb3..156b393d 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [x] | P1-01 | done | Rae approved the mission, site/README accessibility and contribution passages, research-method introduction, and revised evidence wording on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). All are applied to the review drafts. These passage approvals do not approve the research corpus or website release. | | [x] | P1-02 | done | Rae confirmed on 2026-10-17 (Pacific) that draft-only research stays in the clearly labelled repository review queue for Phase 1. The homepage keeps its existing six entry points to material already on `main`; being merged does not establish research validity or complete author review. | -| [ ] | P1-07 | in progress | Review the homepage's six research descriptions against their canonical sources, one passage at a time, in the approved natural style. **4/6 revised entries approved and applied.** See the passage approvals below. Next: Legible Systems. | +| [ ] | P1-07 | in progress | Review the homepage's six research descriptions against their canonical sources, one passage at a time, in the approved natural style. **5/6 revised entries approved and applied.** See the passage approvals below. Next: Reading Trails. | | [ ] | P1-03 | to do | Reconcile overlapping README/index/profile edits with existing PRs before merge. Do not close or supersede substantive research PRs automatically. | | [ ] | P1-04 | to do | Review the proposed organization bio and any repository-description/pin changes. Live settings are outside these source PRs. | | [ ] | P1-05 | blocked | Publication requires Rae's separate approval of the exact final website source. Preserve `site/approval.json`; the release build must reject the candidate until then. Merge alone would trigger the existing Pages workflow, so do not merge this source refresh before resolving that gate. | @@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `32716` and explicitly r On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `74863` and explicitly requested its application to the draft. The description and review-status sentence are applied verbatim to the existing “Epistemic discoverability and knowledge routing” entry and English translation data. Its title and canonical source link remain unchanged. Legible Systems is next for review. This approves the public description; it does not validate the underlying design proposal or authorize website publication. +## Approved homepage Legible Systems entry + +On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `96184` by responding “perfect.” The description and status sentence are applied verbatim to the existing Legible Systems entry and English translation data. The title and canonical source link remain unchanged. Reading Trails is the last entry awaiting review. This approves the public description, not the design principle’s efficacy or exact-source website publication. + ## Review package and update log - 2026-10-17: checklist created after live audit. Public source work is on `docs/professional-refresh-phase-1-2026-10-17`; private project material remains in its existing repositories. @@ -97,6 +101,6 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `74863` and explicitly r - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. Existing research and commons drafts remain open; reconcile overlapping navigation/profile text before any merge. -- **Next supported review:** Legible Systems, fifth of six description reviews (P1-07). The first four entries are approved and applied. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. The mission, accessibility/contribution, method introduction, and evidence passages are approved; P1-01 and P1-02 are done. +- **Next supported review:** Reading Trails, the last of six description reviews (P1-07). The first five entries are approved and applied. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. The mission, accessibility/contribution, method introduction, and evidence passages are approved; P1-01 and P1-02 are done. Current status after the research-placement decision: **15 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 23 tasks. P1-07 was added to track the requested homepage-description review. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. diff --git a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md index 795d9bd3..0ec29bf1 100644 --- a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md +++ b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md @@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ This candidate extends the existing `site/index.html` rather than introducing a The [canonical checklist](../ROADMAP.md) tracks source preparation, review, and the secondary work-samples track. The [dated audit](../AUDIT.md#professional-refresh-audit-2026-10-17) records existing PR overlap and source authority. This edition does not present Root Sequence as affiliated with AIAF or as an established research institution. -Candidate source digest: `155ac679bcd093d3ad45276200800de537becd32d32501d4a2ea1a447e0a90ee`. -Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `3a830d424d1de8970f9b02dce7459359ba7b541b6ec1c9923f57083704fe160f`. +Candidate source digest: `6e2097673fbe7ba84c3786a2b7804bcd83cbb5ca1f7942fd81c42780500fb698`. +Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `643c5e6e9f9815571b5a8c4df4400eb342e25c9f77351d0d39d4267293acc60e`. `approval.json` still identifies the September 25 edition. It must not be updated until Rae separately approves the exact final source. The release builder rejects the current candidate. Preview builds stay byte-identical to the source and `noindex`; the proposed release label no longer predicts a publication date. The sitemap date describes the source revision. @@ -101,6 +101,22 @@ This approves the public description, not the underlying design proposal or exac Previous adaptive-continuity-entry candidate: source `69745d9daafd23a4d8ce0c9c7391196de621f8c90a57ca90a9a8c0184f511d11`; HTML `f341386eb9e31e40ff1ba09cd0e9933e0dcb341a1509d26514ac9458de13094b`. +## Homepage Legible Systems entry approval: October 17, 2026 + +Rae approved writing block `96184` by responding “perfect.” The description and status sentence are applied verbatim in HTML and English translation data. The title and source link remain unchanged. Five of the six homepage research entries have completed passage review. + +The approved copy is: + +> **Legible Systems** +> +> A system should be straightforward to use, with deeper explanations available when you need them. This design principle explores how that understanding can help you repair a fault or question a decision that affects you, without requiring you to learn the whole system first. +> +> Developing design guidance. Its effects on usability still need evaluation. + +This approves the public description, not measured usability effects or exact-source website publication. The canonical design principle, historical `approval.json`, and other research descriptions remain unchanged. + +Previous knowledge-routing-entry candidate: source `155ac679bcd093d3ad45276200800de537becd32d32501d4a2ea1a447e0a90ee`; HTML `3a830d424d1de8970f9b02dce7459359ba7b541b6ec1c9923f57083704fe160f`. + ## Earlier review and approval history diff --git a/site/VALIDATION.md b/site/VALIDATION.md index aa8d20ab..88fe6681 100644 --- a/site/VALIDATION.md +++ b/site/VALIDATION.md @@ -230,3 +230,11 @@ Applied the description and status sentence from writing block `74863` verbatim All 11 site checks pass. Exact wording, translation parity, and byte-identical preview output were verified. Desktop and 390 × 844 browser inspection found readable wrapping and no measured horizontal overflow; viewport overrides were reset. The underlying concept, other research entries, historical publication approval, and Pages workflow remain unchanged. The current candidate still fails the exact-source release gate as intended. These are checks of the changed presentation and structure, not a measured discovery result, complete accessibility audit, or publication approval. + +## Approved homepage Legible Systems entry: 2026-10-17 + +Applied the description and status sentence from writing block `96184` verbatim in HTML and English translation data. The title and canonical source destination remain unchanged. + +All 11 site checks pass. Exact wording, translation parity, and byte-identical preview output were verified. Desktop and 390 × 844 browser inspection found readable wrapping and no measured horizontal overflow; viewport overrides were reset. The underlying design principle, other research entries, historical publication approval, and Pages workflow are unchanged. The candidate still fails the exact-source release gate as intended. + +These are presentation and structural checks, not usability evaluation, a complete accessibility audit, or publication approval. diff --git a/site/index.html b/site/index.html index 3748ce10..b918c47f 100644 --- a/site/index.html +++ b/site/index.html @@ -447,8 +447,8 @@

    Epistemic discoverability and knowledge

  • Design principle

    Legible Systems

    -

    How a system can remain approachable without hiding the information people need to understand, question, repair, modify, or leave it.

    -

    Design argument; no usability result is claimed.

    +

    A system should be straightforward to use, with deeper explanations available when you need them. This design principle explores how that understanding can help you repair a fault or question a decision that affects you, without requiring you to learn the whole system first.

    +

    Developing design guidance. Its effects on usability still need evaluation.

     Read Legible Systems Opens in a new tab @@ -856,7 +856,7 @@

    "research.epistemicLink": "Read the knowledge-routing concept", "research.typePrinciple": "Design principle", "research.legibleTitle": "Legible Systems", - "research.legibleDescription": "How a system can remain approachable without hiding the information people need to understand, question, repair, modify, or leave it.", + "research.legibleDescription": "A system should be straightforward to use, with deeper explanations available when you need them. This design principle explores how that understanding can help you repair a fault or question a decision that affects you, without requiring you to learn the whole system first.", "research.legibleLink": "Read Legible Systems", "research.typeResource": "Research resource", "research.trailsTitle": "Reading Trails", @@ -993,7 +993,7 @@

    "research.methodStatus": "This workflow is still developing. Its usefulness across different kinds of research hasn’t been established.", "research.dynamicStatus": "AI-assisted working synthesis; author review is incomplete. Similarities across fields don’t establish that the same process is at work.", "research.epistemicStatus": "AI-assisted design proposal; author review is incomplete. Its usefulness for finding research hasn’t been established.", - "research.legibleStatus": "Design argument; no usability result is claimed.", + "research.legibleStatus": "Developing design guidance. Its effects on usability still need evaluation.", "research.trailsStatus": "Orientation resources; follow a claim to its specific supporting source.", "research.practiceAccessibility": "Rae Lovejoy uses AI both as an accessibility aid and as a tool for developing Root Sequence. It helps gather connected ideas, organize material, and develop drafts Rae can review in manageable pieces.", "research.practiceContributionReview": "AI output is not evidence. Sources and reasoning need checking, and a draft does not automatically represent Rae’s endorsement. Review status is recorded alongside the work.", From 8b16c2ba4670596f5f8d38c216f8ac8d6a597d70 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 22:17:43 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 13/55] Complete approved research descriptions and assess draft overlap --- AUDIT.md | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ ROADMAP.md | 12 ++++++++---- site/COPY-REVIEW.md | 20 ++++++++++++++++++-- site/VALIDATION.md | 10 ++++++++++ site/index.html | 8 ++++---- 5 files changed, 60 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/AUDIT.md b/AUDIT.md index 25315a43..ec618e45 100644 --- a/AUDIT.md +++ b/AUDIT.md @@ -170,6 +170,26 @@ Research drafts keep one substantive home. New material in `research/work-sample - Live organization bio reads “A systems-oriented lab exploring root structures and unfolding sequences shaping systems, intelligence, technology, and reality.” A replacement is proposed below; live settings have not been changed. - Current site links and research entry points already provide a useful baseline. Improve identity, claim-status visibility, and disclosure within that structure. +### Refresh compatibility review: 2026-10-17 + +After the six homepage descriptions completed passage review, the live heads and shared-file patches were checked again. All named PRs remain open, draft, and unmerged. `main` still points to the public base commits recorded above. + +Local compatibility checks used Git's tree-only merge calculation. They created temporary Git objects and local review refs; they did not merge a branch, change either working tree, or update any existing research/commons PR. Each calculation compared the refresh with one older draft independently; this does not establish compatibility among all older drafts combined or approve their substance. + +| Draft compared with refresh | Inspected head | Shared work | Result / retained intent | +| --- | --- | --- | --- | +| root #42 | `6329bfea8b9d25a3bf5845046f3313f17d063b57` | Research index | No textual conflict. Preserve its bounded agency-under-stress entry when that research is reviewed; keep the current labelled PR route while it remains unmerged. | +| root #43 | `6097553039e985d94a6460ea57fe105d38045f94` | Root README | No textual conflict. Its commons-proposal paragraph is an addition, not a replacement for the independent-research mission. | +| root #44 | `00f14ffd8fb8bffc0c551e1bab88b64c1f5c58b2` | Research index | No textual conflict. Preserve the research-area route and companion inquiries if that draft is later approved. | +| root #45 | `30748ee8db9bfde29fc0312a41b8f04edd98340d` | Research index | No textual conflict. Preserve its source/claim package in its existing home; a merged index route would replace its entry in the draft-only queue. | +| organization #9 versus #10 | #9 `e95fda37278b0b1f4d5a03be219f0bcf078d556c`; #10 `8989e7f156f6b2e9e9923eafe3c3d67d9c30abe9` | Organization README and profile | The README additions coexist. `profile/README.md` has a textual conflict between the rewritten introduction and the older commons paragraph. | + +The root calculations used refresh head `d735d657fb3bd917c84e70ddea36e09414fc0782`, immediately before the Reading Trails wording update. That update changes only the last site's research description and its records, outside the older drafts' files. + +**Profile resolution proposed for the next review:** retain #10's independent-research introduction and current project boundaries. Keep the commons proposal clearly labelled and linked to root #43 while it remains a draft, and fold #9's short profile-level invitation into that existing paragraph rather than appending a second overview. Preserve #9's substantive contribution/stewardship documents in their own review. Its links to the future `main` commons anchor require root #43 to land first, or a temporary route to that PR; neither dependency is resolved by this refresh. + +No older PR is closed, rebased, or overwritten here. Before any eventual merge, rerun the checks on the actual then-current heads, resolve the profile text in a review branch, and check the research queue for duplicate or newly merged routes. This is compatibility analysis, not publication approval. + ### Proposed short organization bio > Independent interdisciplinary research exploring how intelligence, technology, and social systems shape one another. Research, design, and exploratory writing. diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index 156b393d..6210c0fb 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [x] | P1-01 | done | Rae approved the mission, site/README accessibility and contribution passages, research-method introduction, and revised evidence wording on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). All are applied to the review drafts. These passage approvals do not approve the research corpus or website release. | | [x] | P1-02 | done | Rae confirmed on 2026-10-17 (Pacific) that draft-only research stays in the clearly labelled repository review queue for Phase 1. The homepage keeps its existing six entry points to material already on `main`; being merged does not establish research validity or complete author review. | -| [ ] | P1-07 | in progress | Review the homepage's six research descriptions against their canonical sources, one passage at a time, in the approved natural style. **5/6 revised entries approved and applied.** See the passage approvals below. Next: Reading Trails. | -| [ ] | P1-03 | to do | Reconcile overlapping README/index/profile edits with existing PRs before merge. Do not close or supersede substantive research PRs automatically. | +| [x] | P1-07 | done | **6/6 homepage research entries approved and applied** to HTML and English translation data. Each was checked against its canonical source and reviewed as a short passage. See the approval records below. This completes description review, not research validation or website publication approval. | +| [ ] | P1-03 | in progress | Fresh shared-hunk review and local compatibility checks found no textual conflict between the refresh and root PRs #42–#45 individually. Organization PRs #9 and #10 conflict in `profile/README.md`. The [audit records the resolution plan](AUDIT.md#refresh-compatibility-review-2026-10-17). Older drafts remain unchanged; profile reconciliation is next. | | [ ] | P1-04 | to do | Review the proposed organization bio and any repository-description/pin changes. Live settings are outside these source PRs. | | [ ] | P1-05 | blocked | Publication requires Rae's separate approval of the exact final website source. Preserve `site/approval.json`; the release build must reject the candidate until then. Merge alone would trigger the existing Pages workflow, so do not merge this source refresh before resolving that gate. | | [ ] | P1-06 | to do | Broader documentation repair: the untouched base has 15 reader-check errors in living-paper notes. Repair in its own scoped pass, following that directory's instructions. | @@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `74863` and explicitly r On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `96184` by responding “perfect.” The description and status sentence are applied verbatim to the existing Legible Systems entry and English translation data. The title and canonical source link remain unchanged. Reading Trails is the last entry awaiting review. This approves the public description, not the design principle’s efficacy or exact-source website publication. +## Approved homepage Reading Trails entry + +On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `50297` and explicitly requested its application to the draft. The description and status sentence are applied verbatim to the existing Reading Trails entry and English translation data. Its title and canonical source link remain unchanged. All six homepage research descriptions have now completed passage review. This does not approve the resources’ contents, the underlying research corpus, or exact-source website publication. + ## Review package and update log - 2026-10-17: checklist created after live audit. Public source work is on `docs/professional-refresh-phase-1-2026-10-17`; private project material remains in its existing repositories. @@ -101,6 +105,6 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `96184` by responding - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. Existing research and commons drafts remain open; reconcile overlapping navigation/profile text before any merge. -- **Next supported review:** Reading Trails, the last of six description reviews (P1-07). The first five entries are approved and applied. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. The mission, accessibility/contribution, method introduction, and evidence passages are approved; P1-01 and P1-02 are done. +- **Next supported review:** reconcile the organization profile with the older commons draft (P1-03), then review the proposed short organization bio (P1-04). All six homepage research descriptions are approved and applied. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. The mission, accessibility/contribution, method introduction, and evidence passages are approved; P1-01 and P1-02 are done. -Current status after the research-placement decision: **15 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 23 tasks. P1-07 was added to track the requested homepage-description review. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. +Current status after homepage-description review and the fresh compatibility check: **16 done, 5 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 23 tasks. P1-07 is complete; P1-03 is in progress for the profile conflict. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. diff --git a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md index 0ec29bf1..22aa786e 100644 --- a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md +++ b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md @@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ This candidate extends the existing `site/index.html` rather than introducing a The [canonical checklist](../ROADMAP.md) tracks source preparation, review, and the secondary work-samples track. The [dated audit](../AUDIT.md#professional-refresh-audit-2026-10-17) records existing PR overlap and source authority. This edition does not present Root Sequence as affiliated with AIAF or as an established research institution. -Candidate source digest: `6e2097673fbe7ba84c3786a2b7804bcd83cbb5ca1f7942fd81c42780500fb698`. -Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `643c5e6e9f9815571b5a8c4df4400eb342e25c9f77351d0d39d4267293acc60e`. +Candidate source digest: `1afcfd5f362532ef50c3aa0e12497e620cc647a4d954d5de8bdaf2074561694c`. +Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `3b6d69e88c4a7e63a083f8b3b739c0d6f116f0dc862605d1ed116e1a24273706`. `approval.json` still identifies the September 25 edition. It must not be updated until Rae separately approves the exact final source. The release builder rejects the current candidate. Preview builds stay byte-identical to the source and `noindex`; the proposed release label no longer predicts a publication date. The sitemap date describes the source revision. @@ -117,6 +117,22 @@ This approves the public description, not measured usability effects or exact-so Previous knowledge-routing-entry candidate: source `155ac679bcd093d3ad45276200800de537becd32d32501d4a2ea1a447e0a90ee`; HTML `3a830d424d1de8970f9b02dce7459359ba7b541b6ec1c9923f57083704fe160f`. +## Homepage Reading Trails entry approval: October 17, 2026 + +Rae approved writing block `50297` and explicitly requested its application. The description and status sentence are applied verbatim in HTML and English translation data. The title and source link remain unchanged. All six homepage research entries have now completed passage review. + +The approved copy is: + +> **Reading Trails** +> +> Reading Trails keeps track of places worth exploring that turn up during research. The notes explain why a resource might be useful and suggest somewhere to begin. You can follow a question or wander into something you didn’t know to look for. +> +> Developing collection, including AI-assisted starter trails awaiting author review. A resource’s inclusion doesn’t establish support for a claim. + +This approves the public description, not the linked resources’ claims or exact-source website publication. The underlying trails, historical `approval.json`, and previously approved descriptions remain unchanged. + +Previous Legible Systems-entry candidate: source `6e2097673fbe7ba84c3786a2b7804bcd83cbb5ca1f7942fd81c42780500fb698`; HTML `643c5e6e9f9815571b5a8c4df4400eb342e25c9f77351d0d39d4267293acc60e`. + ## Earlier review and approval history diff --git a/site/VALIDATION.md b/site/VALIDATION.md index 88fe6681..5303772c 100644 --- a/site/VALIDATION.md +++ b/site/VALIDATION.md @@ -238,3 +238,13 @@ Applied the description and status sentence from writing block `96184` verbatim All 11 site checks pass. Exact wording, translation parity, and byte-identical preview output were verified. Desktop and 390 × 844 browser inspection found readable wrapping and no measured horizontal overflow; viewport overrides were reset. The underlying design principle, other research entries, historical publication approval, and Pages workflow are unchanged. The candidate still fails the exact-source release gate as intended. These are presentation and structural checks, not usability evaluation, a complete accessibility audit, or publication approval. + +## Completed homepage-description review: 2026-10-17 + +Applied the Reading Trails description and status sentence from writing block `50297` verbatim in HTML and English translation data. All six entries now match their individually approved wording. Titles and canonical source destinations are preserved except for the separately approved research-method title. + +All 11 site checks and the Idea Trail index check pass. Exact wording, translation parity, and byte-identical preview output were checked. Reading Trails was inspected at desktop width and 390 × 844 CSS pixels with no measured horizontal overflow; viewport overrides were reset. The broader reader-document check still reports the same 15 pre-existing errors. + +Tree-only compatibility checks against current PR heads found no textual conflict between the root refresh and each of #42–#45 individually. Organization #9 and #10 conflict in `profile/README.md`; the proposed resolution is recorded in the [audit](../AUDIT.md#refresh-compatibility-review-2026-10-17). No older PR was modified and no branch was merged by those calculations. + +The historical publication approval and Pages workflow remain unchanged. The current candidate still fails the exact-source release gate. These results do not establish scientific validity, complete accessibility, or publication approval. diff --git a/site/index.html b/site/index.html index b918c47f..eb5f5c02 100644 --- a/site/index.html +++ b/site/index.html @@ -457,8 +457,8 @@

    Legible Systems

  • Research resource

    Reading Trails

    -

    Curated routes into the archives, societies, courses, papers, and intellectual neighborhoods that surface during research, kept separate from claim-level evidence.

    -

    Orientation resources; follow a claim to its specific supporting source.

    +

    Reading Trails keeps track of places worth exploring that turn up during research. The notes explain why a resource might be useful and suggest somewhere to begin. You can follow a question or wander into something you didn’t know to look for.

    +

    Developing collection, including AI-assisted starter trails awaiting author review. A resource’s inclusion doesn’t establish support for a claim.

     Explore the Reading Trails Opens in a new tab @@ -860,7 +860,7 @@

    "research.legibleLink": "Read Legible Systems", "research.typeResource": "Research resource", "research.trailsTitle": "Reading Trails", - "research.trailsDescription": "Curated routes into the archives, societies, courses, papers, and intellectual neighborhoods that surface during research, kept separate from claim-level evidence.", + "research.trailsDescription": "Reading Trails keeps track of places worth exploring that turn up during research. The notes explain why a resource might be useful and suggest somewhere to begin. You can follow a question or wander into something you didn’t know to look for.", "research.trailsLink": "Explore the Reading Trails", "research.allLink": "Browse the wider research repository", "research.next": "Where imagination fits", @@ -994,7 +994,7 @@

    "research.dynamicStatus": "AI-assisted working synthesis; author review is incomplete. Similarities across fields don’t establish that the same process is at work.", "research.epistemicStatus": "AI-assisted design proposal; author review is incomplete. Its usefulness for finding research hasn’t been established.", "research.legibleStatus": "Developing design guidance. Its effects on usability still need evaluation.", - "research.trailsStatus": "Orientation resources; follow a claim to its specific supporting source.", + "research.trailsStatus": "Developing collection, including AI-assisted starter trails awaiting author review. A resource’s inclusion doesn’t establish support for a claim.", "research.practiceAccessibility": "Rae Lovejoy uses AI both as an accessibility aid and as a tool for developing Root Sequence. It helps gather connected ideas, organize material, and develop drafts Rae can review in manageable pieces.", "research.practiceContributionReview": "AI output is not evidence. Sources and reasoning need checking, and a draft does not automatically represent Rae’s endorsement. Review status is recorded alongside the work.", "research.practiceMethodRevision": "Differences between fields, competing explanations, and unanswered questions stay visible. Evidence and criticism can change the argument or show that a proposed connection does not hold." From 757401c23acd31dd58725e27f8faf48d5706b5fd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 22:23:49 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 14/55] Record resolved profile drafts and prepare organization bio review --- AUDIT.md | 16 +++++++++++++--- ROADMAP.md | 8 ++++---- 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/AUDIT.md b/AUDIT.md index ec618e45..1189f88c 100644 --- a/AUDIT.md +++ b/AUDIT.md @@ -188,13 +188,23 @@ The root calculations used refresh head `d735d657fb3bd917c84e70ddea36e09414fc078 **Profile resolution proposed for the next review:** retain #10's independent-research introduction and current project boundaries. Keep the commons proposal clearly labelled and linked to root #43 while it remains a draft, and fold #9's short profile-level invitation into that existing paragraph rather than appending a second overview. Preserve #9's substantive contribution/stewardship documents in their own review. Its links to the future `main` commons anchor require root #43 to land first, or a temporary route to that PR; neither dependency is resolved by this refresh. -No older PR is closed, rebased, or overwritten here. Before any eventual merge, rerun the checks on the actual then-current heads, resolve the profile text in a review branch, and check the research queue for duplicate or newly merged routes. This is compatibility analysis, not publication approval. +The check itself did not close, rebase, or overwrite an older PR. The remaining profile conflict was resolved in the subsequent draft update below. Before any eventual merge, rerun compatibility checks on the then-current heads and check the research queue for duplicate or newly merged routes. Compatibility does not approve publication. + +### Organization profile overlap resolved: 2026-10-17 + +The professional-refresh profile in organization #10 now contains one concise collaboration summary. It retains the independent-research mission and existing project boundaries, routes to the review-pending commons proposal, and keeps maintenance responsibility and decision powers provisional. Previously approved mission, research-method, evidence, and AI/accessibility passages are preserved verbatim. The new collaboration summary is prepared for PR review; it is not recorded as a separately approved passage. + +The redundant profile-only paragraph has been removed from organization #9’s diff by restoring that file to its existing base version. Its four substantive guidance files (`README.md`, `CONTRIBUTING.md`, `PROJECT_STEWARDSHIP.md`, and `PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md`) remain byte-for-byte identical to #9’s original head. This preserves their separate review instead of including governance proposals in the professional refresh. The earlier profile wording remains recoverable in Git history. + +Updated draft heads: #9 `36527befd9f1f5576966940e9b57ef7aa194167f`; #10 `71753723acc549d6014bd6170ed9d6ffe514cf43`. A fresh tree-only merge of those heads completes without a conflict. It preserves #10’s profile, both README additions, and all three other contribution/stewardship files. Neither branch is merged to `main`, force-updated, or closed. This does not adopt either proposal as operating governance. + +The original #9 guidance still links to a proposed canonical commons anchor. Root #43 must be reviewed and accepted before those `main`-anchor links can resolve. That dependency remains explicit in #9’s description; resolving the profile conflict does not bypass it. Root research drafts #42, #44, and #45 also remain separately reviewable. Their substantive material has not been copied into the refresh. ### Proposed short organization bio -> Independent interdisciplinary research exploring how intelligence, technology, and social systems shape one another. Research, design, and exploratory writing. +> Independent interdisciplinary research exploring how intelligence, technology, and social systems shape one another. -This is proposed copy for a later settings decision. It does not assert an incorporated institute, funded team, academic affiliation, AIAF connection, completed study, or deployed product. +This single-sentence version is proposed for Rae’s wording review. It reuses the agreed mission and removes the second list-style sentence. Wording approval and a later live-settings change remain separate. It does not assert an incorporated institute, funded team, academic affiliation, AIAF connection, completed study, or deployed product. ### Review boundary diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index 6210c0fb..3d135d1d 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | [x] | P1-01 | done | Rae approved the mission, site/README accessibility and contribution passages, research-method introduction, and revised evidence wording on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). All are applied to the review drafts. These passage approvals do not approve the research corpus or website release. | | [x] | P1-02 | done | Rae confirmed on 2026-10-17 (Pacific) that draft-only research stays in the clearly labelled repository review queue for Phase 1. The homepage keeps its existing six entry points to material already on `main`; being merged does not establish research validity or complete author review. | | [x] | P1-07 | done | **6/6 homepage research entries approved and applied** to HTML and English translation data. Each was checked against its canonical source and reviewed as a short passage. See the approval records below. This completes description review, not research validation or website publication approval. | -| [ ] | P1-03 | in progress | Fresh shared-hunk review and local compatibility checks found no textual conflict between the refresh and root PRs #42–#45 individually. Organization PRs #9 and #10 conflict in `profile/README.md`. The [audit records the resolution plan](AUDIT.md#refresh-compatibility-review-2026-10-17). Older drafts remain unchanged; profile reconciliation is next. | -| [ ] | P1-04 | to do | Review the proposed organization bio and any repository-description/pin changes. Live settings are outside these source PRs. | +| [x] | P1-03 | done | Current refresh overlaps reconciled. Organization #10 owns the profile summary; #9 retains its four substantive guidance files unchanged and no longer edits the profile. Their combined tree passes without conflict. Root #42–#45 remain individually compatible with the refresh. See the [reconciliation record](AUDIT.md#organization-profile-overlap-resolved-2026-10-17). Older proposals and their dependencies still require separate review. | +| [ ] | P1-04 | in progress | Review the single-sentence organization bio [proposed in the audit](AUDIT.md#proposed-short-organization-bio). No live bio, repository-description, or pin change is made or bundled with wording approval. | | [ ] | P1-05 | blocked | Publication requires Rae's separate approval of the exact final website source. Preserve `site/approval.json`; the release build must reject the candidate until then. Merge alone would trigger the existing Pages workflow, so do not merge this source refresh before resolving that gate. | | [ ] | P1-06 | to do | Broader documentation repair: the untouched base has 15 reader-check errors in living-paper notes. Repair in its own scoped pass, following that directory's instructions. | @@ -105,6 +105,6 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `50297` and explicitly r - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. Existing research and commons drafts remain open; reconcile overlapping navigation/profile text before any merge. -- **Next supported review:** reconcile the organization profile with the older commons draft (P1-03), then review the proposed short organization bio (P1-04). All six homepage research descriptions are approved and applied. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. The mission, accessibility/contribution, method introduction, and evidence passages are approved; P1-01 and P1-02 are done. +- **Next supported review:** the proposed short organization bio (P1-04). The profile overlap is resolved in the draft branches (P1-03 complete); its new collaboration summary remains reviewable in organization #10. All six homepage research descriptions are approved and applied. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. The mission, accessibility/contribution, method introduction, and evidence passages are approved; P1-01 and P1-02 are done. -Current status after homepage-description review and the fresh compatibility check: **16 done, 5 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 23 tasks. P1-07 is complete; P1-03 is in progress for the profile conflict. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. +Current status after profile reconciliation: **17 done, 4 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 23 tasks. P1-03 and P1-07 are complete; P1-04 is in progress for bio wording review. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. From a5fe5d5f6d2c5fd80167828c8825c66096fdddc6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 22:27:16 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 15/55] docs: record approved organization bio and prepare full-page review --- AUDIT.md | 4 ++-- README.md | 2 +- ROADMAP.md | 16 ++++++++++++---- site/COPY-REVIEW.md | 2 +- 4 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/AUDIT.md b/AUDIT.md index 1189f88c..78597147 100644 --- a/AUDIT.md +++ b/AUDIT.md @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ Research drafts keep one substantive home. New material in `research/work-sample - Untouched base: **11/11 site checks passed**. - Untouched base: reader-document checker reports **15 errors**, comprising one broken relative link and fourteen missing inbound links in living-paper notes. These are pre-existing, not introduced by this refresh. Fixing that paper requires its scoped instructions and a separate pass. - Default and bundled Python lack PyYAML; the existing isolated validation environment supplies it for the generated Idea Trail index check. No project dependency change is needed. -- Live organization bio reads “A systems-oriented lab exploring root structures and unfolding sequences shaping systems, intelligence, technology, and reality.” A replacement is proposed below; live settings have not been changed. +- The organization bio read “A systems-oriented lab exploring root structures and unfolding sequences shaping systems, intelligence, technology, and reality.” at the initial audit. Rae has since approved the replacement wording below; live settings have not been changed. - Current site links and research entry points already provide a useful baseline. Improve identity, claim-status visibility, and disclosure within that structure. ### Refresh compatibility review: 2026-10-17 @@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ The original #9 guidance still links to a proposed canonical commons anchor. Roo > Independent interdisciplinary research exploring how intelligence, technology, and social systems shape one another. -This single-sentence version is proposed for Rae’s wording review. It reuses the agreed mission and removes the second list-style sentence. Wording approval and a later live-settings change remain separate. It does not assert an incorporated institute, funded team, academic affiliation, AIAF connection, completed study, or deployed product. +Rae approved this exact sentence from writing block `61582` on **2026-10-17 (Pacific)** by responding “indeed.” It reuses the agreed mission. The heading remains stable for existing links. Wording approval and a later live-settings change remain separate; no live bio change has been made. It does not assert an incorporated institute, funded team, academic affiliation, AIAF connection, completed study, or deployed product. ### Review boundary diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ce65519f..96b45573 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ The Liberation Cycle, Visibility Loop, and Roots → Signals → Growth → Frui Suggested entry points: -- [Public Seed website source](site/README.md) — approved single-page introduction, publication workflow, and deployment records +- [Public Seed website source](site/README.md) — current review candidate, publication workflow, and earlier deployment records - [Coherence Is a Systems Property](research/papers/coherent-systems/README.md) — v0.1-dev living-paper scaffold; AI-assisted and awaiting author review - [Conscious Systems](research/conscious-systems/README.md) — exploratory research question on experience, physical organization, and possible artificial systems; AI-assisted and awaiting author review - [Ecosystem Map](ECOSYSTEM.md) — understand the wider project family diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index 3d135d1d..92a163bb 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | [x] | P1-02 | done | Rae confirmed on 2026-10-17 (Pacific) that draft-only research stays in the clearly labelled repository review queue for Phase 1. The homepage keeps its existing six entry points to material already on `main`; being merged does not establish research validity or complete author review. | | [x] | P1-07 | done | **6/6 homepage research entries approved and applied** to HTML and English translation data. Each was checked against its canonical source and reviewed as a short passage. See the approval records below. This completes description review, not research validation or website publication approval. | | [x] | P1-03 | done | Current refresh overlaps reconciled. Organization #10 owns the profile summary; #9 retains its four substantive guidance files unchanged and no longer edits the profile. Their combined tree passes without conflict. Root #42–#45 remain individually compatible with the refresh. See the [reconciliation record](AUDIT.md#organization-profile-overlap-resolved-2026-10-17). Older proposals and their dependencies still require separate review. | -| [ ] | P1-04 | in progress | Review the single-sentence organization bio [proposed in the audit](AUDIT.md#proposed-short-organization-bio). No live bio, repository-description, or pin change is made or bundled with wording approval. | +| [x] | P1-04 | done | Rae approved the single-sentence organization bio on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). See the [wording record in the audit](AUDIT.md#proposed-short-organization-bio). Live organization settings remain unchanged; wording approval does not authorize a settings change. | | [ ] | P1-05 | blocked | Publication requires Rae's separate approval of the exact final website source. Preserve `site/approval.json`; the release build must reject the candidate until then. Merge alone would trigger the existing Pages workflow, so do not merge this source refresh before resolving that gate. | | [ ] | P1-06 | to do | Broader documentation repair: the untouched base has 15 reader-check errors in living-paper notes. Repair in its own scoped pass, following that directory's instructions. | @@ -94,6 +94,14 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `96184` by responding On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `50297` and explicitly requested its application to the draft. The description and status sentence are applied verbatim to the existing Reading Trails entry and English translation data. Its title and canonical source link remain unchanged. All six homepage research descriptions have now completed passage review. This does not approve the resources’ contents, the underlying research corpus, or exact-source website publication. +## Approved short organization bio + +On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `61582` by responding “indeed.” + +> Independent interdisciplinary research exploring how intelligence, technology, and social systems shape one another. + +This completes wording review (P1-04). It does not authorize a live organization-bio change. The wording remains in this review branch until Rae separately requests its publication. + ## Review package and update log - 2026-10-17: checklist created after live audit. Public source work is on `docs/professional-refresh-phase-1-2026-10-17`; private project material remains in its existing repositories. @@ -104,7 +112,7 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `50297` and explicitly r - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. -- Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. Existing research and commons drafts remain open; reconcile overlapping navigation/profile text before any merge. -- **Next supported review:** the proposed short organization bio (P1-04). The profile overlap is resolved in the draft branches (P1-03 complete); its new collaboration summary remains reviewable in organization #10. All six homepage research descriptions are approved and applied. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. The mission, accessibility/contribution, method introduction, and evidence passages are approved; P1-01 and P1-02 are done. +- Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. The profile overlap has been reconciled; existing research and commons drafts remain open for separate substantive review. +- **Next supported review:** read the complete website candidate for flow and voice, then review the organization profile’s collaboration summary in #10. The mission, methods/evidence introduction, accessibility/contribution explanation, all six homepage research descriptions, and short organization bio have completed passage review. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. Full-page review does not authorize a merge, deployment, or live-settings change. -Current status after profile reconciliation: **17 done, 4 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 23 tasks. P1-03 and P1-07 are complete; P1-04 is in progress for bio wording review. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. +Current status after bio wording approval: **18 done, 4 to do, 0 in progress, 1 blocked** across 23 tasks. P1-03, P1-04, and P1-07 are complete. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. diff --git a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md index 22aa786e..889c5676 100644 --- a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md +++ b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ## Unapproved professional refresh: October 17, 2026 -**Status: mission, accessibility/contribution, research-method, and evidence passages approved by Rae; the complete source remains a draft awaiting separate publication approval. No merge or deployment is recorded.** +**Status: mission, accessibility/contribution, research-method, evidence, and all six homepage research descriptions approved by Rae; the complete source remains a draft awaiting full-page review and separate publication approval. No merge or deployment is recorded.** This candidate extends the existing `site/index.html` rather than introducing a new site framework. The mission describes an independent interdisciplinary research initiative. Selected research retains its six existing routes and adds visible evidence/review limits. A native disclosure panel explains methods, substantive AI assistance, and unfinished human review. The existing headline, section order, palette, wordmark, reading controls, overlays, and URLs are preserved. From a4b0402589b4a4819c89fcd88aec5e5881268a9a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 22:34:35 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 16/55] site: lighten the opening and separate founder credit from navigation --- ROADMAP.md | 7 ++++--- site/COPY-REVIEW.md | 14 ++++++++++++-- site/README.md | 2 ++ site/VALIDATION.md | 13 +++++++++++++ site/index.html | 45 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------- 5 files changed, 61 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-) diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index 92a163bb..d0d08a71 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | [x] | P0-01 | done | Audit all 15 accessible organization repositories, public registry, target repository trees/context, relevant branches, and all 28 open PR summaries. See the [dated audit](AUDIT.md#professional-refresh-audit-2026-10-17). | | [x] | P0-02 | done | Inspect changed files for the 14 open PRs in the four target repositories; preserve draft research and existing canonical homes. | | [x] | P0-03 | done | Record a version-controlled, prioritized plan here; link it from the README, short introduction, and context map. | -| [x] | P0-04 | done | Prepare consistent mission and positioning in the repository, existing `site/index.html`, and organization profile. Preserve the headline, visual design, and seven-section structure. | +| [x] | P0-04 | done | Prepare consistent mission and positioning in the repository, existing `site/index.html`, and organization profile. Retain the headline, palette, wordmark, and seven-section structure. The opening layout is being refined through reader review (P1-08). | | [x] | P0-05 | done | Explain methods, claim/evidence labels, AI assistance, actual inspection, and unfinished review in the [research index](research/README.md) and site. | | [x] | P0-06 | done | Curate public research entry points with status/limits; route draft-only work to its existing PR instead of inventing `main` links or copying it. | | [x] | P0-07 | done | Prepare organization profile consistency in `Root-Sequence/.github/profile/README.md`; record a proposed short bio for later approval. | @@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | [x] | P1-07 | done | **6/6 homepage research entries approved and applied** to HTML and English translation data. Each was checked against its canonical source and reviewed as a short passage. See the approval records below. This completes description review, not research validation or website publication approval. | | [x] | P1-03 | done | Current refresh overlaps reconciled. Organization #10 owns the profile summary; #9 retains its four substantive guidance files unchanged and no longer edits the profile. Their combined tree passes without conflict. Root #42–#45 remain individually compatible with the refresh. See the [reconciliation record](AUDIT.md#organization-profile-overlap-resolved-2026-10-17). Older proposals and their dependencies still require separate review. | | [x] | P1-04 | done | Rae approved the single-sentence organization bio on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). See the [wording record in the audit](AUDIT.md#proposed-short-organization-bio). Live organization settings remain unchanged; wording approval does not authorize a settings change. | +| [ ] | P1-08 | in progress | Review a lighter homepage opening after Rae identified disconnected credit/navigation sentences and too much continuous text. The draft moves the credit into About, puts the research explanation under its existing heading, and replaces the navigation sentence with two separated reading routes. [Copy and layout record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#opening-layout-review-october-17-2026). Awaiting Rae’s review. | | [ ] | P1-05 | blocked | Publication requires Rae's separate approval of the exact final website source. Preserve `site/approval.json`; the release build must reject the candidate until then. Merge alone would trigger the existing Pages workflow, so do not merge this source refresh before resolving that gate. | | [ ] | P1-06 | to do | Broader documentation repair: the untouched base has 15 reader-check errors in living-paper notes. Repair in its own scoped pass, following that directory's instructions. | @@ -113,6 +114,6 @@ This completes wording review (P1-04). It does not authorize a live organization - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. The profile overlap has been reconciled; existing research and commons drafts remain open for separate substantive review. -- **Next supported review:** read the complete website candidate for flow and voice, then review the organization profile’s collaboration summary in #10. The mission, methods/evidence introduction, accessibility/contribution explanation, all six homepage research descriptions, and short organization bio have completed passage review. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. Full-page review does not authorize a merge, deployment, or live-settings change. +- **Next supported review:** review the revised opening layout (P1-08), then continue the full-page read-through and review the organization profile’s collaboration summary in #10. The mission, methods/evidence introduction, accessibility/contribution explanation, all six homepage research descriptions, and short organization bio have completed passage review. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. Full-page review does not authorize a merge, deployment, or live-settings change. -Current status after bio wording approval: **18 done, 4 to do, 0 in progress, 1 blocked** across 23 tasks. P1-03, P1-04, and P1-07 are complete. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. +Current status after the opening-layout revision: **18 done, 4 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 24 tasks. P1-03, P1-04, and P1-07 are complete; the revised opening awaits review under P1-08. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. diff --git a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md index 889c5676..a40a3cc7 100644 --- a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md +++ b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md @@ -8,13 +8,23 @@ This candidate extends the existing `site/index.html` rather than introducing a The [canonical checklist](../ROADMAP.md) tracks source preparation, review, and the secondary work-samples track. The [dated audit](../AUDIT.md#professional-refresh-audit-2026-10-17) records existing PR overlap and source authority. This edition does not present Root Sequence as affiliated with AIAF or as an established research institution. -Candidate source digest: `1afcfd5f362532ef50c3aa0e12497e620cc647a4d954d5de8bdaf2074561694c`. -Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `3b6d69e88c4a7e63a083f8b3b739c0d6f116f0dc862605d1ed116e1a24273706`. +Candidate source digest: `6e9ee3e687fdfe00cdbec648c5d7fefdbaf9cdcd45ebdba867eaadd92b7fa1df`. +Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `232d492ec94b0b4f8c9954e8a4137037354952ac73082a49c26fb275d8827231`. `approval.json` still identifies the September 25 edition. It must not be updated until Rae separately approves the exact final source. The release builder rejects the current candidate. Preview builds stay byte-identical to the source and `noindex`; the proposed release label no longer predicts a publication date. The sitemap date describes the source revision. Changes were checked against the repository's writing guidance, including the retrieved Rossmann editing reference. Research source records and paper-level AI disclosures are linked, not rewritten or silently upgraded. See [validation](VALIDATION.md) for checks and limits. +## Opening layout review: October 17, 2026 + +Rae identified that the founder credit and reading instructions did not belong in one paragraph, and that the opening contained too much continuous text. This revision is a proposed response in the draft source, awaiting Rae’s review. + +The opening now contains the existing headline and mission, followed by a ruled navigation strip: “Start with an example” and “Explore the research.” The routes appear side by side on wide screens and stack on narrow screens. The founder credit appears on its own under “About this project.” The first two sentences of the former opening explanation replace the overlapping “How the research works” paragraph; its final sentence is omitted because the following “From research to projects” section already covers that transition. The prose sentence listing reading options is replaced by the navigation itself. + +The research section, including all six approved entries and the complete methods/evidence/AI-use disclosure, is unchanged. The English translation table follows the relocated text and new labels. No executable JavaScript, destination anchor, publication approval, or deployment workflow is changed. Existing source remains authoritative; this is not a parallel redesign. + +Previous complete-description candidate: source `1afcfd5f362532ef50c3aa0e12497e620cc647a4d954d5de8bdaf2074561694c`; HTML `3b6d69e88c4a7e63a083f8b3b739c0d6f116f0dc862605d1ed116e1a24273706`. + ## Accessibility and contribution copy approval: October 17, 2026 Rae requested adaptation of the earlier accessibility explanation and asked to see the draft before implementation. Rae then approved the displayed site and fuller README versions by replying “love.” The approved site wording is included verbatim in three paragraphs in the existing disclosure panel, alongside the unchanged method, evidence, and working-paper review limits. The fuller version lives in the research README; the main README routes to it. The organization-profile draft uses the approved short wording and links to the fuller record. diff --git a/site/README.md b/site/README.md index 40b476e3..7d24527a 100644 --- a/site/README.md +++ b/site/README.md @@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ This directory is the canonical source for `rootsequence.systems`. The current [`index.html`](index.html) is the **unapproved October 17, 2026 professional-refresh candidate**, extending the existing single-page public seed. It adds an independent interdisciplinary mission, a visible methods/evidence/AI-use disclosure, and clearer research status labels. The headline, green palette, wordmark, reading controls, section order, and existing URLs remain in place. +The opening-layout revision separates the mission from reading routes and moves the founder credit into About. It is a proposal awaiting reader review; see the [copy record](COPY-REVIEW.md#opening-layout-review-october-17-2026). + [`approval.json`](approval.json) records the earlier September 25 edition. It is unchanged and does not approve this candidate. `build.py --release` must reject the current digest until Rae separately approves the final source. See [`COPY-REVIEW.md`](COPY-REVIEW.md) and the canonical [refresh checklist](../ROADMAP.md). The page is one self-contained file with its styles, scripts, favicon, and diff --git a/site/VALIDATION.md b/site/VALIDATION.md index 5303772c..a2300853 100644 --- a/site/VALIDATION.md +++ b/site/VALIDATION.md @@ -248,3 +248,16 @@ All 11 site checks and the Idea Trail index check pass. Exact wording, translati Tree-only compatibility checks against current PR heads found no textual conflict between the root refresh and each of #42–#45 individually. Organization #9 and #10 conflict in `profile/README.md`; the proposed resolution is recorded in the [audit](../AUDIT.md#refresh-compatibility-review-2026-10-17). No older PR was modified and no branch was merged by those calculations. The historical publication approval and Pages workflow remain unchanged. The current candidate still fails the exact-source release gate. These results do not establish scientific validity, complete accessibility, or publication approval. + +## Proposed opening layout: 2026-10-17 + +Rae requested clearer separation of the founder credit from reading instructions and a less text-heavy opening. The proposed revision moves the credit into About and the former opening explanation under “How the research works,” replacing overlapping prose. A ruled strip links to the everyday example and selected research. It uses two columns on wide screens and stacked rows below 35rem. + +All 11 site checks pass on this source, including fragments, self-contained assets, unchanged executable-script CSP hashes, and the deliberately blocked publication gate. The preview matches source byte for byte. The full research section and both executable scripts match the preceding candidate exactly; previously approved research descriptions and disclosure text are preserved. + +The opening and relocated About credit were inspected in the browser at desktop width and 390 × 844 CSS pixels. No horizontal overflow was measured. Both new reading routes were activated by keyboard and moved focus to their destination headings (`example-title` and `research-title`). The temporary viewport override was reset. These are selected presentation and interaction checks, not a full accessibility audit. No new whole-repository documentation check or research-validation result is claimed. + +Source digest: `6e9ee3e687fdfe00cdbec648c5d7fefdbaf9cdcd45ebdba867eaadd92b7fa1df`. +Preview HTML SHA-256: `232d492ec94b0b4f8c9954e8a4137037354952ac73082a49c26fb275d8827231`. + +The proposed layout awaits Rae’s review (ROADMAP P1-08). `approval.json` and the Pages workflow are unchanged. No merge, deployment, or live-settings change is included. diff --git a/site/index.html b/site/index.html index eb5f5c02..e939b59b 100644 --- a/site/index.html +++ b/site/index.html @@ -101,6 +101,21 @@ .possibility-steps li:first-child{border-block-start:0;padding-block-start:0} } @media print{.possibility-method{break-inside:avoid}} + +/* Keep the opening brief; separate reading routes from the introduction. */ +.intro-routes{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));border-block:1px solid var(--line);margin:2.4rem 0 0} +.intro-routes a{min-width:0;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:1rem;padding:1.15rem 1.35rem;text-decoration:none;font:1.05rem/1.5 var(--sans)} +.intro-routes a:first-child{padding-inline-start:0;border-inline-end:1px solid var(--line)} +.intro-routes a:last-child{padding-inline-end:0} +.intro-routes a:hover span:first-child{text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:.22em} +.intro-routes a:focus-visible{outline-offset:5px} +.project-origin{font:1rem/1.6 var(--sans);color:var(--sub);padding-inline-start:1rem;border-inline-start:2px solid var(--line);margin:0 0 1.8rem} +@media(max-width:35rem){ + .intro-routes{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);margin-block-start:1.8rem} + .intro-routes a,.intro-routes a:first-child,.intro-routes a:last-child{padding:1rem 0;border-inline-end:0} + .intro-routes a+a{border-block-start:1px solid var(--line)} +} +@media print{.intro-routes{display:none}.project-origin{color:#333;border-color:#777}} @@ -285,16 +300,16 @@

    Research for a more coherent world

    Root Sequence is an independent interdisciplinary research initiative exploring how intelligence, technology, and social systems shape one another.

    -

    We start with messy questions that don’t fit neatly within one field. We trace the connections, find the disciplines and methods that already study each part, then reconnect what they reveal without pretending the parts are the same. Some of that work becomes experiments, tools, designs, or imagined futures.

    -

    Root Sequence was started by Rae Lovejoy. Begin with the everyday example, read the current research, or explore selected related projects.

    -
    - -Explore the research +
    +

    • @@ -304,6 +319,7 @@

    About Root Sequence

    About this project.

    +

    Root Sequence was started by Rae Lovejoy.

    Root Sequence is a place for questions that cross fields, and for figuring out what kind of question you are actually asking.

    Topics include human and machine intelligence, institutions, infrastructure, embodiment, community, power, and the conditions that make some actions possible while closing off others.

    A service can meet its targets and still be unusable. A repairable device can still be impossible to repair. A person can have a formal option that is not a real one. Problems like these often belong to several fields at once.

    @@ -316,7 +332,7 @@

    Why “Root Sequence”?

    Opens in a new tab

    How the research works

    -

    Root Sequence starts by tracing the whole problem, then breaks it apart again. A technical failure might need reliability engineering; a question about real opportunity might need capability or accessibility research; a boundary or power question might need critical systems methods. The point is not to replace those fields with one theory, but to route each mechanism to strong native methods and reconnect what they show.

    +

    We start with messy questions that don’t fit neatly within one field. We trace the connections, find the disciplines and methods that already study each part, then reconnect what they reveal without pretending the parts are the same.

    From research to projects

    The work keeps sources, assumptions, disagreements, and null results visible so ideas can be narrowed or retired when the evidence pushes back. Some connections become research notes; others become tests, simulations, tools, or design requirements.

    Some questions lead to community tools or computing designs; others inform @@ -817,9 +833,6 @@

    "intro.title1": "Research for a", "intro.title2": "more coherent world", "intro.lede": "Root Sequence is an independent interdisciplinary research initiative exploring how intelligence, technology, and social systems shape one another.", - "intro.p1": "We start with messy questions that don’t fit neatly within one field. We trace the connections, find the disciplines and methods that already study each part, then reconnect what they reveal without pretending the parts are the same. Some of that work becomes experiments, tools, designs, or imagined futures.", - "intro.bylineLead": "Root Sequence was started by", - "intro.bylineTail": "Begin with the everyday example, read the current research, or explore selected related projects.", "intro.research": "Explore the research", "example.title": "A repairable device needs more than screws", "example.p1": "Imagine a phone designed so its battery and screen can be replaced. The parts are removable, but replacements are not sold to the public. Repair instructions are restricted, and the software rejects components installed outside an authorized shop.", @@ -949,11 +962,10 @@

    "details.fontCredit": "The embedded Cascadia Mono wordmark font is provided by Microsoft under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.", "details.fontLicense": "Cascadia Mono license", "about.scopeTitle": "How the research works", - "about.scope": "Root Sequence starts by tracing the whole problem, then breaks it apart again. A technical failure might need reliability engineering; a question about real opportunity might need capability or accessibility research; a boundary or power question might need critical systems methods. The point is not to replace those fields with one theory, but to route each mechanism to strong native methods and reconnect what they show.", + "about.scope": "We start with messy questions that don’t fit neatly within one field. We trace the connections, find the disciplines and methods that already study each part, then reconnect what they reveal without pretending the parts are the same.", "about.workTitle": "From research to projects", "about.work1": "The work keeps sources, assumptions, disagreements, and null results visible so ideas can be narrowed or retired when the evidence pushes back. Some connections become research notes; others become tests, simulations, tools, or design requirements.", "about.work2": "Some questions lead to community tools or computing designs; others inform Coherent World and No One Noticed. Findings and problems from those projects can feed back into the research. An imagined result in a story is kept separate from evidence that something works.", - "intro.about": "About Root Sequence", "overlay.close": "Close", "overlay.project": "About this project", "overlay.source": "Source details", @@ -997,7 +1009,10 @@

    "research.trailsStatus": "Developing collection, including AI-assisted starter trails awaiting author review. A resource’s inclusion doesn’t establish support for a claim.", "research.practiceAccessibility": "Rae Lovejoy uses AI both as an accessibility aid and as a tool for developing Root Sequence. It helps gather connected ideas, organize material, and develop drafts Rae can review in manageable pieces.", "research.practiceContributionReview": "AI output is not evidence. Sources and reasoning need checking, and a draft does not automatically represent Rae’s endorsement. Review status is recorded alongside the work.", - "research.practiceMethodRevision": "Differences between fields, competing explanations, and unanswered questions stay visible. Evidence and criticism can change the argument or show that a proposed connection does not hold." + "research.practiceMethodRevision": "Differences between fields, competing explanations, and unanswered questions stay visible. Evidence and criticism can change the argument or show that a proposed connection does not hold.", + "about.bylineLead": "Root Sequence was started by", + "intro.example": "Start with an example", + "intro.routesLabel": "Where to begin" } } From de95fbaccdeaaf388a62e01fc86b95be847d5c91 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 22:44:16 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 17/55] site: integrate the author introduction and simplify research and dark appearance --- ROADMAP.md | 4 +- site/COPY-REVIEW.md | 18 ++++++-- site/README.md | 4 +- site/VALIDATION.md | 15 +++++++ site/index.html | 103 +++++++++++++++++++------------------------- site/test_site.py | 5 +-- 6 files changed, 82 insertions(+), 67 deletions(-) diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index d0d08a71..15960bb0 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | [x] | P1-07 | done | **6/6 homepage research entries approved and applied** to HTML and English translation data. Each was checked against its canonical source and reviewed as a short passage. See the approval records below. This completes description review, not research validation or website publication approval. | | [x] | P1-03 | done | Current refresh overlaps reconciled. Organization #10 owns the profile summary; #9 retains its four substantive guidance files unchanged and no longer edits the profile. Their combined tree passes without conflict. Root #42–#45 remain individually compatible with the refresh. See the [reconciliation record](AUDIT.md#organization-profile-overlap-resolved-2026-10-17). Older proposals and their dependencies still require separate review. | | [x] | P1-04 | done | Rae approved the single-sentence organization bio on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). See the [wording record in the audit](AUDIT.md#proposed-short-organization-bio). Live organization settings remain unchanged; wording approval does not authorize a settings change. | -| [ ] | P1-08 | in progress | Review a lighter homepage opening after Rae identified disconnected credit/navigation sentences and too much continuous text. The draft moves the credit into About, puts the research explanation under its existing heading, and replaces the navigation sentence with two separated reading routes. [Copy and layout record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#opening-layout-review-october-17-2026). Awaiting Rae’s review. | +| [ ] | P1-08 | in progress | Review the website presentation after Rae’s feedback. The opening keeps two clear reading routes; the About paragraph now introduces Rae within the project’s purpose, without a separate founder-credit line. The research header has one disclosure and less fragmented spacing; the wider repository link follows the selected work. The draft uses one dark palette while retaining other reading controls. [Current refinement record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#about-research-and-dark-appearance-review-october-17-2026). Awaiting Rae’s review. | | [ ] | P1-05 | blocked | Publication requires Rae's separate approval of the exact final website source. Preserve `site/approval.json`; the release build must reject the candidate until then. Merge alone would trigger the existing Pages workflow, so do not merge this source refresh before resolving that gate. | | [ ] | P1-06 | to do | Broader documentation repair: the untouched base has 15 reader-check errors in living-paper notes. Repair in its own scoped pass, following that directory's instructions. | @@ -114,6 +114,6 @@ This completes wording review (P1-04). It does not authorize a live organization - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. The profile overlap has been reconciled; existing research and commons drafts remain open for separate substantive review. -- **Next supported review:** review the revised opening layout (P1-08), then continue the full-page read-through and review the organization profile’s collaboration summary in #10. The mission, methods/evidence introduction, accessibility/contribution explanation, all six homepage research descriptions, and short organization bio have completed passage review. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. Full-page review does not authorize a merge, deployment, or live-settings change. +- **Next supported review:** review the integrated About introduction, reorganized research header, and single dark appearance (P1-08), then continue the full-page read-through and review the organization profile’s collaboration summary in #10. The mission, methods/evidence introduction, accessibility/contribution explanation, all six homepage research descriptions, and short organization bio have completed passage review. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. Full-page review does not authorize a merge, deployment, or live-settings change. Current status after the opening-layout revision: **18 done, 4 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 24 tasks. P1-03, P1-04, and P1-07 are complete; the revised opening awaits review under P1-08. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. diff --git a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md index a40a3cc7..c966f8e0 100644 --- a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md +++ b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md @@ -4,17 +4,29 @@ **Status: mission, accessibility/contribution, research-method, evidence, and all six homepage research descriptions approved by Rae; the complete source remains a draft awaiting full-page review and separate publication approval. No merge or deployment is recorded.** -This candidate extends the existing `site/index.html` rather than introducing a new site framework. The mission describes an independent interdisciplinary research initiative. Selected research retains its six existing routes and adds visible evidence/review limits. A native disclosure panel explains methods, substantive AI assistance, and unfinished human review. The existing headline, section order, palette, wordmark, reading controls, overlays, and URLs are preserved. +This candidate extends the existing `site/index.html` rather than introducing a new site framework. The mission describes an independent interdisciplinary research initiative. Selected research retains its six existing routes and adds visible evidence/review limits. A native disclosure panel explains methods, substantive AI assistance, and unfinished human review. The existing headline, section order, green visual identity, wordmark, overlays, and URLs remain. The current refinement uses the dark palette alone; other reading controls are retained. The [canonical checklist](../ROADMAP.md) tracks source preparation, review, and the secondary work-samples track. The [dated audit](../AUDIT.md#professional-refresh-audit-2026-10-17) records existing PR overlap and source authority. This edition does not present Root Sequence as affiliated with AIAF or as an established research institution. -Candidate source digest: `6e9ee3e687fdfe00cdbec648c5d7fefdbaf9cdcd45ebdba867eaadd92b7fa1df`. -Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `232d492ec94b0b4f8c9954e8a4137037354952ac73082a49c26fb275d8827231`. +Candidate source digest: `1a0a5712569036d90c30dc3197fa2d5a8ba07340b00c2bb259c6b1134cdcfabd`. +Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `4403bb72e5975b137bf64260a50f1f071caa823d486ea642d2d831b92e507378`. `approval.json` still identifies the September 25 edition. It must not be updated until Rae separately approves the exact final source. The release builder rejects the current candidate. Preview builds stay byte-identical to the source and `noindex`; the proposed release label no longer predicts a publication date. The sitemap date describes the source revision. Changes were checked against the repository's writing guidance, including the retrieved Rossmann editing reference. Research source records and paper-level AI disclosures are linked, not rewritten or silently upgraded. See [validation](VALIDATION.md) for checks and limits. +## About, research, and dark appearance review: October 17, 2026 + +Rae found the relocated founder-credit line still forced, preferred the dark appearance, and supplied a screenshot showing the fragmented beginning of the research section. These changes respond to that feedback and remain proposals awaiting review. + +The separate credit line is removed. The About introduction now reads: “Root Sequence is where Rae Lovejoy explores questions that cross fields. Often, the first task is figuring out what kind of question is being asked.” Rae’s name retains its GitHub link. This introduces the person through the work instead of placing an attribution between the heading and paragraph. + +The research opening now groups the heading, a shorter introduction, and one native methods/evidence/AI-use disclosure. Its duplicate jump link is removed. The wider repository link follows the six selected entries, and the first entry no longer has a second rule competing with the disclosure border. All six entry descriptions and the disclosure’s complete contents remain verbatim. + +The draft now uses the existing dark palette as its only screen appearance, including before JavaScript runs. The light/system selector, theme preference handling, and theme-bootstrap script are removed. Other reading controls and existing non-theme preferences remain. System high-contrast styles and a black-on-white print layout are retained. The Content Security Policy hash is updated for the one remaining executable script without broadening its policy. No publication approval or deployment workflow is changed. + +Previous opening-layout candidate: source `6e9ee3e687fdfe00cdbec648c5d7fefdbaf9cdcd45ebdba867eaadd92b7fa1df`; HTML `232d492ec94b0b4f8c9954e8a4137037354952ac73082a49c26fb275d8827231`. + ## Opening layout review: October 17, 2026 Rae identified that the founder credit and reading instructions did not belong in one paragraph, and that the opening contained too much continuous text. This revision is a proposed response in the draft source, awaiting Rae’s review. diff --git a/site/README.md b/site/README.md index 7d24527a..0e36ca73 100644 --- a/site/README.md +++ b/site/README.md @@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ This directory is the canonical source for `rootsequence.systems`. The current [`index.html`](index.html) is the **unapproved October 17, 2026 professional-refresh candidate**, extending the existing single-page public seed. It adds an independent interdisciplinary mission, a visible methods/evidence/AI-use disclosure, and clearer research status labels. The headline, green palette, wordmark, reading controls, section order, and existing URLs remain in place. -The opening-layout revision separates the mission from reading routes and moves the founder credit into About. It is a proposal awaiting reader review; see the [copy record](COPY-REVIEW.md#opening-layout-review-october-17-2026). +The opening separates the mission from reading routes. The About introduction incorporates Rae’s name into its explanation of the project. The research header groups its introduction with one methods disclosure, and the wider repository link follows the selected entries. These presentation revisions await reader review; see the [copy record](COPY-REVIEW.md#about-research-and-dark-appearance-review-october-17-2026). + +The candidate uses one dark palette, including without JavaScript. The theme selector and its startup script are removed. Larger text, one background color, reduced motion, and in-page navigation settings remain available. System high-contrast styles and black-on-white print output are retained. Saved theme choices from an earlier candidate are ignored; other reading choices keep their existing storage key. [`approval.json`](approval.json) records the earlier September 25 edition. It is unchanged and does not approve this candidate. `build.py --release` must reject the current digest until Rae separately approves the final source. See [`COPY-REVIEW.md`](COPY-REVIEW.md) and the canonical [refresh checklist](../ROADMAP.md). diff --git a/site/VALIDATION.md b/site/VALIDATION.md index a2300853..69cde95f 100644 --- a/site/VALIDATION.md +++ b/site/VALIDATION.md @@ -261,3 +261,18 @@ Source digest: `6e9ee3e687fdfe00cdbec648c5d7fefdbaf9cdcd45ebdba867eaadd92b7fa1df Preview HTML SHA-256: `232d492ec94b0b4f8c9954e8a4137037354952ac73082a49c26fb275d8827231`. The proposed layout awaits Rae’s review (ROADMAP P1-08). `approval.json` and the Pages workflow are unchanged. No merge, deployment, or live-settings change is included. + +## About, research, and dark appearance refinement: 2026-10-17 + +The separate founder credit is replaced by an integrated About introduction. The research header has one native disclosure and a shorter introduction; the wider repository route follows the selected entries. The six entries and complete methods/evidence/AI-use disclosure were compared byte for byte with the preceding source and are unchanged. + +All 11 site checks pass. The existing script-hash check now expects one executable script, following removal of the theme bootstrap; the remaining script’s CSP hash matches its new bytes. The required-copy check follows the revised About introduction. Source and preview are byte-identical; fragments and generated files pass. `approval.json` remains historical and the candidate fails the release gate as intended. + +Desktop and 390 × 844 browser inspection found no horizontal overflow. The methods disclosure opens and closes by keyboard. Larger text and one-background mode were exercised at phone width without overflow, then reset. The reading menu retains four controls and has no theme selector. Viewport overrides were reset. + +With browser scripts disabled and a light OS preference emulated, the page still rendered dark (`color-scheme: dark`, body RGB 11/36/27). Print emulation rendered the About section white with black text. Both emulation overrides and script disabling were cleared afterward. Existing forced-colors styles remain in the source; full system high-contrast and screen-reader audits were not performed. + +Source digest: `1a0a5712569036d90c30dc3197fa2d5a8ba07340b00c2bb259c6b1134cdcfabd`. +Preview HTML SHA-256: `4403bb72e5975b137bf64260a50f1f071caa823d486ea642d2d831b92e507378`. + +These are selected presentation and behavior checks. The revised wording and appearance await Rae’s review under ROADMAP P1-08; they are not publication approval or research validation. diff --git a/site/index.html b/site/index.html index e939b59b..96b74aee 100644 --- a/site/index.html +++ b/site/index.html @@ -1,13 +1,13 @@ - + - + - + Root Sequence · Research for a more coherent world @@ -20,21 +20,17 @@ - - + - - @@ -226,23 +237,6 @@

    Reading

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    -Color theme -
    - - - -
    -

    Root Sequence was started by Rae Lovejoy.

    -

    Root Sequence is a place for questions that cross fields, and for figuring out what kind of question you are actually asking.

    + +

    Root Sequence is where Rae Lovejoy explores questions that cross fields. Often, the first task is figuring out what kind of question is being asked.

    Topics include human and machine intelligence, institutions, infrastructure, embodiment, community, power, and the conditions that make some actions possible while closing off others.

    A service can meet its targets and still be unusable. A repairable device can still be impossible to repair. A person can have a formal option that is not a real one. Problems like these often belong to several fields at once.

    @@ -394,18 +388,12 @@

    A repairable devi

    -Selected research and writing +Research

    +

    Selected research and writing

    -

    Methods, evidence, and AI use

    -

    These are selected entry points into both what Root Sequence studies and how the work is done. They lead to the longer source documents on GitHub.

    - -
    +

    The work below is still developing. Each entry links to its longer source document on GitHub.

    +
    Methods, evidence, and AI use

    Root Sequence starts with questions that cross fields. We break them into smaller questions, identify the research and methods that can address each one, and examine how the findings connect.

    @@ -419,6 +407,7 @@

    Read the research index and evidence guide Opens in a new tab

    +

    • Research method

      @@ -481,6 +470,12 @@

      Reading Trails

    +

    Rae Lovejoy explores questions that cross fields. Often, the first task is figuring out what kind of question is being asked.

    +

    Root Sequence explores how the systems we build shape what becomes possible next. It looks beyond whether a design achieves its immediate goal to ask how it changes the conditions people depend on.

    +

    You can follow work already underway or bring a question of your own.

    Topics include human and machine intelligence, institutions, infrastructure, embodiment, community, power, and the conditions that make some actions possible while closing off others.

    A service can meet its targets and still be unusable. A repairable device can still be impossible to repair. A person can have a formal option that is not a real one. Problems like these often belong to several fields at once.

    @@ -741,6 +742,7 @@

    Suggest a correction

    Credits and reuse
    +

    Root Sequence was started by Rae Lovejoy.

    The Root Sequence research repository is released under CC0. Related projects may use different terms, especially unpublished fiction, contributed archives, and material with separate consent or provenance requirements.

    @@ -811,7 +813,7 @@

    "ui.reset": "Reset reading choices", "ui.resetDone": "Reading choices reset.", "ui.storageUnavailable": "Browser storage is unavailable. Choices will last until this page closes.", - "ui.nojs": "This is the English source edition. Text and section links work without JavaScript; colors follow your device. Reading choices need JavaScript.", + "ui.nojs": "This is the English source edition. Text and section links work without JavaScript. The site uses a dark palette; reading controls need JavaScript.", "ui.navLabel": "Page sections", "ui.top": "Back to the start", "nav.intro": "Introduction", @@ -901,7 +903,7 @@

    "projects.map": "Read the full project map", "projects.next": "Ways to take part", "about.title": "About this project.", - "about.lede": "explores questions that cross fields. Often, the first task is figuring out what kind of question is being asked.", + "about.lede": "Root Sequence explores how the systems we build shape what becomes possible next. It looks beyond whether a design achieves its immediate goal to ask how it changes the conditions people depend on.", "about.intelligence": "Topics include human and machine intelligence, institutions, infrastructure, embodiment, community, power, and the conditions that make some actions possible while closing off others.", "about.p1": "A service can meet its targets and still be unusable. A repairable device can still be impossible to repair. A person can have a formal option that is not a real one. Problems like these often belong to several fields at once.", "about.nameTitle": "Why “Root Sequence”?", @@ -1003,8 +1005,9 @@

    "research.practiceMethodRevision": "Differences between fields, competing explanations, and unanswered questions stay visible. Evidence and criticism can change the argument or show that a proposed connection does not hold.", "intro.example": "Start with an example", "intro.routesLabel": "Where to begin", - "about.ledeLead": "Root Sequence is where", - "research.label": "Research" + "research.label": "Research", + "about.invitation": "You can follow work already underway or bring a question of your own.", + "details.founderLead": "Root Sequence was started by" } } diff --git a/site/test_site.py b/site/test_site.py index 2ab2f5ba..29cc6fb3 100644 --- a/site/test_site.py +++ b/site/test_site.py @@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ def test_required_approved_copy_and_controls_are_present(self): "Research for a", "more coherent world", "Root Sequence is an independent interdisciplinary research initiative", - "Root Sequence is where", + "Root Sequence explores how the systems we build shape what becomes possible next.", "https://github.com/raelovejoy", "Why “Root Sequence”?", "What conditions made this possible, and what does it make possible next?", From 5009eddce3e68b2b8f181da48ca514c3b6f7a0bd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 22:58:15 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 19/55] site: shorten About and make background optional --- ROADMAP.md | 6 +++--- site/COPY-REVIEW.md | 14 ++++++++++++-- site/README.md | 2 ++ site/VALIDATION.md | 13 +++++++++++++ site/index.html | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------- 5 files changed, 54 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-) diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index b3962cd5..3d08ae13 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | [x] | P1-07 | done | **6/6 homepage research entries approved and applied** to HTML and English translation data. Each was checked against its canonical source and reviewed as a short passage. See the approval records below. This completes description review, not research validation or website publication approval. | | [x] | P1-03 | done | Current refresh overlaps reconciled. Organization #10 owns the profile summary; #9 retains its four substantive guidance files unchanged and no longer edits the profile. Their combined tree passes without conflict. Root #42–#45 remain individually compatible with the refresh. See the [reconciliation record](AUDIT.md#organization-profile-overlap-resolved-2026-10-17). Older proposals and their dependencies still require separate review. | | [x] | P1-04 | done | Rae approved the single-sentence organization bio on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). See the [wording record in the audit](AUDIT.md#proposed-short-organization-bio). Live organization settings remain unchanged; wording approval does not authorize a settings change. | -| [ ] | P1-08 | in progress | Continue reviewing the website presentation. Rae accepted the revised About explanation and requested the invitation “You can follow work already underway or bring a question of your own.” Both are applied; the founder credit is in Credits and reuse. The opening’s reading routes, reorganized research header, and single dark appearance remain reviewable. [About wording record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-about-explanation-and-invitation-october-17-2026). Broader layout review remains open. | +| [ ] | P1-08 | in progress | Review the shorter About layout. The accepted explanation and invitation stay visible; the name explanation and project background are in two native expandable sections. The topic inventory, mini-examples, and overlapping methods copy are removed from About; the repair example and approved methods disclosure retain their existing places. [Layout proposal](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#shorter-about-layout-proposal-october-17-2026). This layout and the broader page presentation await review. | | [ ] | P1-05 | blocked | Publication requires Rae's separate approval of the exact final website source. Preserve `site/approval.json`; the release build must reject the candidate until then. Merge alone would trigger the existing Pages workflow, so do not merge this source refresh before resolving that gate. | | [ ] | P1-06 | to do | Broader documentation repair: the untouched base has 15 reader-check errors in living-paper notes. Repair in its own scoped pass, following that directory's instructions. | @@ -118,6 +118,6 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `86204` by replying “b - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. The profile overlap has been reconciled; existing research and commons drafts remain open for separate substantive review. -- **Next supported review:** continue the full-page presentation review, including the reorganized research header and single dark appearance (P1-08), then review the organization profile’s collaboration summary in #10. The About explanation and invitation now join the previously accepted passages. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. Full-page review does not authorize a merge, deployment, or live-settings change. +- **Next supported review:** review the shorter About layout, then the related-project descriptions and remaining page flow (P1-08). The accepted About explanation and invitation remain verbatim. The organization profile’s collaboration summary in #10 follows the website review. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. Full-page review does not authorize a merge, deployment, or live-settings change. -Current status after the opening-layout revision: **18 done, 4 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 24 tasks. P1-03, P1-04, and P1-07 are complete; the revised opening awaits review under P1-08. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. +Current status after the shorter About proposal: **18 done, 4 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 24 tasks. P1-03, P1-04, and P1-07 are complete; the website presentation remains under review in P1-08. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. diff --git a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md index ce67d386..691d829c 100644 --- a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md +++ b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md @@ -8,13 +8,23 @@ This candidate extends the existing `site/index.html` rather than introducing a The [canonical checklist](../ROADMAP.md) tracks source preparation, review, and the secondary work-samples track. The [dated audit](../AUDIT.md#professional-refresh-audit-2026-10-17) records existing PR overlap and source authority. This edition does not present Root Sequence as affiliated with AIAF or as an established research institution. -Candidate source digest: `61272a6b01d96cd3f1dc10c4610dcbd9b4ea35c33262c7e903e955a81be68e7c`. -Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `d084ad7f4255c30f8943690b163f264f6df774d264c09c8c2a9b45334fbb3248`. +Candidate source digest: `7465a292deee576b9d4f86495f3207d986acafeb6a1a94e3387cbed2dc3247e9`. +Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `f93c1620b93b06d2e8cb2569b5a7889eeccb5cfa0c930b82c909c9867c2b76cf`. `approval.json` still identifies the September 25 edition. It must not be updated until Rae separately approves the exact final source. The release builder rejects the current candidate. Preview builds stay byte-identical to the source and `noindex`; the proposed release label no longer predicts a publication date. The sitemap date describes the source revision. Changes were checked against the repository's writing guidance, including the retrieved Rossmann editing reference. Research source records and paper-level AI disclosures are linked, not rewritten or silently upgraded. See [validation](VALIDATION.md) for checks and limits. +## Shorter About layout proposal: October 17, 2026 + +Rae asked to try tightening the remaining About section after accepting its introduction and invitation. This proposal keeps both accepted passages visible and verbatim. Two native expandable sections follow: “Why ‘Root Sequence’?” retains the existing name explanation and canonical source link; “How the work connects” retains the project relationships and contribution boundaries. The latter links onward to the research and methods. The next visible reading route remains the everyday repair example. + +The long topic inventory and three mini-examples are removed from About. The hero already identifies the main subject areas, and the following section gives the full repair example. About’s repeated methods and general process paragraphs are also removed; the approved explanation remains available in the existing research disclosure. No canonical research document or detailed method is edited. + +The name explanation, project-relationship paragraph, collaboration-development status, and separate project permissions remain unchanged inside the expandable sections. Their new summary/heading labels and grouping are presentation proposals awaiting Rae’s review. Project links retain the existing context panels and no-script anchor fallback. The complete research section, executable script, and publication approval are unchanged. + +Previous accepted-About candidate: source `61272a6b01d96cd3f1dc10c4610dcbd9b4ea35c33262c7e903e955a81be68e7c`; HTML `d084ad7f4255c30f8943690b163f264f6df774d264c09c8c2a9b45334fbb3248`. + ## Accepted About explanation and invitation: October 17, 2026 Rae found the person-centered introduction too exclusive and the next proposal too generic. Rae then accepted writing block `86204` by replying “better” and requested the earlier participation invitation. The accepted explanation is applied verbatim as the About lead: diff --git a/site/README.md b/site/README.md index 605462e8..62acc90d 100644 --- a/site/README.md +++ b/site/README.md @@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ The current [`index.html`](index.html) is the **unapproved October 17, 2026 prof The opening separates the mission from reading routes. Rae accepted the About explanation of the initiative’s focus and requested the invitation that follows it. The founder credit is in Credits and reuse. The research header groups its introduction with one methods disclosure, and the wider repository link follows the selected entries. Broader presentation review remains open; see the [copy record](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-about-explanation-and-invitation-october-17-2026). +The latest [About layout proposal](COPY-REVIEW.md#shorter-about-layout-proposal-october-17-2026) keeps the accepted introduction visible and puts background in two native expandable sections. The following repair example and the research section’s methods disclosure supply the detail previously repeated in About. + The candidate uses one dark palette, including without JavaScript. The theme selector and its startup script are removed. Larger text, one background color, reduced motion, and in-page navigation settings remain available. System high-contrast styles and black-on-white print output are retained. Saved theme choices from an earlier candidate are ignored; other reading choices keep their existing storage key. [`approval.json`](approval.json) records the earlier September 25 edition. It is unchanged and does not approve this candidate. `build.py --release` must reject the current digest until Rae separately approves the final source. See [`COPY-REVIEW.md`](COPY-REVIEW.md) and the canonical [refresh checklist](../ROADMAP.md). diff --git a/site/VALIDATION.md b/site/VALIDATION.md index 73168c61..8a7696a4 100644 --- a/site/VALIDATION.md +++ b/site/VALIDATION.md @@ -289,3 +289,16 @@ Source digest: `61272a6b01d96cd3f1dc10c4610dcbd9b4ea35c33262c7e903e955a81be68e7c Preview HTML SHA-256: `d084ad7f4255c30f8943690b163f264f6df774d264c09c8c2a9b45334fbb3248`. The explanation and invitation have passage approval. Broader layout review (ROADMAP P1-08) and exact-source publication approval remain separate. + +## Shorter About layout proposal: 2026-10-17 + +The accepted About lead and invitation remain verbatim. Repeated topic/example/method framing is removed from this section. The existing name explanation and project background now sit in two native expandable sections. A route to the research and methods replaces About’s repeated process explanation; the full repair example still follows About. No canonical research document is changed. + +All 11 site checks pass without changing the tests. The complete research section and executable script match the preceding source. CSP hashes, fragments, generated support files, and the blocked release gate pass; preview output matches source byte for byte. Active translation keys were checked against the English table. + +Both About sections were exercised by keyboard. A Coherent World link inside the second section opens its existing context dialog; Escape closes it and returns focus to the trigger. With page scripts disabled, the name section still opens by keyboard. Script execution was restored afterward. Desktop and 390 × 844 inspection found no horizontal overflow, and the temporary viewport override was reset. + +Source digest: `7465a292deee576b9d4f86495f3207d986acafeb6a1a94e3387cbed2dc3247e9`. +Preview HTML SHA-256: `f93c1620b93b06d2e8cb2569b5a7889eeccb5cfa0c930b82c909c9867c2b76cf`. + +This is selected layout and interaction validation, not a complete accessibility audit or approval of the proposed grouping. The source remains in draft; historical publication approval is unchanged. diff --git a/site/index.html b/site/index.html index a06f210d..7b20a43c 100644 --- a/site/index.html +++ b/site/index.html @@ -127,6 +127,13 @@ #research .reading-list>li:first-child{border-block-start:0;padding-block-start:0} #research .reading-list+div{margin-block-start:1.25rem} @media print{.research-practice{background:#fff;color:#000;border-color:#777}} + +/* Optional background follows the short About introduction. */ +.about-background{margin:1.8rem 0 1rem} +.about-background .inline-about{margin:0;border:0;border-block-start:1px solid var(--line)} +.about-background .inline-about:last-child{border-block-end:1px solid var(--line)} +.about-background .inside h3{margin-block-start:1.5rem} +@media print{.about-background .inline-about{border-color:#777}} @@ -316,28 +323,32 @@

    Abou

    Root Sequence explores how the systems we build shape what becomes possible next. It looks beyond whether a design achieves its immediate goal to ask how it changes the conditions people depend on.

    You can follow work already underway or bring a question of your own.

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    Topics include human and machine intelligence, institutions, infrastructure, embodiment, community, power, and the conditions that make some actions possible while closing off others.

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    A service can meet its targets and still be unusable. A repairable device can still be impossible to repair. A person can have a formal option that is not a real one. Problems like these often belong to several fields at once.

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    Why “Root Sequence”?

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    +
    +Why “Root Sequence”? +

    A root is an underlying condition or relationship from which an outcome grows. A sequence is what happens as conditions interact through time, feedback, choice, and consequence.

    Together, the name asks: What conditions made this possible, and what does it make possible next? What happens next can become part of the starting conditions for whatever follows.

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    How the research works

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    We start with messy questions that don’t fit neatly within one field. We trace the connections, find the disciplines and methods that already study each part, then reconnect what they reveal without pretending the parts are the same.

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    From research to projects

    -

    The work keeps sources, assumptions, disagreements, and null results visible so ideas can be narrowed or retired when the evidence pushes back. Some connections become research notes; others become tests, simulations, tools, or design requirements.

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    +
    +
    +How the work connects +

    Some questions lead to community tools or computing designs; others inform Coherent World and No One Noticed . Findings and problems from those projects can feed back into the research. An imagined result in a story is kept separate from evidence that something works.

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    Open work, separate responsibilities

    +

    Contributions

    Root Sequence is intended to grow through contributions instead of depending on one person. How decisions and long-term responsibility can be shared is still being developed.

    Each project keeps its own permissions and boundaries. Contributing to one does not require agreement with, or responsibility for, the others.

    +See the research and methods +
    +

    +Coherent World + and +No One Noticed +. Findings and problems from those projects can feed back into the research. An imagined result in a story is kept separate from evidence that something works.

    +
    -
    -Why “Root Sequence”? +
    +Why “Root Sequence”?

    A root is an underlying condition or relationship from which an outcome grows. A sequence is what happens as conditions interact through time, feedback, choice, and consequence.

    Together, the name asks: What conditions made this possible, and what does it make possible next? What happens next can become part of the starting conditions for whatever follows.

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    Abou

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    -How the work connects +
    +Contributing across projects
    -

    Some questions lead to community tools or computing designs; others inform -Coherent World - and -No One Noticed -. Findings and problems from those projects can feed back into the research. An imagined result in a story is kept separate from evidence that something works.

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    Contributions

    Root Sequence is intended to grow through contributions instead of depending on one person. How decisions and long-term responsibility can be shared is still being developed.

    Each project keeps its own permissions and boundaries. Contributing to one does not require agreement with, or responsibility for, the others.

    See the research and methods @@ -405,8 +419,8 @@

    A repairable devi

    Selected research and writing

    The work below is still developing. Each entry links to its longer source document on GitHub.

    -
    -Methods, evidence, and AI use +
    +Methods, evidence, and AI use

    Root Sequence starts with questions that cross fields. We break them into smaller questions, identify the research and methods that can address each one, and examine how the findings connect.

    Differences between fields, competing explanations, and unanswered questions stay visible. Evidence and criticism can change the argument or show that a proposed connection does not hold.

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    Suggest a correction

    Back to the start
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      Suggest a correction

      This preview rearranges existing project text and adds proposed About and participation copy. The writing is AI-assisted. The linked documents retain their own evidence and review records.

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    +Accessibility and reading choices

    The target is WCAG 2.2 Level AA, with W3C cognitive accessibility guidance informing the reading layout. This is a prototype, not a claim of full conformance.

    Use Reading for light or dark colors, larger text, less motion, a single background, or navigation that stays in the page. Your device’s reduced-motion preference is always respected.

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    Suggest a correction

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    +Privacy and this preview

    Everything needed to display this page is in this file. It loads no external images, fonts, analytics, translation services, or website previews. You can choose to open an external destination in a new tab.

    Reading choices are stored only in this browser when available. No account, subscription, or background request is needed. Reset them from the Reading menu.

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    Suggest a correction

    A future hosted version may produce ordinary request logs at its hosting provider. This local preview makes no claim about the provider’s retention or access policies.

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    +Credits and reuse

    Root Sequence was started by Rae Lovejoy.

    The Root Sequence research repository is released under CC0. Related projects may use different terms, especially unpublished fiction, contributed archives, and material with separate consent or provenance requirements.

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    "details.siteLicense": "CC0 license", "details.fontCredit": "The embedded Cascadia Mono wordmark font is provided by Microsoft under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.", "details.fontLicense": "Cascadia Mono license", - "about.workTitle": "How the work connects", + "about.workTitle": "From research to projects", "about.work2": "Some questions lead to community tools or computing designs; others inform Coherent World and No One Noticed. Findings and problems from those projects can feed back into the research. An imagined result in a story is kept separate from evidence that something works.", "overlay.close": "Close", "overlay.project": "About this project", @@ -1014,7 +1019,8 @@

    "research.label": "Research", "about.invitation": "You can follow work already underway or bring a question of your own.", "details.founderLead": "Root Sequence was started by", - "about.researchLink": "See the research and methods" + "about.researchLink": "See the research and methods", + "about.contributionTitle": "Contributing across projects" } } From ba28792356f573d57fa4c3ff9dd34b76394435bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 23:20:06 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 21/55] Apply approved founder context and Coherent World description --- ROADMAP.md | 10 +++++++--- site/COPY-REVIEW.md | 20 +++++++++++++++++--- site/README.md | 4 +++- site/VALIDATION.md | 11 +++++++++++ site/index.html | 8 ++++---- 5 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index 033e815b..d6c08ac6 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | [x] | P1-07 | done | **6/6 homepage research entries approved and applied** to HTML and English translation data. Each was checked against its canonical source and reviewed as a short passage. See the approval records below. This completes description review, not research validation or website publication approval. | | [x] | P1-03 | done | Current refresh overlaps reconciled. Organization #10 owns the profile summary; #9 retains its four substantive guidance files unchanged and no longer edits the profile. Their combined tree passes without conflict. Root #42–#45 remain individually compatible with the refresh. See the [reconciliation record](AUDIT.md#organization-profile-overlap-resolved-2026-10-17). Older proposals and their dependencies still require separate review. | | [x] | P1-04 | done | Rae approved the single-sentence organization bio on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). See the [wording record in the audit](AUDIT.md#proposed-short-organization-bio). Live organization settings remain unchanged; wording approval does not authorize a settings change. | -| [ ] | P1-08 | in progress | Review the balanced About layout and consistent expandable sections. After Rae found the condensed version too empty, the research-to-projects paragraph is visible again. The accepted lead and invitation remain exact. Name and contribution background stay optional. About, research, and page notes now use one native disclosure component. [Current proposal](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#about-context-and-consistent-disclosures-october-17-2026). Broader presentation review remains open. | +| [ ] | P1-08 | in progress | Continue related-project descriptions and remaining page flow after Rae’s positive review of the balanced About/common disclosures. **1/7 related-project descriptions approved and applied:** Coherent World. The contextual name introduction in the AI/accessibility paragraph is also approved and applied. [Passage record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-name-context-and-coherent-world-description-october-17-2026-pacific). **Next: No One Noticed.** The accepted About lead and invitation remain exact. | | [ ] | P1-05 | blocked | Publication requires Rae's separate approval of the exact final website source. Preserve `site/approval.json`; the release build must reject the candidate until then. Merge alone would trigger the existing Pages workflow, so do not merge this source refresh before resolving that gate. | | [ ] | P1-06 | to do | Broader documentation repair: the untouched base has 15 reader-check errors in living-paper notes. Repair in its own scoped pass, following that directory's instructions. | @@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `86204` by replying “b - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. The profile overlap has been reconciled; existing research and commons drafts remain open for separate substantive review. -- **Next supported review:** review the balanced About layout and common expandable-section style when ready, then the related-project descriptions and remaining page flow (P1-08). The accepted About explanation and invitation remain verbatim. The organization profile’s collaboration summary in #10 follows the website review. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. Full-page review does not authorize a merge, deployment, or live-settings change. +- **Next supported review:** No One Noticed, then the other related-project descriptions and remaining page flow (P1-08). Coherent World and the contextual name introduction are accepted and applied; the founder credit remains in Credits and reuse. The accepted About explanation and invitation remain verbatim. The organization profile’s collaboration summary in #10 follows the website review. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. Full-page review does not authorize a merge, deployment, or live-settings change. -Current status after the About-context and disclosure revision: **18 done, 4 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 24 tasks. P1-03, P1-04, and P1-07 are complete; the website presentation remains under review in P1-08. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. +Current status after the contextual name and Coherent World passage approvals: **18 done, 4 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 24 tasks. P1-03, P1-04, and P1-07 are complete; the website presentation remains under review in P1-08. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. + +## Accepted name context and first related-project description + +On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing blocks `30857` (contextual name introduction in the AI/accessibility paragraph) and `69418` (Coherent World), explicitly requesting their application to the draft. Both are applied verbatim in the visible HTML and English translation data. The founder credit remains in Credits and reuse, and Coherent World retains its private/speculative status and existing novel link. **Related-project passage review: 1/7 complete; No One Noticed next.** P1-08 remains in progress; no new task or publication approval is implied. diff --git a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md index 436de377..dbe887bd 100644 --- a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md +++ b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md @@ -2,19 +2,33 @@ ## Unapproved professional refresh: October 17, 2026 -**Status: mission, accessibility/contribution, research-method, evidence, all six homepage research descriptions, and the revised About explanation and invitation accepted by Rae; the complete source remains a draft awaiting full-page review and separate publication approval. No merge or deployment is recorded.** +**Status: mission, accessibility/contribution, research-method, evidence, all six homepage research descriptions, the revised About explanation and invitation, contextual name introduction, and Coherent World description accepted by Rae; the complete source remains a draft awaiting full-page review and separate publication approval. No merge or deployment is recorded.** This candidate extends the existing `site/index.html` rather than introducing a new site framework. The mission describes an independent interdisciplinary research initiative. Selected research retains its six existing routes and adds visible evidence/review limits. A native disclosure panel explains methods, substantive AI assistance, and unfinished human review. The existing headline, section order, green visual identity, wordmark, overlays, and URLs remain. The current refinement uses the dark palette alone; other reading controls are retained. The [canonical checklist](../ROADMAP.md) tracks source preparation, review, and the secondary work-samples track. The [dated audit](../AUDIT.md#professional-refresh-audit-2026-10-17) records existing PR overlap and source authority. This edition does not present Root Sequence as affiliated with AIAF or as an established research institution. -Candidate source digest: `663a06b04b26b6899a7ac1a76491fc95259991e7e8a918d50519ffe40941e75c`. -Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `c6fbb506a90047d1e8b8e48e8882cfd8ee6651a18c466fb5ad5a6760e503e9ac`. +Candidate source digest: `dfb4b828ca7857d764c3b4a71ce286029f62a26fc561dc56ae2d070101aa67bd`. +Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `503a7fa2094f05a73975f9c799f517197db778b187c4255500c0cc12987ae29b`. `approval.json` still identifies the September 25 edition. It must not be updated until Rae separately approves the exact final source. The release builder rejects the current candidate. Preview builds stay byte-identical to the source and `noindex`; the proposed release label no longer predicts a publication date. The sitemap date describes the source revision. Changes were checked against the repository's writing guidance, including the retrieved Rossmann editing reference. Research source records and paper-level AI disclosures are linked, not rewritten or silently upgraded. See [validation](VALIDATION.md) for checks and limits. +## Accepted name context and Coherent World description: October 17, 2026 (Pacific) + +Rae approved writing blocks `30857` and `69418` and explicitly requested that both be applied to the draft. The AI/accessibility paragraph now introduces Rae as “Rae Lovejoy, who started Root Sequence,” before describing the use of AI. The rest of that paragraph and the two following contribution/review paragraphs are unchanged. The founder credit and existing GitHub profile link remain in Credits and reuse; no diagnosis or new biographical claim is added. + +The Coherent World entry now reads: + +> Coherent World brings research and design ideas into a possible future to explore how they might affect one another and everyday life. It provides the setting for No One Noticed, while leaving room to explore possibilities beyond the novel. + +Both accepted passages are applied to the HTML and English translation data. The existing No One Noticed context link and “Speculative design · Private development” label remain. The description follows the public [ecosystem map](../ECOSYSTEM.md#coherent-world); no private creative material is exported or adopted as story canon. This is the first of seven related-project descriptions accepted in the current review. No One Noticed is next and remains unchanged pending its own passage review. + +Rae’s “Much better” feedback supports moving on from the balanced About/common-disclosure revision. Broader page review remains open under ROADMAP P1-08. These are passage and draft-edit decisions, not approval of the exact website source for release. + +Previous candidate: source `663a06b04b26b6899a7ac1a76491fc95259991e7e8a918d50519ffe40941e75c`; HTML `c6fbb506a90047d1e8b8e48e8882cfd8ee6651a18c466fb5ad5a6760e503e9ac`. + ## About context and consistent disclosures: October 17, 2026 Rae identified inconsistent expandable-section styles in screenshots and found the condensed About version too empty and close to the opening’s role. This revision restores the existing research-to-projects paragraph to the visible About flow, under “From research to projects.” It explains how practical and speculative projects relate to the inquiry, including the distinction between fiction and evidence. Its wording and project links are unchanged. The accepted lead and invitation also remain verbatim. diff --git a/site/README.md b/site/README.md index 4a88c2c1..14fa9f74 100644 --- a/site/README.md +++ b/site/README.md @@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ The current [`index.html`](index.html) is the **unapproved October 17, 2026 prof The opening separates the mission from reading routes. Rae accepted the About explanation of the initiative’s focus and requested the invitation that follows it. The founder credit is in Credits and reuse. The research header groups its introduction with one methods disclosure, and the wider repository link follows the selected entries. Broader presentation review remains open; see the [copy record](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-about-explanation-and-invitation-october-17-2026). -The current [About proposal](COPY-REVIEW.md#about-context-and-consistent-disclosures-october-17-2026) keeps the research-to-projects connection visible alongside the accepted introduction and invitation. The name and contribution background are optional. About, research, and page notes share one native expandable-section style; navigation menus keep their separate controls. The full repair example and detailed methods disclosure retain their existing sections. +The current [About layout](COPY-REVIEW.md#about-context-and-consistent-disclosures-october-17-2026) keeps the research-to-projects connection visible alongside the accepted introduction and invitation. The name and contribution background are optional. About, research, and page notes share one native expandable-section style; navigation menus keep their separate controls. The full repair example and detailed methods disclosure retain their existing sections. + +Rae has accepted the [contextual name introduction and Coherent World description](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-name-context-and-coherent-world-description-october-17-2026-pacific). The AI disclosure explains Rae’s role at the first name reference; the founder credit and profile link stay in Credits and reuse. Related-project descriptions are being reviewed individually, with No One Noticed next. The candidate uses one dark palette, including without JavaScript. The theme selector and its startup script are removed. Larger text, one background color, reduced motion, and in-page navigation settings remain available. System high-contrast styles and black-on-white print output are retained. Saved theme choices from an earlier candidate are ignored; other reading choices keep their existing storage key. diff --git a/site/VALIDATION.md b/site/VALIDATION.md index ff532347..59ab3c63 100644 --- a/site/VALIDATION.md +++ b/site/VALIDATION.md @@ -315,3 +315,14 @@ Source digest: `663a06b04b26b6899a7ac1a76491fc95259991e7e8a918d50519ffe40941e75c Preview HTML SHA-256: `c6fbb506a90047d1e8b8e48e8882cfd8ee6651a18c466fb5ad5a6760e503e9ac`. These are selected presentation and interaction checks, not a full accessibility audit. The replacement layout awaits review under ROADMAP P1-08; no publication approval is inferred. + +## Contextual name and Coherent World passages: 2026-10-17 (Pacific) + +Applied the approved passages from writing blocks `30857` and `69418` to HTML and English translation data. Only the first AI/accessibility paragraph and the Coherent World description change in the site source. The existing novel context link, private/speculative status, founder credit, six research entries, executable script, builder, and historical publication approval remain unchanged. No One Noticed copy remains pending review. + +All 11 site checks pass without test changes, including fragment/CSP checks, source/preview byte parity, and the blocked exact-source release gate. Desktop (1575 pixels) and 390 × 844 browser inspection found readable wrapping without horizontal overflow. The novel link inside the revised Coherent World paragraph opens its existing dialog by keyboard; Escape closes it and returns focus to that link. The revised AI paragraph was inspected at both widths, and the native methods disclosure opened by keyboard. Temporary viewport settings were reset and normal desktop dimensions confirmed. + +Source digest: `dfb4b828ca7857d764c3b4a71ce286029f62a26fc561dc56ae2d070101aa67bd`. +Preview HTML SHA-256: `503a7fa2094f05a73975f9c799f517197db778b187c4255500c0cc12987ae29b`. + +These are selected copy/presentation checks, not a complete accessibility audit or research validation. No new whole-repository check is claimed by this entry. The source remains draft-only; historical approval and publication settings are unchanged. diff --git a/site/index.html b/site/index.html index 4cf9f086..14c99189 100644 --- a/site/index.html +++ b/site/index.html @@ -426,7 +426,7 @@

    Differences between fields, competing explanations, and unanswered questions stay visible. Evidence and criticism can change the argument or show that a proposed connection does not hold.

    The source notes should let readers follow a claim back to the work supporting it. They should explain how closely we examined the source and where we have gone beyond it to offer an interpretation.

    A test we propose is still an idea until it has been run. When reporting results, we describe how they were obtained, including whether anyone else has independently repeated the work. Unresolved questions remain visible after publication.

    -

    Rae Lovejoy uses AI both as an accessibility aid and as a tool for developing Root Sequence. It helps gather connected ideas, organize material, and develop drafts Rae can review in manageable pieces.

    +

    Rae Lovejoy, who started Root Sequence, uses AI both as an accessibility aid and as a tool for developing Root Sequence. It helps gather connected ideas, organize material, and develop drafts Rae can review in manageable pieces.

    Rae contributes motivating questions, conceptual direction, connections across projects, examples, constraints, objections, and revision decisions. AI contributes literature discovery, synthesis, critique, substantial drafting, and some code, including proposed connections and interpretations. Some ideas develop through the exchange.

    AI output is not evidence. Sources and reasoning need checking, and a draft does not automatically represent Rae’s endorsement. Review status is recorded alongside the work.

    The working paper remains AI-assisted, with author review incomplete and no peer review. Source checking, author approval, independent evaluation, and publication are recorded separately.

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    Ideas, in diffe Speculative design · Private development -
    Possible arrangements for society and everyday life, considered together. The novel No One Noticed draws on this work, but Coherent World can explore possibilities beyond it.
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    Coherent World brings research and design ideas into a possible future to explore how they might affect one another and everyday life. It provides the setting for No One Noticed, while leaving room to explore possibilities beyond the novel.

    @@ -904,7 +904,7 @@

    "projects.title": "Ideas, in different forms.", "projects.intro": "This is a selected group of projects that share questions while keeping their own purposes, permissions, and decisions. The full project map includes the wider ecosystem.", "projects.worldType": "Speculative design · Private development", - "projects.world": "Possible arrangements for society and everyday life, considered together. The novel No One Noticed draws on this work, but Coherent World can explore possibilities beyond it.", + "projects.world": "Coherent World brings research and design ideas into a possible future to explore how they might affect one another and everyday life. It provides the setting for No One Noticed, while leaving room to explore possibilities beyond the novel.", "projects.novelType": "Novel in progress · Public site not available yet", "projects.novel": "A science-fiction novel about people living through changes brought about by an advanced AI. Manuscript extracts will wait until they are ready for readers.", "projects.computingType": "Computing research · No public release", @@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@

    "research.epistemicStatus": "AI-assisted design proposal; author review is incomplete. Its usefulness for finding research hasn’t been established.", "research.legibleStatus": "Developing design guidance. Its effects on usability still need evaluation.", "research.trailsStatus": "Developing collection, including AI-assisted starter trails awaiting author review. A resource’s inclusion doesn’t establish support for a claim.", - "research.practiceAccessibility": "Rae Lovejoy uses AI both as an accessibility aid and as a tool for developing Root Sequence. It helps gather connected ideas, organize material, and develop drafts Rae can review in manageable pieces.", + "research.practiceAccessibility": "Rae Lovejoy, who started Root Sequence, uses AI both as an accessibility aid and as a tool for developing Root Sequence. It helps gather connected ideas, organize material, and develop drafts Rae can review in manageable pieces.", "research.practiceContributionReview": "AI output is not evidence. Sources and reasoning need checking, and a draft does not automatically represent Rae’s endorsement. Review status is recorded alongside the work.", "research.practiceMethodRevision": "Differences between fields, competing explanations, and unanswered questions stay visible. Evidence and criticism can change the argument or show that a proposed connection does not hold.", "intro.example": "Start with an example", From bce43a8b34d46bb4c09ced5f1194fab0853593d7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 23:23:01 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 22/55] Apply approved No One Noticed project description --- ROADMAP.md | 10 +++++++--- site/COPY-REVIEW.md | 16 +++++++++++++--- site/README.md | 2 +- site/VALIDATION.md | 11 +++++++++++ site/index.html | 4 ++-- 5 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index d6c08ac6..f79f06ef 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | [x] | P1-07 | done | **6/6 homepage research entries approved and applied** to HTML and English translation data. Each was checked against its canonical source and reviewed as a short passage. See the approval records below. This completes description review, not research validation or website publication approval. | | [x] | P1-03 | done | Current refresh overlaps reconciled. Organization #10 owns the profile summary; #9 retains its four substantive guidance files unchanged and no longer edits the profile. Their combined tree passes without conflict. Root #42–#45 remain individually compatible with the refresh. See the [reconciliation record](AUDIT.md#organization-profile-overlap-resolved-2026-10-17). Older proposals and their dependencies still require separate review. | | [x] | P1-04 | done | Rae approved the single-sentence organization bio on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). See the [wording record in the audit](AUDIT.md#proposed-short-organization-bio). Live organization settings remain unchanged; wording approval does not authorize a settings change. | -| [ ] | P1-08 | in progress | Continue related-project descriptions and remaining page flow after Rae’s positive review of the balanced About/common disclosures. **1/7 related-project descriptions approved and applied:** Coherent World. The contextual name introduction in the AI/accessibility paragraph is also approved and applied. [Passage record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-name-context-and-coherent-world-description-october-17-2026-pacific). **Next: No One Noticed.** The accepted About lead and invitation remain exact. | +| [ ] | P1-08 | in progress | Continue related-project descriptions and remaining page flow. **2/7 related-project descriptions approved and applied:** Coherent World and No One Noticed. The contextual name introduction in the AI/accessibility paragraph is also approved and applied. [Latest passage record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-description-october-17-2026-pacific). **Next: Coherent Computing.** The accepted About lead and invitation remain exact. | | [ ] | P1-05 | blocked | Publication requires Rae's separate approval of the exact final website source. Preserve `site/approval.json`; the release build must reject the candidate until then. Merge alone would trigger the existing Pages workflow, so do not merge this source refresh before resolving that gate. | | [ ] | P1-06 | to do | Broader documentation repair: the untouched base has 15 reader-check errors in living-paper notes. Repair in its own scoped pass, following that directory's instructions. | @@ -118,10 +118,14 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `86204` by replying “b - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. The profile overlap has been reconciled; existing research and commons drafts remain open for separate substantive review. -- **Next supported review:** No One Noticed, then the other related-project descriptions and remaining page flow (P1-08). Coherent World and the contextual name introduction are accepted and applied; the founder credit remains in Credits and reuse. The accepted About explanation and invitation remain verbatim. The organization profile’s collaboration summary in #10 follows the website review. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. Full-page review does not authorize a merge, deployment, or live-settings change. +- **Next supported review:** Coherent Computing, then the remaining related-project descriptions and page flow (P1-08). Coherent World, No One Noticed, and the contextual name introduction are accepted and applied; the founder credit remains in Credits and reuse. The accepted About explanation and invitation remain verbatim. The organization profile’s collaboration summary in #10 follows the website review. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. Full-page review does not authorize a merge, deployment, or live-settings change. -Current status after the contextual name and Coherent World passage approvals: **18 done, 4 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 24 tasks. P1-03, P1-04, and P1-07 are complete; the website presentation remains under review in P1-08. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. +Current status after the No One Noticed passage approval: **18 done, 4 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 24 tasks. P1-03, P1-04, and P1-07 are complete; the website presentation remains under review in P1-08. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. ## Accepted name context and first related-project description On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing blocks `30857` (contextual name introduction in the AI/accessibility paragraph) and `69418` (Coherent World), explicitly requesting their application to the draft. Both are applied verbatim in the visible HTML and English translation data. The founder credit remains in Credits and reuse, and Coherent World retains its private/speculative status and existing novel link. **Related-project passage review: 1/7 complete; No One Noticed next.** P1-08 remains in progress; no new task or publication approval is implied. + +## Accepted No One Noticed description + +On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `83520` and explicitly requested its application to the draft. The exact passage is applied to HTML and English translation data, including the shared project-panel summary. The novel remains in progress with no public site. **Related-project passage review: 2/7 complete; Coherent Computing next.** P1-08 remains in progress, and publication approval remains a separate pending decision. diff --git a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md index dbe887bd..fb1af67b 100644 --- a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md +++ b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md @@ -2,19 +2,29 @@ ## Unapproved professional refresh: October 17, 2026 -**Status: mission, accessibility/contribution, research-method, evidence, all six homepage research descriptions, the revised About explanation and invitation, contextual name introduction, and Coherent World description accepted by Rae; the complete source remains a draft awaiting full-page review and separate publication approval. No merge or deployment is recorded.** +**Status: mission, accessibility/contribution, research-method, evidence, all six homepage research descriptions, the revised About explanation and invitation, contextual name introduction, Coherent World description, and No One Noticed description accepted by Rae; the complete source remains a draft awaiting full-page review and separate publication approval. No merge or deployment is recorded.** This candidate extends the existing `site/index.html` rather than introducing a new site framework. The mission describes an independent interdisciplinary research initiative. Selected research retains its six existing routes and adds visible evidence/review limits. A native disclosure panel explains methods, substantive AI assistance, and unfinished human review. The existing headline, section order, green visual identity, wordmark, overlays, and URLs remain. The current refinement uses the dark palette alone; other reading controls are retained. The [canonical checklist](../ROADMAP.md) tracks source preparation, review, and the secondary work-samples track. The [dated audit](../AUDIT.md#professional-refresh-audit-2026-10-17) records existing PR overlap and source authority. This edition does not present Root Sequence as affiliated with AIAF or as an established research institution. -Candidate source digest: `dfb4b828ca7857d764c3b4a71ce286029f62a26fc561dc56ae2d070101aa67bd`. -Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `503a7fa2094f05a73975f9c799f517197db778b187c4255500c0cc12987ae29b`. +Candidate source digest: `05d97621178f3cb83d98f306387c5853f7466fcc9ea0888bed39af9e9e759166`. +Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `ec4be517e22eac8d1672e59ca6aaed327596db2cc6ef390510e9edcf117ce0e8`. `approval.json` still identifies the September 25 edition. It must not be updated until Rae separately approves the exact final source. The release builder rejects the current candidate. Preview builds stay byte-identical to the source and `noindex`; the proposed release label no longer predicts a publication date. The sitemap date describes the source revision. Changes were checked against the repository's writing guidance, including the retrieved Rossmann editing reference. Research source records and paper-level AI disclosures are linked, not rewritten or silently upgraded. See [validation](VALIDATION.md) for checks and limits. +## Accepted No One Noticed description: October 17, 2026 (Pacific) + +Rae approved writing block `83520` and explicitly requested its application to the draft. The exact passage is applied to the visible HTML and English translation data, which also supplies the project context panel: + +> A science-fiction novel about an advanced AI changing the world while much of everyday life still looks familiar. The story follows people living through that transition, often before they understand what is happening. + +The existing “Novel in progress · Public site not available yet” label and context-panel publication limits remain. The description follows the public [ecosystem map](../ECOSYSTEM.md#no-one-noticed). It introduces the premise without exporting manuscript material or adopting a scene as story canon. Coherent World and the AI/accessibility introduction retain their approved wording. Related-project description review is now **2/7 complete**; Coherent Computing is next and remains unchanged pending its own passage review. + +This records passage approval and draft implementation, not exact-source publication approval. Previous candidate: source `dfb4b828ca7857d764c3b4a71ce286029f62a26fc561dc56ae2d070101aa67bd`; HTML `503a7fa2094f05a73975f9c799f517197db778b187c4255500c0cc12987ae29b`. + ## Accepted name context and Coherent World description: October 17, 2026 (Pacific) Rae approved writing blocks `30857` and `69418` and explicitly requested that both be applied to the draft. The AI/accessibility paragraph now introduces Rae as “Rae Lovejoy, who started Root Sequence,” before describing the use of AI. The rest of that paragraph and the two following contribution/review paragraphs are unchanged. The founder credit and existing GitHub profile link remain in Credits and reuse; no diagnosis or new biographical claim is added. diff --git a/site/README.md b/site/README.md index 14fa9f74..72c716a8 100644 --- a/site/README.md +++ b/site/README.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ The opening separates the mission from reading routes. Rae accepted the About ex The current [About layout](COPY-REVIEW.md#about-context-and-consistent-disclosures-october-17-2026) keeps the research-to-projects connection visible alongside the accepted introduction and invitation. The name and contribution background are optional. About, research, and page notes share one native expandable-section style; navigation menus keep their separate controls. The full repair example and detailed methods disclosure retain their existing sections. -Rae has accepted the [contextual name introduction and Coherent World description](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-name-context-and-coherent-world-description-october-17-2026-pacific). The AI disclosure explains Rae’s role at the first name reference; the founder credit and profile link stay in Credits and reuse. Related-project descriptions are being reviewed individually, with No One Noticed next. +Rae has accepted the [contextual name introduction and Coherent World description](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-name-context-and-coherent-world-description-october-17-2026-pacific). The AI disclosure explains Rae’s role at the first name reference; the founder credit and profile link stay in Credits and reuse. Related-project descriptions are being reviewed individually: [No One Noticed is now also accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-description-october-17-2026-pacific), with Coherent Computing next (2/7 complete). The candidate uses one dark palette, including without JavaScript. The theme selector and its startup script are removed. Larger text, one background color, reduced motion, and in-page navigation settings remain available. System high-contrast styles and black-on-white print output are retained. Saved theme choices from an earlier candidate are ignored; other reading choices keep their existing storage key. diff --git a/site/VALIDATION.md b/site/VALIDATION.md index 59ab3c63..9d6fd5bb 100644 --- a/site/VALIDATION.md +++ b/site/VALIDATION.md @@ -326,3 +326,14 @@ Source digest: `dfb4b828ca7857d764c3b4a71ce286029f62a26fc561dc56ae2d070101aa67bd Preview HTML SHA-256: `503a7fa2094f05a73975f9c799f517197db778b187c4255500c0cc12987ae29b`. These are selected copy/presentation checks, not a complete accessibility audit or research validation. No new whole-repository check is claimed by this entry. The source remains draft-only; historical approval and publication settings are unchanged. + +## Accepted No One Noticed passage: 2026-10-17 (Pacific) + +Applied writing block `83520` verbatim to HTML and English translation data. All 11 site checks pass without test changes, including fragment/CSP checks, source/preview parity, and the deliberately blocked release gate. The executable script, builder, historical approval, and other project descriptions are unchanged. + +Browser inspection at desktop width (1575 pixels) and 390 × 844 found readable wrapping and no horizontal overflow. The novel’s existing details panel opens by keyboard and shows the same new description; Escape closes it and returns focus to its trigger. The normal desktop viewport was restored. The private Coherent Computing context was read to check current status for the next proposed passage; no private project is edited or creative/implementation material exported. No broader repository check was rerun for this copy-only update; the last recorded reader-document result remains 15 pre-existing errors. + +Source digest: `05d97621178f3cb83d98f306387c5853f7466fcc9ea0888bed39af9e9e759166`. +Preview HTML SHA-256: `ec4be517e22eac8d1672e59ca6aaed327596db2cc6ef390510e9edcf117ce0e8`. + +These checks concern the selected copy and interactions, not full accessibility, scientific validation, or release approval. The candidate remains a draft. diff --git a/site/index.html b/site/index.html index 14c99189..5567d2ff 100644 --- a/site/index.html +++ b/site/index.html @@ -573,7 +573,7 @@

    Ideas, in diffe Novel in progress · Public site not available yet

    -
    A science-fiction novel about people living through changes brought about by an advanced AI. Manuscript extracts will wait until they are ready for readers.
    +
    A science-fiction novel about an advanced AI changing the world while much of everyday life still looks familiar. The story follows people living through that transition, often before they understand what is happening.
    @@ -906,7 +906,7 @@

    "projects.worldType": "Speculative design · Private development", "projects.world": "Coherent World brings research and design ideas into a possible future to explore how they might affect one another and everyday life. It provides the setting for No One Noticed, while leaving room to explore possibilities beyond the novel.", "projects.novelType": "Novel in progress · Public site not available yet", - "projects.novel": "A science-fiction novel about people living through changes brought about by an advanced AI. Manuscript extracts will wait until they are ready for readers.", + "projects.novel": "A science-fiction novel about an advanced AI changing the world while much of everyday life still looks familiar. The story follows people living through that transition, often before they understand what is happening.", "projects.computingType": "Computing research · No public release", "projects.computing": "Design work on an operating system that adapts to different people, devices, and uses. There is no released system to download yet.", "projects.communityType": "Practical design · Private development", From 81aa81ef799305d780ca295db6b05191d864b17d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 23:27:46 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 23/55] Apply revised Coherent Computing scope description --- ROADMAP.md | 10 +++++++--- site/COPY-REVIEW.md | 16 +++++++++++++--- site/README.md | 2 +- site/VALIDATION.md | 11 +++++++++++ site/index.html | 4 ++-- 5 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index f79f06ef..e4eb0dd4 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | [x] | P1-07 | done | **6/6 homepage research entries approved and applied** to HTML and English translation data. Each was checked against its canonical source and reviewed as a short passage. See the approval records below. This completes description review, not research validation or website publication approval. | | [x] | P1-03 | done | Current refresh overlaps reconciled. Organization #10 owns the profile summary; #9 retains its four substantive guidance files unchanged and no longer edits the profile. Their combined tree passes without conflict. Root #42–#45 remain individually compatible with the refresh. See the [reconciliation record](AUDIT.md#organization-profile-overlap-resolved-2026-10-17). Older proposals and their dependencies still require separate review. | | [x] | P1-04 | done | Rae approved the single-sentence organization bio on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). See the [wording record in the audit](AUDIT.md#proposed-short-organization-bio). Live organization settings remain unchanged; wording approval does not authorize a settings change. | -| [ ] | P1-08 | in progress | Continue related-project descriptions and remaining page flow. **2/7 related-project descriptions approved and applied:** Coherent World and No One Noticed. The contextual name introduction in the AI/accessibility paragraph is also approved and applied. [Latest passage record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-description-october-17-2026-pacific). **Next: Coherent Computing.** The accepted About lead and invitation remain exact. | +| [ ] | P1-08 | in progress | Continue related-project descriptions and remaining page flow. **3/7 related-project descriptions approved and applied:** Coherent World, No One Noticed, and the revised broader Coherent Computing introduction. The contextual name introduction in the AI/accessibility paragraph is also approved and applied. [Latest passage record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-revised-coherent-computing-description-october-17-2026-pacific). **Next: Community Infrastructure.** The accepted About lead and invitation remain exact. | | [ ] | P1-05 | blocked | Publication requires Rae's separate approval of the exact final website source. Preserve `site/approval.json`; the release build must reject the candidate until then. Merge alone would trigger the existing Pages workflow, so do not merge this source refresh before resolving that gate. | | [ ] | P1-06 | to do | Broader documentation repair: the untouched base has 15 reader-check errors in living-paper notes. Repair in its own scoped pass, following that directory's instructions. | @@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `86204` by replying “b - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. The profile overlap has been reconciled; existing research and commons drafts remain open for separate substantive review. -- **Next supported review:** Coherent Computing, then the remaining related-project descriptions and page flow (P1-08). Coherent World, No One Noticed, and the contextual name introduction are accepted and applied; the founder credit remains in Credits and reuse. The accepted About explanation and invitation remain verbatim. The organization profile’s collaboration summary in #10 follows the website review. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. Full-page review does not authorize a merge, deployment, or live-settings change. +- **Next supported review:** Community Infrastructure, then the remaining related-project descriptions and page flow (P1-08). Coherent World, No One Noticed, revised Coherent Computing, and the contextual name introduction are accepted and applied; the founder credit remains in Credits and reuse. The accepted About explanation and invitation remain verbatim. The organization profile’s collaboration summary in #10 follows the website review. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. Full-page review does not authorize a merge, deployment, or live-settings change. -Current status after the No One Noticed passage approval: **18 done, 4 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 24 tasks. P1-03, P1-04, and P1-07 are complete; the website presentation remains under review in P1-08. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. +Current status after the revised Coherent Computing passage approval: **18 done, 4 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 24 tasks. P1-03, P1-04, and P1-07 are complete; the website presentation remains under review in P1-08. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. ## Accepted name context and first related-project description @@ -129,3 +129,7 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing blocks `30857` (contextual nam ## Accepted No One Noticed description On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `83520` and explicitly requested its application to the draft. The exact passage is applied to HTML and English translation data, including the shared project-panel summary. The novel remains in progress with no public site. **Related-project passage review: 2/7 complete; Coherent Computing next.** P1-08 remains in progress, and publication approval remains a separate pending decision. + +## Accepted revised Coherent Computing description + +On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved the revised writing block `46179` after clarifying that the research extends beyond an OS-only summary. The exact broader passage is applied to HTML and English translation data, including the shared project-panel summary. The private design work and implementation hold remain untouched; its “Computing research · No public release” label is retained. **Related-project passage review: 3/7 complete; Community Infrastructure next.** P1-08 remains in progress, and exact-source publication approval remains a separate pending decision. diff --git a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md index fb1af67b..05c83c7a 100644 --- a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md +++ b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md @@ -2,19 +2,29 @@ ## Unapproved professional refresh: October 17, 2026 -**Status: mission, accessibility/contribution, research-method, evidence, all six homepage research descriptions, the revised About explanation and invitation, contextual name introduction, Coherent World description, and No One Noticed description accepted by Rae; the complete source remains a draft awaiting full-page review and separate publication approval. No merge or deployment is recorded.** +**Status: mission, accessibility/contribution, research-method, evidence, all six homepage research descriptions, the revised About explanation and invitation, contextual name introduction, Coherent World, No One Noticed, and revised Coherent Computing descriptions accepted by Rae; the complete source remains a draft awaiting full-page review and separate publication approval. No merge or deployment is recorded.** This candidate extends the existing `site/index.html` rather than introducing a new site framework. The mission describes an independent interdisciplinary research initiative. Selected research retains its six existing routes and adds visible evidence/review limits. A native disclosure panel explains methods, substantive AI assistance, and unfinished human review. The existing headline, section order, green visual identity, wordmark, overlays, and URLs remain. The current refinement uses the dark palette alone; other reading controls are retained. The [canonical checklist](../ROADMAP.md) tracks source preparation, review, and the secondary work-samples track. The [dated audit](../AUDIT.md#professional-refresh-audit-2026-10-17) records existing PR overlap and source authority. This edition does not present Root Sequence as affiliated with AIAF or as an established research institution. -Candidate source digest: `05d97621178f3cb83d98f306387c5853f7466fcc9ea0888bed39af9e9e759166`. -Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `ec4be517e22eac8d1672e59ca6aaed327596db2cc6ef390510e9edcf117ce0e8`. +Candidate source digest: `e87e85303a7b725b9f131cd6121179a1f073ace69f62ade329de1bdc291ad8c0`. +Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `e5b783fa1a85c73ecc7391cf34b774d33146831b0a3a028de43fc8ec10aa391f`. `approval.json` still identifies the September 25 edition. It must not be updated until Rae separately approves the exact final source. The release builder rejects the current candidate. Preview builds stay byte-identical to the source and `noindex`; the proposed release label no longer predicts a publication date. The sitemap date describes the source revision. Changes were checked against the repository's writing guidance, including the retrieved Rossmann editing reference. Research source records and paper-level AI disclosures are linked, not rewritten or silently upgraded. See [validation](VALIDATION.md) for checks and limits. +## Accepted revised Coherent Computing description: October 17, 2026 (Pacific) + +Rae questioned whether an OS-only introduction captured the project’s expanded scope. After checking its current charter, conceptual model, lifecycle study, decision record, and outstanding draft scope, the revised writing block `46179` connected operating-system design with the broader conditions needed to keep technology useful. Rae accepted that revision and explicitly requested its application to the draft: + +> Coherent Computing explores how computing systems could work around people’s needs and remain understandable and under their control. The work connects operating-system design with what it takes to keep technology useful as people’s circumstances change and devices age. + +The exact revised passage is applied to HTML and English translation data, including the shared project-panel summary. The earlier OS-only proposal was not applied. The “Computing research · No public release” label and existing panel limits remain. No private implementation or study detail is exported, and the project’s paused implementation remains untouched. Related-project description review is now **3/7 complete**; Community Infrastructure is next and remains unchanged pending its own passage review. + +This records passage approval and draft implementation, not a change to the computing project’s charter or exact-source website publication approval. Previous candidate: source `05d97621178f3cb83d98f306387c5853f7466fcc9ea0888bed39af9e9e759166`; HTML `ec4be517e22eac8d1672e59ca6aaed327596db2cc6ef390510e9edcf117ce0e8`. + ## Accepted No One Noticed description: October 17, 2026 (Pacific) Rae approved writing block `83520` and explicitly requested its application to the draft. The exact passage is applied to the visible HTML and English translation data, which also supplies the project context panel: diff --git a/site/README.md b/site/README.md index 72c716a8..f7a7fc63 100644 --- a/site/README.md +++ b/site/README.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ The opening separates the mission from reading routes. Rae accepted the About ex The current [About layout](COPY-REVIEW.md#about-context-and-consistent-disclosures-october-17-2026) keeps the research-to-projects connection visible alongside the accepted introduction and invitation. The name and contribution background are optional. About, research, and page notes share one native expandable-section style; navigation menus keep their separate controls. The full repair example and detailed methods disclosure retain their existing sections. -Rae has accepted the [contextual name introduction and Coherent World description](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-name-context-and-coherent-world-description-october-17-2026-pacific). The AI disclosure explains Rae’s role at the first name reference; the founder credit and profile link stay in Credits and reuse. Related-project descriptions are being reviewed individually: [No One Noticed is now also accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-description-october-17-2026-pacific), with Coherent Computing next (2/7 complete). +Rae has accepted the [contextual name introduction and Coherent World description](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-name-context-and-coherent-world-description-october-17-2026-pacific). The AI disclosure explains Rae’s role at the first name reference; the founder credit and profile link stay in Credits and reuse. Related-project descriptions are being reviewed individually: [No One Noticed is now also accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-description-october-17-2026-pacific), and the [revised Coherent Computing description is applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-revised-coherent-computing-description-october-17-2026-pacific). Community Infrastructure is next (3/7 complete). The candidate uses one dark palette, including without JavaScript. The theme selector and its startup script are removed. Larger text, one background color, reduced motion, and in-page navigation settings remain available. System high-contrast styles and black-on-white print output are retained. Saved theme choices from an earlier candidate are ignored; other reading choices keep their existing storage key. diff --git a/site/VALIDATION.md b/site/VALIDATION.md index 9d6fd5bb..8498855b 100644 --- a/site/VALIDATION.md +++ b/site/VALIDATION.md @@ -337,3 +337,14 @@ Source digest: `05d97621178f3cb83d98f306387c5853f7466fcc9ea0888bed39af9e9e759166 Preview HTML SHA-256: `ec4be517e22eac8d1672e59ca6aaed327596db2cc6ef390510e9edcf117ce0e8`. These checks concern the selected copy and interactions, not full accessibility, scientific validation, or release approval. The candidate remains a draft. + +## Accepted revised Coherent Computing passage: 2026-10-17 (Pacific) + +Applied the revised writing block `46179` verbatim to HTML and English translation data. All 11 site checks pass without test changes, including fragment/CSP checks, preview/source byte parity, and the deliberately blocked release gate. The executable script, builder, historical approval, other project descriptions, status labels, and existing panel limits are unchanged. + +Desktop (1575 pixels) and 390 × 844 browser inspection found readable wrapping without horizontal overflow. The existing Coherent Computing details panel opens by keyboard and displays the same revised description; Escape closes it and returns focus. Normal desktop viewport settings were restored and confirmed. The Community Infrastructure context and README were read for the next proposed passage; neither private repository is edited or its implementation material exported. No broader repository check was rerun for this copy-only update; the last recorded reader-document result remains 15 pre-existing errors. + +Source digest: `e87e85303a7b725b9f131cd6121179a1f073ace69f62ade329de1bdc291ad8c0`. +Preview HTML SHA-256: `e5b783fa1a85c73ecc7391cf34b774d33146831b0a3a028de43fc8ec10aa391f`. + +These are selected copy and interaction checks, not a complete accessibility audit, implementation evidence, research validation, or website release approval. The candidate remains a draft. diff --git a/site/index.html b/site/index.html index 5567d2ff..f5eed563 100644 --- a/site/index.html +++ b/site/index.html @@ -582,7 +582,7 @@

    Ideas, in diffe Computing research · No public release

    -
    Design work on an operating system that adapts to different people, devices, and uses. There is no released system to download yet.
    +
    Coherent Computing explores how computing systems could work around people’s needs and remain understandable and under their control. The work connects operating-system design with what it takes to keep technology useful as people’s circumstances change and devices age.
    @@ -908,7 +908,7 @@

    "projects.novelType": "Novel in progress · Public site not available yet", "projects.novel": "A science-fiction novel about an advanced AI changing the world while much of everyday life still looks familiar. The story follows people living through that transition, often before they understand what is happening.", "projects.computingType": "Computing research · No public release", - "projects.computing": "Design work on an operating system that adapts to different people, devices, and uses. There is no released system to download yet.", + "projects.computing": "Coherent Computing explores how computing systems could work around people’s needs and remain understandable and under their control. The work connects operating-system design with what it takes to keep technology useful as people’s circumstances change and devices age.", "projects.communityType": "Practical design · Private development", "projects.community": "Tools for sharing needs, coordinating help, and organizing activities within communities.", "projects.humaneType": "Practical field guide · Public website not built yet", From 618954b5e6122aea7a7a03bb2ff400a4367b8145 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 23:33:36 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 24/55] Apply concise project openings and Community Infrastructure description --- ROADMAP.md | 10 +++++++--- site/COPY-REVIEW.md | 18 +++++++++++++++--- site/README.md | 2 +- site/VALIDATION.md | 11 +++++++++++ site/index.html | 12 ++++++------ 5 files changed, 40 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index e4eb0dd4..4eef4b62 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | [x] | P1-07 | done | **6/6 homepage research entries approved and applied** to HTML and English translation data. Each was checked against its canonical source and reviewed as a short passage. See the approval records below. This completes description review, not research validation or website publication approval. | | [x] | P1-03 | done | Current refresh overlaps reconciled. Organization #10 owns the profile summary; #9 retains its four substantive guidance files unchanged and no longer edits the profile. Their combined tree passes without conflict. Root #42–#45 remain individually compatible with the refresh. See the [reconciliation record](AUDIT.md#organization-profile-overlap-resolved-2026-10-17). Older proposals and their dependencies still require separate review. | | [x] | P1-04 | done | Rae approved the single-sentence organization bio on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). See the [wording record in the audit](AUDIT.md#proposed-short-organization-bio). Live organization settings remain unchanged; wording approval does not authorize a settings change. | -| [ ] | P1-08 | in progress | Continue related-project descriptions and remaining page flow. **3/7 related-project descriptions approved and applied:** Coherent World, No One Noticed, and the revised broader Coherent Computing introduction. The contextual name introduction in the AI/accessibility paragraph is also approved and applied. [Latest passage record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-revised-coherent-computing-description-october-17-2026-pacific). **Next: Community Infrastructure.** The accepted About lead and invitation remain exact. | +| [ ] | P1-08 | in progress | Continue related-project descriptions and remaining page flow. **4/7 related-project descriptions approved and applied:** Coherent World, No One Noticed, Coherent Computing, and Community Infrastructure. World now opens with “Brings”; computing and community open with “Explores,” as requested. [Latest passage record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-community-infrastructure-and-concise-openings-october-17-2026-pacific). **Next: Being Human(e).** The accepted About lead, invitation, and contextual name introduction remain exact. | | [ ] | P1-05 | blocked | Publication requires Rae's separate approval of the exact final website source. Preserve `site/approval.json`; the release build must reject the candidate until then. Merge alone would trigger the existing Pages workflow, so do not merge this source refresh before resolving that gate. | | [ ] | P1-06 | to do | Broader documentation repair: the untouched base has 15 reader-check errors in living-paper notes. Repair in its own scoped pass, following that directory's instructions. | @@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `86204` by replying “b - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. The profile overlap has been reconciled; existing research and commons drafts remain open for separate substantive review. -- **Next supported review:** Community Infrastructure, then the remaining related-project descriptions and page flow (P1-08). Coherent World, No One Noticed, revised Coherent Computing, and the contextual name introduction are accepted and applied; the founder credit remains in Credits and reuse. The accepted About explanation and invitation remain verbatim. The organization profile’s collaboration summary in #10 follows the website review. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. Full-page review does not authorize a merge, deployment, or live-settings change. +- **Next supported review:** Being Human(e), then Museum of Ordinary Life, Root Sequence Wiki, and remaining page flow (P1-08). The first four related-project descriptions and the contextual name introduction are accepted and applied; the founder credit remains in Credits and reuse. The accepted About explanation and invitation remain verbatim. The organization profile’s collaboration summary in #10 follows the website review. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. Full-page review does not authorize a merge, deployment, or live-settings change. -Current status after the revised Coherent Computing passage approval: **18 done, 4 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 24 tasks. P1-03, P1-04, and P1-07 are complete; the website presentation remains under review in P1-08. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. +Current status after Community Infrastructure and concise project openings: **18 done, 4 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 24 tasks. P1-03, P1-04, and P1-07 are complete; the website presentation remains under review in P1-08. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. ## Accepted name context and first related-project description @@ -133,3 +133,7 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `83520` and explicitly r ## Accepted revised Coherent Computing description On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved the revised writing block `46179` after clarifying that the research extends beyond an OS-only summary. The exact broader passage is applied to HTML and English translation data, including the shared project-panel summary. The private design work and implementation hold remain untouched; its “Computing research · No public release” label is retained. **Related-project passage review: 3/7 complete; Community Infrastructure next.** P1-08 remains in progress, and exact-source publication approval remains a separate pending decision. + +## Accepted Community Infrastructure and concise project openings + +On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `57203` with “Explores” replacing the repeated Community Infrastructure name, and requested equivalent concise openings for Coherent Computing (“Explores”) and Coherent World (“Brings”). All three are applied in HTML and English translation data, retaining the rest of the accepted passages and existing status labels. **Related-project passage review: 4/7 complete; Being Human(e) next.** P1-08 remains in progress; exact-source publication approval remains separate. diff --git a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md index 05c83c7a..db041f18 100644 --- a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md +++ b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md @@ -2,19 +2,31 @@ ## Unapproved professional refresh: October 17, 2026 -**Status: mission, accessibility/contribution, research-method, evidence, all six homepage research descriptions, the revised About explanation and invitation, contextual name introduction, Coherent World, No One Noticed, and revised Coherent Computing descriptions accepted by Rae; the complete source remains a draft awaiting full-page review and separate publication approval. No merge or deployment is recorded.** +**Status: mission, accessibility/contribution, research-method, evidence, all six homepage research descriptions, the revised About explanation and invitation, contextual name introduction, four related-project descriptions accepted by Rae, including Community Infrastructure and the requested concise openings; the complete source remains a draft awaiting full-page review and separate publication approval. No merge or deployment is recorded.** This candidate extends the existing `site/index.html` rather than introducing a new site framework. The mission describes an independent interdisciplinary research initiative. Selected research retains its six existing routes and adds visible evidence/review limits. A native disclosure panel explains methods, substantive AI assistance, and unfinished human review. The existing headline, section order, green visual identity, wordmark, overlays, and URLs remain. The current refinement uses the dark palette alone; other reading controls are retained. The [canonical checklist](../ROADMAP.md) tracks source preparation, review, and the secondary work-samples track. The [dated audit](../AUDIT.md#professional-refresh-audit-2026-10-17) records existing PR overlap and source authority. This edition does not present Root Sequence as affiliated with AIAF or as an established research institution. -Candidate source digest: `e87e85303a7b725b9f131cd6121179a1f073ace69f62ade329de1bdc291ad8c0`. -Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `e5b783fa1a85c73ecc7391cf34b774d33146831b0a3a028de43fc8ec10aa391f`. +Candidate source digest: `3fe458f15b80d7a88d37e0a46539071596de9b9426655dfce675203d3f7ae482`. +Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `bb984f6a88d4974b08ed3efb7f37c83dd3360304e739e90ca2efdb2719c22868`. `approval.json` still identifies the September 25 edition. It must not be updated until Rae separately approves the exact final source. The release builder rejects the current candidate. Preview builds stay byte-identical to the source and `noindex`; the proposed release label no longer predicts a publication date. The sitemap date describes the source revision. Changes were checked against the repository's writing guidance, including the retrieved Rossmann editing reference. Research source records and paper-level AI disclosures are linked, not rewritten or silently upgraded. See [validation](VALIDATION.md) for checks and limits. +## Accepted Community Infrastructure and concise openings: October 17, 2026 (Pacific) + +Rae accepted the Community Infrastructure passage from writing block `57203`, asking that its first sentence start with “Explores” because the project name is already in the heading. Rae requested the same change for Coherent Computing and “Brings” for Coherent World. These precise editorial revisions are applied to visible HTML and English translation data; the shared project-panel summaries follow the same text. + +- Coherent World now starts “Brings research and design ideas into a possible future…”; the rest of its accepted passage and novel context link remain. +- Coherent Computing now starts “Explores how computing systems could work around people’s needs…”; the remainder preserves its broader lifecycle scope. +- Community Infrastructure now reads: “Explores how people can find community and organize everyday life together. It develops tools communities could run and shape for themselves, so people can coordinate help while choosing what they share and how they take part.” + +The heading supplies the name in each entry, so a descriptive opening need not repeat it. This is an editorial preference, not a requirement to start every project description with the same verb. The existing private/development/no-release labels remain. Other passages, executable script, and exact-source publication approval are unchanged. Related-project description review is now **4/7 complete**; Being Human(e) is next. This records passage approval and draft implementation, not scientific validation, a private-project change, or publication authorization. + +Previous candidate: source `e87e85303a7b725b9f131cd6121179a1f073ace69f62ade329de1bdc291ad8c0`; HTML `e5b783fa1a85c73ecc7391cf34b774d33146831b0a3a028de43fc8ec10aa391f`. + ## Accepted revised Coherent Computing description: October 17, 2026 (Pacific) Rae questioned whether an OS-only introduction captured the project’s expanded scope. After checking its current charter, conceptual model, lifecycle study, decision record, and outstanding draft scope, the revised writing block `46179` connected operating-system design with the broader conditions needed to keep technology useful. Rae accepted that revision and explicitly requested its application to the draft: diff --git a/site/README.md b/site/README.md index f7a7fc63..66441290 100644 --- a/site/README.md +++ b/site/README.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ The opening separates the mission from reading routes. Rae accepted the About ex The current [About layout](COPY-REVIEW.md#about-context-and-consistent-disclosures-october-17-2026) keeps the research-to-projects connection visible alongside the accepted introduction and invitation. The name and contribution background are optional. About, research, and page notes share one native expandable-section style; navigation menus keep their separate controls. The full repair example and detailed methods disclosure retain their existing sections. -Rae has accepted the [contextual name introduction and Coherent World description](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-name-context-and-coherent-world-description-october-17-2026-pacific). The AI disclosure explains Rae’s role at the first name reference; the founder credit and profile link stay in Credits and reuse. Related-project descriptions are being reviewed individually: [No One Noticed is now also accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-description-october-17-2026-pacific), and the [revised Coherent Computing description is applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-revised-coherent-computing-description-october-17-2026-pacific). Community Infrastructure is next (3/7 complete). +Rae has accepted the [contextual name introduction and Coherent World description](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-name-context-and-coherent-world-description-october-17-2026-pacific). The AI disclosure explains Rae’s role at the first name reference; the founder credit and profile link stay in Credits and reuse. Related-project descriptions are being reviewed individually: [No One Noticed is now also accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-description-october-17-2026-pacific), and the [revised Coherent Computing description is applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-revised-coherent-computing-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Community Infrastructure is also applied, with the requested concise openings for World and Computing](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-community-infrastructure-and-concise-openings-october-17-2026-pacific). Being Human(e) is next (4/7 complete). The candidate uses one dark palette, including without JavaScript. The theme selector and its startup script are removed. Larger text, one background color, reduced motion, and in-page navigation settings remain available. System high-contrast styles and black-on-white print output are retained. Saved theme choices from an earlier candidate are ignored; other reading choices keep their existing storage key. diff --git a/site/VALIDATION.md b/site/VALIDATION.md index 8498855b..a94501b8 100644 --- a/site/VALIDATION.md +++ b/site/VALIDATION.md @@ -348,3 +348,14 @@ Source digest: `e87e85303a7b725b9f131cd6121179a1f073ace69f62ade329de1bdc291ad8c0 Preview HTML SHA-256: `e5b783fa1a85c73ecc7391cf34b774d33146831b0a3a028de43fc8ec10aa391f`. These are selected copy and interaction checks, not a complete accessibility audit, implementation evidence, research validation, or website release approval. The candidate remains a draft. + +## Community Infrastructure and concise openings: 2026-10-17 (Pacific) + +Applied the accepted Community Infrastructure passage with the requested “Explores” opening. Removed the repeated name from the Coherent Computing and Coherent World openings, using “Explores” and “Brings.” HTML and English translation data agree; the existing novel link and status labels remain. All 11 site checks pass without test changes, including fragment/CSP checks, preview/source byte parity, and the intentionally blocked exact-source release gate. The executable script, builder and historical publication approval are unchanged. + +Desktop (1575 pixels) and 390 × 844 browser inspection found no horizontal overflow. The Community Infrastructure details panel opens by keyboard and displays the same new description; Escape closes it and returns focus. Normal desktop dimensions were restored. No broader repository check was rerun for this copy-only update; the last reader-document result remains 15 pre-existing errors. No private-project changes or implementation claims are introduced. + +Source digest: `3fe458f15b80d7a88d37e0a46539071596de9b9426655dfce675203d3f7ae482`. +Preview HTML SHA-256: `bb984f6a88d4974b08ed3efb7f37c83dd3360304e739e90ca2efdb2719c22868`. + +These are selected copy/presentation checks, not a complete accessibility audit or publication approval. diff --git a/site/index.html b/site/index.html index f5eed563..c64f4c50 100644 --- a/site/index.html +++ b/site/index.html @@ -564,7 +564,7 @@

    Ideas, in diffe Speculative design · Private development

    -
    Coherent World brings research and design ideas into a possible future to explore how they might affect one another and everyday life. It provides the setting for No One Noticed, while leaving room to explore possibilities beyond the novel.
    +
    Brings research and design ideas into a possible future to explore how they might affect one another and everyday life. It provides the setting for No One Noticed, while leaving room to explore possibilities beyond the novel.
    @@ -582,7 +582,7 @@

    Ideas, in diffe Computing research · No public release

    -
    Coherent Computing explores how computing systems could work around people’s needs and remain understandable and under their control. The work connects operating-system design with what it takes to keep technology useful as people’s circumstances change and devices age.
    +
    Explores how computing systems could work around people’s needs and remain understandable and under their control. The work connects operating-system design with what it takes to keep technology useful as people’s circumstances change and devices age.
    @@ -591,7 +591,7 @@

    Ideas, in diffe Practical design · Private development

    -
    Tools for sharing needs, coordinating help, and organizing activities within communities.
    +
    Explores how people can find community and organize everyday life together. It develops tools communities could run and shape for themselves, so people can coordinate help while choosing what they share and how they take part.
    @@ -904,13 +904,13 @@

    "projects.title": "Ideas, in different forms.", "projects.intro": "This is a selected group of projects that share questions while keeping their own purposes, permissions, and decisions. The full project map includes the wider ecosystem.", "projects.worldType": "Speculative design · Private development", - "projects.world": "Coherent World brings research and design ideas into a possible future to explore how they might affect one another and everyday life. It provides the setting for No One Noticed, while leaving room to explore possibilities beyond the novel.", + "projects.world": "Brings research and design ideas into a possible future to explore how they might affect one another and everyday life. It provides the setting for No One Noticed, while leaving room to explore possibilities beyond the novel.", "projects.novelType": "Novel in progress · Public site not available yet", "projects.novel": "A science-fiction novel about an advanced AI changing the world while much of everyday life still looks familiar. The story follows people living through that transition, often before they understand what is happening.", "projects.computingType": "Computing research · No public release", - "projects.computing": "Coherent Computing explores how computing systems could work around people’s needs and remain understandable and under their control. The work connects operating-system design with what it takes to keep technology useful as people’s circumstances change and devices age.", + "projects.computing": "Explores how computing systems could work around people’s needs and remain understandable and under their control. The work connects operating-system design with what it takes to keep technology useful as people’s circumstances change and devices age.", "projects.communityType": "Practical design · Private development", - "projects.community": "Tools for sharing needs, coordinating help, and organizing activities within communities.", + "projects.community": "Explores how people can find community and organize everyday life together. It develops tools communities could run and shape for themselves, so people can coordinate help while choosing what they share and how they take part.", "projects.humaneType": "Practical field guide · Public website not built yet", "projects.humane": "A developing field guide grounded in ordinary human experience and the repeated choice to be humane.", "projects.museumType": "Independent archive · Public website", From b65462e0d085be51835ea4ea23973eee2bdbcd95 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 23:40:06 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 25/55] Apply Being Human(e) description and provisional development status --- ROADMAP.md | 10 +++++++--- site/COPY-REVIEW.md | 18 +++++++++++++++--- site/README.md | 2 +- site/VALIDATION.md | 13 +++++++++++++ site/index.html | 10 +++++----- site/test_site.py | 2 +- 6 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index 4eef4b62..69d837c2 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | [x] | P1-07 | done | **6/6 homepage research entries approved and applied** to HTML and English translation data. Each was checked against its canonical source and reviewed as a short passage. See the approval records below. This completes description review, not research validation or website publication approval. | | [x] | P1-03 | done | Current refresh overlaps reconciled. Organization #10 owns the profile summary; #9 retains its four substantive guidance files unchanged and no longer edits the profile. Their combined tree passes without conflict. Root #42–#45 remain individually compatible with the refresh. See the [reconciliation record](AUDIT.md#organization-profile-overlap-resolved-2026-10-17). Older proposals and their dependencies still require separate review. | | [x] | P1-04 | done | Rae approved the single-sentence organization bio on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). See the [wording record in the audit](AUDIT.md#proposed-short-organization-bio). Live organization settings remain unchanged; wording approval does not authorize a settings change. | -| [ ] | P1-08 | in progress | Continue related-project descriptions and remaining page flow. **4/7 related-project descriptions approved and applied:** Coherent World, No One Noticed, Coherent Computing, and Community Infrastructure. World now opens with “Brings”; computing and community open with “Explores,” as requested. [Latest passage record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-community-infrastructure-and-concise-openings-october-17-2026-pacific). **Next: Being Human(e).** The accepted About lead, invitation, and contextual name introduction remain exact. | +| [ ] | P1-08 | in progress | Continue related-project descriptions and remaining page flow. **5/7 related-project descriptions reviewed and applied:** Coherent World, No One Noticed, Coherent Computing, Community Infrastructure, and Being Human(e). The guide has “In development” status and a provisional/open-to-disagreement panel note, honoring Rae’s non-authoritative clarification. [Latest passage record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#being-humane-passage-and-provisional-status-october-17-2026-pacific). **Next: Museum of Ordinary Life.** Accepted About passages and concise project openings remain. | | [ ] | P1-05 | blocked | Publication requires Rae's separate approval of the exact final website source. Preserve `site/approval.json`; the release build must reject the candidate until then. Merge alone would trigger the existing Pages workflow, so do not merge this source refresh before resolving that gate. | | [ ] | P1-06 | to do | Broader documentation repair: the untouched base has 15 reader-check errors in living-paper notes. Repair in its own scoped pass, following that directory's instructions. | @@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `86204` by replying “b - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. The profile overlap has been reconciled; existing research and commons drafts remain open for separate substantive review. -- **Next supported review:** Being Human(e), then Museum of Ordinary Life, Root Sequence Wiki, and remaining page flow (P1-08). The first four related-project descriptions and the contextual name introduction are accepted and applied; the founder credit remains in Credits and reuse. The accepted About explanation and invitation remain verbatim. The organization profile’s collaboration summary in #10 follows the website review. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. Full-page review does not authorize a merge, deployment, or live-settings change. +- **Next supported review:** Museum of Ordinary Life, then Root Sequence Wiki and remaining page flow (P1-08). The first five related-project descriptions and the contextual name introduction are applied with their recorded qualifications; the founder credit remains in Credits and reuse. The accepted About explanation and invitation remain verbatim. The organization profile’s collaboration summary in #10 follows the website review. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. Full-page review does not authorize a merge, deployment, or live-settings change. -Current status after Community Infrastructure and concise project openings: **18 done, 4 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 24 tasks. P1-03, P1-04, and P1-07 are complete; the website presentation remains under review in P1-08. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. +Current status after the Being Human(e) description and provisional status: **18 done, 4 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 24 tasks. P1-03, P1-04, and P1-07 are complete; the website presentation remains under review in P1-08. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. ## Accepted name context and first related-project description @@ -137,3 +137,7 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved the revised writing block `46179` afte ## Accepted Community Infrastructure and concise project openings On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `57203` with “Explores” replacing the repeated Community Infrastructure name, and requested equivalent concise openings for Coherent Computing (“Explores”) and Coherent World (“Brings”). All three are applied in HTML and English translation data, retaining the rest of the accepted passages and existing status labels. **Related-project passage review: 4/7 complete; Being Human(e) next.** P1-08 remains in progress; exact-source publication approval remains separate. + +## Being Human(e) passage and provisional status + +On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae authorized applying writing block `72841` and the updated “Practical field guide · In development” status, clarifying that the guide is not authoritative. The description is applied verbatim, and its panel explicitly says the observations are provisional and open to disagreement and revision. The old unverified website-not-built claim is removed; no new external link or private Atlas material is added. **Related-project passage review: 5/7 complete; Museum of Ordinary Life next.** P1-08 remains in progress; exact-source publication approval remains separate. diff --git a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md index db041f18..8ae27920 100644 --- a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md +++ b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md @@ -2,19 +2,31 @@ ## Unapproved professional refresh: October 17, 2026 -**Status: mission, accessibility/contribution, research-method, evidence, all six homepage research descriptions, the revised About explanation and invitation, contextual name introduction, four related-project descriptions accepted by Rae, including Community Infrastructure and the requested concise openings; the complete source remains a draft awaiting full-page review and separate publication approval. No merge or deployment is recorded.** +**Status: mission, accessibility/contribution, research-method, evidence, all six homepage research descriptions, the revised About explanation and invitation, contextual name introduction, five related-project descriptions accepted for the draft, including Being Human(e) with its provisional status and the requested concise openings; the complete source remains a draft awaiting full-page review and separate publication approval. No merge or deployment is recorded.** This candidate extends the existing `site/index.html` rather than introducing a new site framework. The mission describes an independent interdisciplinary research initiative. Selected research retains its six existing routes and adds visible evidence/review limits. A native disclosure panel explains methods, substantive AI assistance, and unfinished human review. The existing headline, section order, green visual identity, wordmark, overlays, and URLs remain. The current refinement uses the dark palette alone; other reading controls are retained. The [canonical checklist](../ROADMAP.md) tracks source preparation, review, and the secondary work-samples track. The [dated audit](../AUDIT.md#professional-refresh-audit-2026-10-17) records existing PR overlap and source authority. This edition does not present Root Sequence as affiliated with AIAF or as an established research institution. -Candidate source digest: `3fe458f15b80d7a88d37e0a46539071596de9b9426655dfce675203d3f7ae482`. -Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `bb984f6a88d4974b08ed3efb7f37c83dd3360304e739e90ca2efdb2719c22868`. +Candidate source digest: `24544528259af9ee733fef47974387d50538bf96f177b830cf0a810051ab7241`. +Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `189905adf3af70bac8f33409eeb148e587247dd33b0bc546e4a04d0b18801d9e`. `approval.json` still identifies the September 25 edition. It must not be updated until Rae separately approves the exact final source. The release builder rejects the current candidate. Preview builds stay byte-identical to the source and `noindex`; the proposed release label no longer predicts a publication date. The sitemap date describes the source revision. Changes were checked against the repository's writing guidance, including the retrieved Rossmann editing reference. Research source records and paper-level AI disclosures are linked, not rewritten or silently upgraded. See [validation](VALIDATION.md) for checks and limits. +## Being Human(e) passage and provisional status: October 17, 2026 (Pacific) + +Rae authorized application of writing block `72841` and the updated status, clarifying that the guide is not authoritative. The exact description is applied to HTML and English translation data, including the shared project-panel summary: + +> A developing field guide to being human and continuing to choose care. It draws on ordinary experience to explore how we relate to one another, including how we set boundaries and take responsibility when we cause harm. + +The status is now “Practical field guide · In development.” The public guide repository already contains writing and Astro site source; its listed live website was not verified in this review, so the old “not built yet” claim is removed from both the label and panel note. The panel now says: “The work is in development. Its observations are provisional and open to disagreement and revision.” This reflects Rae’s clarification and the guide’s existing open, evolving editorial scope; it does not turn observations into universal guidance. + +No external site link or private Atlas material is added. Other project descriptions and the existing script remain unchanged. Related-project passage review is now **5/7 complete**; Museum of Ordinary Life is next and remains unchanged pending its own passage review. This is draft-edit authorization, not a corpus-wide endorsement, authoritative status, or exact-source website publication approval. + +Previous candidate: source `3fe458f15b80d7a88d37e0a46539071596de9b9426655dfce675203d3f7ae482`; HTML `bb984f6a88d4974b08ed3efb7f37c83dd3360304e739e90ca2efdb2719c22868`. + ## Accepted Community Infrastructure and concise openings: October 17, 2026 (Pacific) Rae accepted the Community Infrastructure passage from writing block `57203`, asking that its first sentence start with “Explores” because the project name is already in the heading. Rae requested the same change for Coherent Computing and “Brings” for Coherent World. These precise editorial revisions are applied to visible HTML and English translation data; the shared project-panel summaries follow the same text. diff --git a/site/README.md b/site/README.md index 66441290..13cc8dfd 100644 --- a/site/README.md +++ b/site/README.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ The opening separates the mission from reading routes. Rae accepted the About ex The current [About layout](COPY-REVIEW.md#about-context-and-consistent-disclosures-october-17-2026) keeps the research-to-projects connection visible alongside the accepted introduction and invitation. The name and contribution background are optional. About, research, and page notes share one native expandable-section style; navigation menus keep their separate controls. The full repair example and detailed methods disclosure retain their existing sections. -Rae has accepted the [contextual name introduction and Coherent World description](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-name-context-and-coherent-world-description-october-17-2026-pacific). The AI disclosure explains Rae’s role at the first name reference; the founder credit and profile link stay in Credits and reuse. Related-project descriptions are being reviewed individually: [No One Noticed is now also accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-description-october-17-2026-pacific), and the [revised Coherent Computing description is applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-revised-coherent-computing-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Community Infrastructure is also applied, with the requested concise openings for World and Computing](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-community-infrastructure-and-concise-openings-october-17-2026-pacific). Being Human(e) is next (4/7 complete). +Rae has accepted the [contextual name introduction and Coherent World description](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-name-context-and-coherent-world-description-october-17-2026-pacific). The AI disclosure explains Rae’s role at the first name reference; the founder credit and profile link stay in Credits and reuse. Related-project descriptions are being reviewed individually: [No One Noticed is now also accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-description-october-17-2026-pacific), and the [revised Coherent Computing description is applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-revised-coherent-computing-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Community Infrastructure is also applied, with the requested concise openings for World and Computing](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-community-infrastructure-and-concise-openings-october-17-2026-pacific). [Being Human(e) is applied with “In development” status and an explicitly provisional panel note](COPY-REVIEW.md#being-humane-passage-and-provisional-status-october-17-2026-pacific). Museum of Ordinary Life is next (5/7 complete). The candidate uses one dark palette, including without JavaScript. The theme selector and its startup script are removed. Larger text, one background color, reduced motion, and in-page navigation settings remain available. System high-contrast styles and black-on-white print output are retained. Saved theme choices from an earlier candidate are ignored; other reading choices keep their existing storage key. diff --git a/site/VALIDATION.md b/site/VALIDATION.md index a94501b8..5307f998 100644 --- a/site/VALIDATION.md +++ b/site/VALIDATION.md @@ -359,3 +359,16 @@ Source digest: `3fe458f15b80d7a88d37e0a46539071596de9b9426655dfce675203d3f7ae482 Preview HTML SHA-256: `bb984f6a88d4974b08ed3efb7f37c83dd3360304e739e90ca2efdb2719c22868`. These are selected copy/presentation checks, not a complete accessibility audit or publication approval. + +## Being Human(e) description and provisional status: 2026-10-17 (Pacific) + +Applied writing block `72841` verbatim in HTML and English translation data. Changed the label to “Practical field guide · In development” and replaced the unverified website-not-built note with the statement that observations are provisional and open to disagreement and revision. No private Atlas material or unverified external link is added. Other project descriptions, executable script, builder, and historical publication approval remain unchanged. + +The first site run found one stale required-copy expectation for “Its public website has not been built yet.” That existing expectation now requires the new provisional-observations sentence instead. All 11 site tests then passed, including fragment/CSP checks, preview/source byte parity, and the intentionally blocked release gate. No new test was added or assertion removed. + +Desktop (1575 pixels) and 390 × 844 inspection found readable wrapping without document overflow. The guide’s panel opens by keyboard and shows the revised description, development status, and provisional note, with no old website-not-built claim or horizontal panel overflow. Escape closes it and returns focus; normal desktop viewport dimensions were restored. The Museum’s current public website was read to prepare its next proposed description; the Museum entry remains unchanged. No broader repository check was rerun; the last recorded reader-document result remains 15 pre-existing errors. + +Source digest: `24544528259af9ee733fef47974387d50538bf96f177b830cf0a810051ab7241`. +Preview HTML SHA-256: `189905adf3af70bac8f33409eeb148e587247dd33b0bc546e4a04d0b18801d9e`. + +These are selected copy and interaction checks, not full accessibility or research validation. The candidate remains a draft with no release authorization. diff --git a/site/index.html b/site/index.html index c64f4c50..1af721a7 100644 --- a/site/index.html +++ b/site/index.html @@ -598,9 +598,9 @@

    Ideas, in diffe Being Human(e): An Incomplete Guide -Practical field guide · Public website not built yet +Practical field guide · In development

    -
    A developing field guide grounded in ordinary human experience and the repeated choice to be humane.
    +
    A developing field guide to being human and continuing to choose care. It draws on ordinary experience to explore how we relate to one another, including how we set boundaries and take responsibility when we cause harm.
    @@ -911,8 +911,8 @@

    "projects.computing": "Explores how computing systems could work around people’s needs and remain understandable and under their control. The work connects operating-system design with what it takes to keep technology useful as people’s circumstances change and devices age.", "projects.communityType": "Practical design · Private development", "projects.community": "Explores how people can find community and organize everyday life together. It develops tools communities could run and shape for themselves, so people can coordinate help while choosing what they share and how they take part.", - "projects.humaneType": "Practical field guide · Public website not built yet", - "projects.humane": "A developing field guide grounded in ordinary human experience and the repeated choice to be humane.", + "projects.humaneType": "Practical field guide · In development", + "projects.humane": "A developing field guide to being human and continuing to choose care. It draws on ordinary experience to explore how we relate to one another, including how we set boundaries and take responsibility when we cause harm.", "projects.museumType": "Independent archive · Public website", "projects.museum": "Records of everyday objects, places, and personal accounts. Contributors’ permissions remain separate from the fictional Museum in the novel.", "projects.wikiType": "Project reference · Public website", @@ -992,7 +992,7 @@

    "overlay.computingExtra": "This is research and design work, rather than an operating system ready to install. Its questions about tools and their users connect back to Root Sequence.", "overlay.communityExtra": "The project considers what people need to share information and organize help together. These are design proposals, not a claim that a finished service is available here.", "overlay.humaneExtra": "The guide begins with grounded observations and practical reflection about care, harm, fear, grief, power, repair, interdependence, and tenderness, with theory underneath rather than standing in the doorway.", - "overlay.humaneStatus": "The work is in development. Its public website has not been built yet, so this page does not link to one.", + "overlay.humaneStatus": "The work is in development. Its observations are provisional and open to disagreement and revision.", "overlay.museumExtra": "The archive and its fictional counterpart have different purposes. Sharing material with the real Museum does not automatically permit its use in the novel.", "overlay.wikiExtra": "The Wiki helps readers find names, definitions, project relationships, and the canonical home of longer work without duplicating that work here.", "overlay.coherence": "Research notes on how a system’s assumptions, behavior, and dependencies fit the conditions in which it operates.", diff --git a/site/test_site.py b/site/test_site.py index 29cc6fb3..b0f8d896 100644 --- a/site/test_site.py +++ b/site/test_site.py @@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ def test_required_approved_copy_and_controls_are_present(self): "https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/blob/main/research/method-router.md", "Being Human(e): An Incomplete Guide", 'id="project-humane"', - "Its public website has not been built yet", + "Its observations are provisional and open to disagreement and revision.", "Take part in", "Cascadia Mono license", ): From a176ba33b3faeebb0d006613dcada89ddf474f7a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 23:43:52 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 26/55] Apply approved Museum of Ordinary Life description --- ROADMAP.md | 10 +++++++--- site/COPY-REVIEW.md | 18 +++++++++++++++--- site/README.md | 2 +- site/VALIDATION.md | 11 +++++++++++ site/index.html | 4 ++-- 5 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index 69d837c2..efe0ae98 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | [x] | P1-07 | done | **6/6 homepage research entries approved and applied** to HTML and English translation data. Each was checked against its canonical source and reviewed as a short passage. See the approval records below. This completes description review, not research validation or website publication approval. | | [x] | P1-03 | done | Current refresh overlaps reconciled. Organization #10 owns the profile summary; #9 retains its four substantive guidance files unchanged and no longer edits the profile. Their combined tree passes without conflict. Root #42–#45 remain individually compatible with the refresh. See the [reconciliation record](AUDIT.md#organization-profile-overlap-resolved-2026-10-17). Older proposals and their dependencies still require separate review. | | [x] | P1-04 | done | Rae approved the single-sentence organization bio on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). See the [wording record in the audit](AUDIT.md#proposed-short-organization-bio). Live organization settings remain unchanged; wording approval does not authorize a settings change. | -| [ ] | P1-08 | in progress | Continue related-project descriptions and remaining page flow. **5/7 related-project descriptions reviewed and applied:** Coherent World, No One Noticed, Coherent Computing, Community Infrastructure, and Being Human(e). The guide has “In development” status and a provisional/open-to-disagreement panel note, honoring Rae’s non-authoritative clarification. [Latest passage record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#being-humane-passage-and-provisional-status-october-17-2026-pacific). **Next: Museum of Ordinary Life.** Accepted About passages and concise project openings remain. | +| [ ] | P1-08 | in progress | Continue related-project descriptions and remaining page flow. **6/7 related-project descriptions reviewed and applied**, including Museum of Ordinary Life. Its independent-archive status and existing fiction/reuse permission explanation remain. [Latest passage record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-museum-of-ordinary-life-description-october-17-2026-pacific). **Next: Root Sequence Wiki.** Being Human(e)’s provisional note, accepted About passages, and concise project openings remain. | | [ ] | P1-05 | blocked | Publication requires Rae's separate approval of the exact final website source. Preserve `site/approval.json`; the release build must reject the candidate until then. Merge alone would trigger the existing Pages workflow, so do not merge this source refresh before resolving that gate. | | [ ] | P1-06 | to do | Broader documentation repair: the untouched base has 15 reader-check errors in living-paper notes. Repair in its own scoped pass, following that directory's instructions. | @@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `86204` by replying “b - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. The profile overlap has been reconciled; existing research and commons drafts remain open for separate substantive review. -- **Next supported review:** Museum of Ordinary Life, then Root Sequence Wiki and remaining page flow (P1-08). The first five related-project descriptions and the contextual name introduction are applied with their recorded qualifications; the founder credit remains in Credits and reuse. The accepted About explanation and invitation remain verbatim. The organization profile’s collaboration summary in #10 follows the website review. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. Full-page review does not authorize a merge, deployment, or live-settings change. +- **Next supported review:** Root Sequence Wiki, then remaining page flow (P1-08). The first six related-project descriptions and the contextual name introduction are applied with their recorded qualifications; the founder credit remains in Credits and reuse. The accepted About explanation and invitation remain verbatim. The organization profile’s collaboration summary in #10 follows the website review. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. Full-page review does not authorize a merge, deployment, or live-settings change. -Current status after the Being Human(e) description and provisional status: **18 done, 4 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 24 tasks. P1-03, P1-04, and P1-07 are complete; the website presentation remains under review in P1-08. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. +Current status after the Museum of Ordinary Life description: **18 done, 4 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 24 tasks. P1-03, P1-04, and P1-07 are complete; the website presentation remains under review in P1-08. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. ## Accepted name context and first related-project description @@ -141,3 +141,7 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `57203` with “Explores ## Being Human(e) passage and provisional status On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae authorized applying writing block `72841` and the updated “Practical field guide · In development” status, clarifying that the guide is not authoritative. The description is applied verbatim, and its panel explicitly says the observations are provisional and open to disagreement and revision. The old unverified website-not-built claim is removed; no new external link or private Atlas material is added. **Related-project passage review: 5/7 complete; Museum of Ordinary Life next.** P1-08 remains in progress; exact-source publication approval remains separate. + +## Accepted Museum of Ordinary Life description + +On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `60427` and requested its application to the draft. The exact passage is applied to HTML and English translation data, including the shared project-panel summary. The independent-archive label and existing panel explanation of separate fictional-reuse permissions remain. No Museum source, collection permissions, or story canon is changed. **Related-project passage review: 6/7 complete; Root Sequence Wiki next.** P1-08 remains in progress, and exact-source publication approval remains separate. diff --git a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md index 8ae27920..53368e86 100644 --- a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md +++ b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md @@ -2,19 +2,31 @@ ## Unapproved professional refresh: October 17, 2026 -**Status: mission, accessibility/contribution, research-method, evidence, all six homepage research descriptions, the revised About explanation and invitation, contextual name introduction, five related-project descriptions accepted for the draft, including Being Human(e) with its provisional status and the requested concise openings; the complete source remains a draft awaiting full-page review and separate publication approval. No merge or deployment is recorded.** +**Status: mission, accessibility/contribution, research-method, evidence, all six homepage research descriptions, the revised About explanation and invitation, contextual name introduction, six related-project descriptions accepted for the draft, including Museum of Ordinary Life; Being Human(e)’s provisional status and concise project openings remain; the complete source remains a draft awaiting full-page review and separate publication approval. No merge or deployment is recorded.** This candidate extends the existing `site/index.html` rather than introducing a new site framework. The mission describes an independent interdisciplinary research initiative. Selected research retains its six existing routes and adds visible evidence/review limits. A native disclosure panel explains methods, substantive AI assistance, and unfinished human review. The existing headline, section order, green visual identity, wordmark, overlays, and URLs remain. The current refinement uses the dark palette alone; other reading controls are retained. The [canonical checklist](../ROADMAP.md) tracks source preparation, review, and the secondary work-samples track. The [dated audit](../AUDIT.md#professional-refresh-audit-2026-10-17) records existing PR overlap and source authority. This edition does not present Root Sequence as affiliated with AIAF or as an established research institution. -Candidate source digest: `24544528259af9ee733fef47974387d50538bf96f177b830cf0a810051ab7241`. -Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `189905adf3af70bac8f33409eeb148e587247dd33b0bc546e4a04d0b18801d9e`. +Candidate source digest: `d708b584356587c6e45b55637f7c3ab69d1bad1767148e6b6d0fca8c49f2738f`. +Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `279e6dd5a959f94395d976297307f0cced9292d598cc506f1b31fbf34c822060`. `approval.json` still identifies the September 25 edition. It must not be updated until Rae separately approves the exact final source. The release builder rejects the current candidate. Preview builds stay byte-identical to the source and `noindex`; the proposed release label no longer predicts a publication date. The sitemap date describes the source revision. Changes were checked against the repository's writing guidance, including the retrieved Rossmann editing reference. Research source records and paper-level AI disclosures are linked, not rewritten or silently upgraded. See [validation](VALIDATION.md) for checks and limits. +## Accepted Museum of Ordinary Life description: October 17, 2026 (Pacific) + +Rae approved writing block `60427` and explicitly requested its application to the draft. The exact passage is applied to visible HTML and English translation data, including the shared project-panel summary: + +> Documents everyday life while the people living it can still explain its details. The archive keeps records of ordinary things alongside the context that could help someone understand them years from now. + +The “Independent archive · Public website” label remains. The existing details panel still explains that the real archive and its fictional counterpart have different purposes and that sharing material with the real Museum does not automatically permit its use in the novel. That permission reminder remains available in the panel rather than the introductory description. The Museum’s own source, autonomy, collection permissions, and fictional canon are unchanged. The description was checked against its current [public introduction](https://museumofordinarylife.org/) in the preceding review. It describes the archive’s purpose, not independently verified preservation performance. + +Related-project passage review is now **6/7 complete**; Root Sequence Wiki is next and remains unchanged pending its own passage review. This records passage approval and draft implementation, not authority over the Museum or exact-source website publication approval. + +Previous candidate: source `24544528259af9ee733fef47974387d50538bf96f177b830cf0a810051ab7241`; HTML `189905adf3af70bac8f33409eeb148e587247dd33b0bc546e4a04d0b18801d9e`. + ## Being Human(e) passage and provisional status: October 17, 2026 (Pacific) Rae authorized application of writing block `72841` and the updated status, clarifying that the guide is not authoritative. The exact description is applied to HTML and English translation data, including the shared project-panel summary: diff --git a/site/README.md b/site/README.md index 13cc8dfd..44e8090e 100644 --- a/site/README.md +++ b/site/README.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ The opening separates the mission from reading routes. Rae accepted the About ex The current [About layout](COPY-REVIEW.md#about-context-and-consistent-disclosures-october-17-2026) keeps the research-to-projects connection visible alongside the accepted introduction and invitation. The name and contribution background are optional. About, research, and page notes share one native expandable-section style; navigation menus keep their separate controls. The full repair example and detailed methods disclosure retain their existing sections. -Rae has accepted the [contextual name introduction and Coherent World description](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-name-context-and-coherent-world-description-october-17-2026-pacific). The AI disclosure explains Rae’s role at the first name reference; the founder credit and profile link stay in Credits and reuse. Related-project descriptions are being reviewed individually: [No One Noticed is now also accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-description-october-17-2026-pacific), and the [revised Coherent Computing description is applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-revised-coherent-computing-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Community Infrastructure is also applied, with the requested concise openings for World and Computing](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-community-infrastructure-and-concise-openings-october-17-2026-pacific). [Being Human(e) is applied with “In development” status and an explicitly provisional panel note](COPY-REVIEW.md#being-humane-passage-and-provisional-status-october-17-2026-pacific). Museum of Ordinary Life is next (5/7 complete). +Rae has accepted the [contextual name introduction and Coherent World description](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-name-context-and-coherent-world-description-october-17-2026-pacific). The AI disclosure explains Rae’s role at the first name reference; the founder credit and profile link stay in Credits and reuse. Related-project descriptions are being reviewed individually: [No One Noticed is now also accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-description-october-17-2026-pacific), and the [revised Coherent Computing description is applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-revised-coherent-computing-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Community Infrastructure is also applied, with the requested concise openings for World and Computing](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-community-infrastructure-and-concise-openings-october-17-2026-pacific). [Being Human(e) is applied with “In development” status and an explicitly provisional panel note](COPY-REVIEW.md#being-humane-passage-and-provisional-status-october-17-2026-pacific). [Museum of Ordinary Life is applied, retaining its independent status and fiction/reuse permission explanation](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-museum-of-ordinary-life-description-october-17-2026-pacific). Root Sequence Wiki is next (6/7 complete). The candidate uses one dark palette, including without JavaScript. The theme selector and its startup script are removed. Larger text, one background color, reduced motion, and in-page navigation settings remain available. System high-contrast styles and black-on-white print output are retained. Saved theme choices from an earlier candidate are ignored; other reading choices keep their existing storage key. diff --git a/site/VALIDATION.md b/site/VALIDATION.md index 5307f998..5805cd36 100644 --- a/site/VALIDATION.md +++ b/site/VALIDATION.md @@ -372,3 +372,14 @@ Source digest: `24544528259af9ee733fef47974387d50538bf96f177b830cf0a810051ab7241 Preview HTML SHA-256: `189905adf3af70bac8f33409eeb148e587247dd33b0bc546e4a04d0b18801d9e`. These are selected copy and interaction checks, not full accessibility or research validation. The candidate remains a draft with no release authorization. + +## Accepted Museum of Ordinary Life passage: 2026-10-17 (Pacific) + +Applied writing block `60427` verbatim to HTML and English translation data. The independent-archive label and existing panel explanation of separate fictional-reuse permissions remain. All 11 site tests pass without test changes, including fragment/CSP checks, preview/source byte parity, and the intentionally blocked release gate. Other descriptions, executable script, builder, and historical publication approval are unchanged. + +Desktop (1575 pixels) and 390 × 844 inspection found no horizontal document or panel overflow. The Museum panel opens by keyboard and shows the same revised summary plus the existing permission explanation. Escape closes it and returns focus; normal desktop dimensions were restored. The Wiki’s public README and context were read for its next proposed description; the Wiki entry remains unchanged. No broader repository check was rerun; the last reader-document result remains 15 pre-existing errors. No Museum, Wiki, private-project, or story-canon edit is included. + +Source digest: `d708b584356587c6e45b55637f7c3ab69d1bad1767148e6b6d0fca8c49f2738f`. +Preview HTML SHA-256: `279e6dd5a959f94395d976297307f0cced9292d598cc506f1b31fbf34c822060`. + +These are selected copy and interaction checks, not independent archival validation, complete accessibility, or website publication approval. diff --git a/site/index.html b/site/index.html index 1af721a7..74ab55fe 100644 --- a/site/index.html +++ b/site/index.html @@ -609,7 +609,7 @@

    Ideas, in diffe Independent archive · Public website

    -
    Records of everyday objects, places, and personal accounts. Contributors’ permissions remain separate from the fictional Museum in the novel.
    +
    Documents everyday life while the people living it can still explain its details. The archive keeps records of ordinary things alongside the context that could help someone understand them years from now.
    @@ -914,7 +914,7 @@

    "projects.humaneType": "Practical field guide · In development", "projects.humane": "A developing field guide to being human and continuing to choose care. It draws on ordinary experience to explore how we relate to one another, including how we set boundaries and take responsibility when we cause harm.", "projects.museumType": "Independent archive · Public website", - "projects.museum": "Records of everyday objects, places, and personal accounts. Contributors’ permissions remain separate from the fictional Museum in the novel.", + "projects.museum": "Documents everyday life while the people living it can still explain its details. The archive keeps records of ordinary things alongside the context that could help someone understand them years from now.", "projects.wikiType": "Project reference · Public website", "projects.wiki": "A reference for project names, recurring terms, relationships, and where the longer work lives.", "projects.map": "Read the full project map", From 15b1fb25c5edf10469be5f5f5756a38442ae8db8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 23:50:06 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 27/55] Complete project-description review and queue Wiki reconciliation --- ROADMAP.md | 24 +++++++++++++++++++++--- site/COPY-REVIEW.md | 20 +++++++++++++++++--- site/PLACEMENT.md | 21 ++++++++++++++------- site/README.md | 2 +- site/VALIDATION.md | 11 +++++++++++ site/index.html | 8 ++++---- 6 files changed, 68 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index efe0ae98..a879aa3d 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -28,9 +28,10 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | [x] | P1-01 | done | Rae approved the mission, site/README accessibility and contribution passages, research-method introduction, and revised evidence wording on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). All are applied to the review drafts. These passage approvals do not approve the research corpus or website release. | | [x] | P1-02 | done | Rae confirmed on 2026-10-17 (Pacific) that draft-only research stays in the clearly labelled repository review queue for Phase 1. The homepage keeps its existing six entry points to material already on `main`; being merged does not establish research validity or complete author review. | | [x] | P1-07 | done | **6/6 homepage research entries approved and applied** to HTML and English translation data. Each was checked against its canonical source and reviewed as a short passage. See the approval records below. This completes description review, not research validation or website publication approval. | +| [x] | P1-09 | done | **7/7 related-project descriptions reviewed and applied**, including Root Sequence Wiki. Descriptions retain project-specific roles, development limits, and consent boundaries. [Latest passage record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-wiki-description-and-next-review-october-17-2026-pacific). This completes entry wording, not full-page or publication approval. | | [x] | P1-03 | done | Current refresh overlaps reconciled. Organization #10 owns the profile summary; #9 retains its four substantive guidance files unchanged and no longer edits the profile. Their combined tree passes without conflict. Root #42–#45 remain individually compatible with the refresh. See the [reconciliation record](AUDIT.md#organization-profile-overlap-resolved-2026-10-17). Older proposals and their dependencies still require separate review. | | [x] | P1-04 | done | Rae approved the single-sentence organization bio on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). See the [wording record in the audit](AUDIT.md#proposed-short-organization-bio). Live organization settings remain unchanged; wording approval does not authorize a settings change. | -| [ ] | P1-08 | in progress | Continue related-project descriptions and remaining page flow. **6/7 related-project descriptions reviewed and applied**, including Museum of Ordinary Life. Its independent-archive status and existing fiction/reuse permission explanation remain. [Latest passage record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-museum-of-ordinary-life-description-october-17-2026-pacific). **Next: Root Sequence Wiki.** Being Human(e)’s provisional note, accepted About passages, and concise project openings remain. | +| [ ] | P1-08 | in progress | Finish the site review now that all seven related-project descriptions are complete (P1-09). **Next: Take part and the footer**, including source/history wording against current destinations and remaining project-panel copy. Keep the current public GitHub participation routes until an additional route is explicitly chosen. Then review full-page flow and retained reading/keyboard behavior before a separate exact-source decision. | | [ ] | P1-05 | blocked | Publication requires Rae's separate approval of the exact final website source. Preserve `site/approval.json`; the release build must reject the candidate until then. Merge alone would trigger the existing Pages workflow, so do not merge this source refresh before resolving that gate. | | [ ] | P1-06 | to do | Broader documentation repair: the untouched base has 15 reader-check errors in living-paper notes. Repair in its own scoped pass, following that directory's instructions. | @@ -47,6 +48,17 @@ The public baseline has priority. This track demonstrates source handling and pr | [ ] | P2-05 | to do | Add a technical AI/ML paper brief after selected-section reading and domain review. The first conceptual note alone does not establish technical ML proficiency. | | [ ] | P2-06 | to do | Tailor selected samples, CV, fit statement, and availability to the current application. No application submission, employer contact, or credential claim is included here. | +## P3: later Wiki reconciliation + +Queued after the public-facing baseline. Freshness and completeness of either Wiki layer have not been established by the site-description review. Canonical project repositories and relevant open drafts must be compared with both layers before selecting updates. This plan records later work; no Wiki entries have been transferred. + +| Check | ID | Status | Deliverable and evidence | +| --- | --- | --- | --- | +| [ ] | P3-01 | to do | Audit freshness and coverage across the public Wiki, private layer, canonical project repositories, and relevant open drafts. Record source revisions, stale or conflicting entries, missing routes, and unresolved provenance in an appropriate private audit location. Extend existing maintenance records where suitable. | +| [ ] | P3-02 | to do | Prepare small, source-linked candidate updates for private review before public draft PRs. Confirm wording, provenance, visibility, and canonical placement with Rae; preserve stable entity IDs and keep substantive work in its project home. Public builds continue to consume only public sources. | + +The public [Wiki overlay contract](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/wiki/blob/main/PRIVATE_OVERLAY.md) defines the shared identities and visibility boundary. Source comparison is still to do; recent activity alone does not establish that the private layer is current. Suitable material can be deliberately transformed for public use after review. + ## Approved mission wording Rae approved this exact sentence in chat on **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, responding “sounds perfect actually” to the selected mission sentence: @@ -118,9 +130,9 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `86204` by replying “b - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. The profile overlap has been reconciled; existing research and commons drafts remain open for separate substantive review. -- **Next supported review:** Root Sequence Wiki, then remaining page flow (P1-08). The first six related-project descriptions and the contextual name introduction are applied with their recorded qualifications; the founder credit remains in Credits and reuse. The accepted About explanation and invitation remain verbatim. The organization profile’s collaboration summary in #10 follows the website review. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. Full-page review does not authorize a merge, deployment, or live-settings change. +- **Next supported review:** Take part and the footer, then project panels and full-page flow (P1-08). All seven related-project descriptions are complete under P1-09. The contextual name introduction and passage qualifications remain; the founder credit remains in Credits and reuse. The accepted About explanation and invitation remain verbatim. The organization profile’s collaboration summary in #10 follows the website review. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. Full-page review does not authorize a merge, deployment, or live-settings change. -Current status after the Museum of Ordinary Life description: **18 done, 4 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 24 tasks. P1-03, P1-04, and P1-07 are complete; the website presentation remains under review in P1-08. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. +Current status after the Wiki description and later reconciliation plan: **19 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 27 tasks. P1-03, P1-04, P1-07, and P1-09 are complete; the website presentation remains under review in P1-08. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. ## Accepted name context and first related-project description @@ -145,3 +157,9 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae authorized applying writing block `72841` and t ## Accepted Museum of Ordinary Life description On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `60427` and requested its application to the draft. The exact passage is applied to HTML and English translation data, including the shared project-panel summary. The independent-archive label and existing panel explanation of separate fictional-reuse permissions remain. No Museum source, collection permissions, or story canon is changed. **Related-project passage review: 6/7 complete; Root Sequence Wiki next.** P1-08 remains in progress, and exact-source publication approval remains separate. + +## Accepted Wiki description and later reconciliation plan + +On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `81962` and requested its application to the draft. The exact passage is applied to HTML and English translation data, including the shared project-panel summary. **All 7/7 related-project descriptions are reviewed and applied; P1-09 is done.** P1-08 remains in progress for closing copy, page notes, panels, and full-page flow. A factual maintenance correction removes an obsolete reference to light-theme controls from Reading help. + +Rae also identified later work to bring suitable material from the private Wiki into public view, subject to checking whether the private layer is itself current. P3-01 and P3-02 queue source reconciliation and privately reviewed publication candidates. Only architecture/collaboration boundaries were consulted here; no Wiki freshness audit or content transfer was performed. Exact-source website publication approval remains separate. diff --git a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md index 53368e86..b8bc4175 100644 --- a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md +++ b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md @@ -2,19 +2,33 @@ ## Unapproved professional refresh: October 17, 2026 -**Status: mission, accessibility/contribution, research-method, evidence, all six homepage research descriptions, the revised About explanation and invitation, contextual name introduction, six related-project descriptions accepted for the draft, including Museum of Ordinary Life; Being Human(e)’s provisional status and concise project openings remain; the complete source remains a draft awaiting full-page review and separate publication approval. No merge or deployment is recorded.** +**Status: mission, methods/evidence and contribution wording, all six research descriptions, and all seven related-project descriptions have passage approval for the draft. The About explanation and invitation are accepted. Remaining page review and exact-source publication approval are open; this refresh remains unmerged and undeployed.** This candidate extends the existing `site/index.html` rather than introducing a new site framework. The mission describes an independent interdisciplinary research initiative. Selected research retains its six existing routes and adds visible evidence/review limits. A native disclosure panel explains methods, substantive AI assistance, and unfinished human review. The existing headline, section order, green visual identity, wordmark, overlays, and URLs remain. The current refinement uses the dark palette alone; other reading controls are retained. The [canonical checklist](../ROADMAP.md) tracks source preparation, review, and the secondary work-samples track. The [dated audit](../AUDIT.md#professional-refresh-audit-2026-10-17) records existing PR overlap and source authority. This edition does not present Root Sequence as affiliated with AIAF or as an established research institution. -Candidate source digest: `d708b584356587c6e45b55637f7c3ab69d1bad1767148e6b6d0fca8c49f2738f`. -Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `279e6dd5a959f94395d976297307f0cced9292d598cc506f1b31fbf34c822060`. +Candidate source digest: `eef5e1a6d9b17556a25e6532a75e19b8fec45fa547800ad50d80182d924604ef`. +Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `cf10382a73f28b78e0ea5a929604df8a62337da33c768b1f391c6b3ba655667e`. `approval.json` still identifies the September 25 edition. It must not be updated until Rae separately approves the exact final source. The release builder rejects the current candidate. Preview builds stay byte-identical to the source and `noindex`; the proposed release label no longer predicts a publication date. The sitemap date describes the source revision. Changes were checked against the repository's writing guidance, including the retrieved Rossmann editing reference. Research source records and paper-level AI disclosures are linked, not rewritten or silently upgraded. See [validation](VALIDATION.md) for checks and limits. +## Accepted Wiki description and next review: October 17, 2026 (Pacific) + +Rae approved writing block `81962` and explicitly requested its application to the draft: + +> Helps you find your way around Root Sequence and follow connections between projects. Entries explain recurring terms and point to the fuller work, with notes on where ideas came from and how they have changed. + +The exact description is applied to HTML and English translation data, including the shared project-panel summary. The existing “Project reference · Public website” label remains. This completes all seven related-project description passages (ROADMAP P1-09); the underlying Wiki and its freshness are not validated by this passage review. + +A factual maintenance correction removes “light or dark colors” from the footer’s Reading instructions, matching the existing dark-only candidate and retained controls. No executable script, approval record, Wiki data, or project permissions change. The placement note now correctly identifies this source as a review candidate and labels its September 18 hosting account as historical. + +The next site review is Take part and the footer, followed by remaining project-panel copy and a full-page pass. Source/history wording still needs comparison with current source destinations. The requested later Wiki freshness and public-coverage work is queued in ROADMAP P3-01/P3-02; no private content is transferred or assumed current. Full-page and exact-source release approval remain separate. + +Previous candidate: source `d708b584356587c6e45b55637f7c3ab69d1bad1767148e6b6d0fca8c49f2738f`; HTML `279e6dd5a959f94395d976297307f0cced9292d598cc506f1b31fbf34c822060`. + ## Accepted Museum of Ordinary Life description: October 17, 2026 (Pacific) Rae approved writing block `60427` and explicitly requested its application to the draft. The exact passage is applied to visible HTML and English translation data, including the shared project-panel summary: diff --git a/site/PLACEMENT.md b/site/PLACEMENT.md index f49fb877..8bd44cd0 100644 --- a/site/PLACEMENT.md +++ b/site/PLACEMENT.md @@ -1,18 +1,25 @@ -# Public Seed placement — 2026-09-18 +# Public Seed placement + +**Current source status — 2026-10-17** `site/index.html` is the canonical reader-facing Root Sequence website source. -It is byte-for-byte identical to the single-file preview approved by Rae -Lovejoy on 2026-09-18. +The current professional-refresh source is an unapproved review candidate. +`approval.json` records the earlier September 25 edition and does not approve +this candidate. See [the site guide](README.md) and [copy review](COPY-REVIEW.md) +for current source status and passage decisions. The earlier 11-page candidate is retained under `site/legacy-public-seed-v0.1/` for history only. Existing research files remain the substantive home of the arguments, and the standalone Wiki remains the shared project reference. Do not create duplicate canonical copies here. -GitHub Pages is configured and the generated release was verified at its staged -origin. The web-only DNS cutover was saved on 2026-09-18; certificate issuance -and the final public-domain browser check are still pending. Fastmail continues -to provide DNS and mail after the website move. +## Historical hosting note — 2026-09-18 + +The September 18 placement record reported staged-origin verification and a +web-only DNS cutover, with certificate issuance and the final public-domain +browser check still pending at that time. Fastmail DNS and mail were retained. +Current hosting, DNS, and certificate state must be checked before a later +release; this historical note does not establish their present state. Deploy only the approved generated output. Never publish the repository root, the legacy source directory, private Wiki material, or unpublished fiction. diff --git a/site/README.md b/site/README.md index 44e8090e..d8ae5829 100644 --- a/site/README.md +++ b/site/README.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ The opening separates the mission from reading routes. Rae accepted the About ex The current [About layout](COPY-REVIEW.md#about-context-and-consistent-disclosures-october-17-2026) keeps the research-to-projects connection visible alongside the accepted introduction and invitation. The name and contribution background are optional. About, research, and page notes share one native expandable-section style; navigation menus keep their separate controls. The full repair example and detailed methods disclosure retain their existing sections. -Rae has accepted the [contextual name introduction and Coherent World description](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-name-context-and-coherent-world-description-october-17-2026-pacific). The AI disclosure explains Rae’s role at the first name reference; the founder credit and profile link stay in Credits and reuse. Related-project descriptions are being reviewed individually: [No One Noticed is now also accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-description-october-17-2026-pacific), and the [revised Coherent Computing description is applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-revised-coherent-computing-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Community Infrastructure is also applied, with the requested concise openings for World and Computing](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-community-infrastructure-and-concise-openings-october-17-2026-pacific). [Being Human(e) is applied with “In development” status and an explicitly provisional panel note](COPY-REVIEW.md#being-humane-passage-and-provisional-status-october-17-2026-pacific). [Museum of Ordinary Life is applied, retaining its independent status and fiction/reuse permission explanation](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-museum-of-ordinary-life-description-october-17-2026-pacific). Root Sequence Wiki is next (6/7 complete). +Rae has accepted the [contextual name introduction and Coherent World description](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-name-context-and-coherent-world-description-october-17-2026-pacific). The AI disclosure explains Rae’s role at the first name reference; the founder credit and profile link stay in Credits and reuse. Related-project descriptions are being reviewed individually: [No One Noticed is now also accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-description-october-17-2026-pacific), and the [revised Coherent Computing description is applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-revised-coherent-computing-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Community Infrastructure is also applied, with the requested concise openings for World and Computing](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-community-infrastructure-and-concise-openings-october-17-2026-pacific). [Being Human(e) is applied with “In development” status and an explicitly provisional panel note](COPY-REVIEW.md#being-humane-passage-and-provisional-status-october-17-2026-pacific). [Museum of Ordinary Life is applied, retaining its independent status and fiction/reuse permission explanation](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-museum-of-ordinary-life-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Root Sequence Wiki is applied, completing all 7/7 related-project descriptions](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-wiki-description-and-next-review-october-17-2026-pacific). Take part and the footer are next, followed by project panels and a full-page pass. The canonical roadmap separately queues later Wiki reconciliation; it has not been audited or transferred as part of this site edit. The candidate uses one dark palette, including without JavaScript. The theme selector and its startup script are removed. Larger text, one background color, reduced motion, and in-page navigation settings remain available. System high-contrast styles and black-on-white print output are retained. Saved theme choices from an earlier candidate are ignored; other reading choices keep their existing storage key. diff --git a/site/VALIDATION.md b/site/VALIDATION.md index 5805cd36..294497e2 100644 --- a/site/VALIDATION.md +++ b/site/VALIDATION.md @@ -383,3 +383,14 @@ Source digest: `d708b584356587c6e45b55637f7c3ab69d1bad1767148e6b6d0fca8c49f2738f Preview HTML SHA-256: `279e6dd5a959f94395d976297307f0cced9292d598cc506f1b31fbf34c822060`. These are selected copy and interaction checks, not independent archival validation, complete accessibility, or website publication approval. + +## Wiki description and accurate Reading help: 2026-10-17 (Pacific) + +Applied writing block `81962` verbatim to HTML and English translation data. Removed an obsolete light/dark-control reference from the footer’s Reading instructions. All 11 site tests pass without test changes, including fragment/CSP checks, preview/source byte parity, and the intentionally blocked release gate. Other descriptions, executable script, builder, and historical approval are unchanged. + +Desktop (1575 pixels) and 390 × 844 browser inspection found no horizontal document or panel overflow. The Wiki panel opens by keyboard and shows the same revised summary; Escape closes it and returns focus. The native Accessibility disclosure shows the corrected reading choices. Normal desktop dimensions were restored. The placement note’s stale approved-source claim is corrected, and its old hosting account is labelled historical. Public/private Wiki architecture and collaboration boundaries were read only to plan later work; no entity freshness comparison, synchronization, content transfer, or private-context export is claimed. No broader repository check was rerun; the last recorded reader-document result remains 15 pre-existing errors. + +Source digest: `eef5e1a6d9b17556a25e6532a75e19b8fec45fa547800ad50d80182d924604ef`. +Preview HTML SHA-256: `cf10382a73f28b78e0ea5a929604df8a62337da33c768b1f391c6b3ba655667e`. + +All seven related-project descriptions have completed passage review. These are selected presentation checks, not a complete accessibility audit, completed page review, Wiki-content validation, or website publication approval. diff --git a/site/index.html b/site/index.html index 74ab55fe..6fdbcd21 100644 --- a/site/index.html +++ b/site/index.html @@ -618,7 +618,7 @@

    Ideas, in diffe Project reference · Public website

    -
    A reference for project names, recurring terms, relationships, and where the longer work lives.
    +
    Helps you find your way around Root Sequence and follow connections between projects. Entries explain recurring terms and point to the fuller work, with notes on where ideas came from and how they have changed.
    @@ -728,7 +728,7 @@

    Suggest a correction

    Accessibility and reading choices

    The target is WCAG 2.2 Level AA, with W3C cognitive accessibility guidance informing the reading layout. This is a prototype, not a claim of full conformance.

    -

    Use Reading for light or dark colors, larger text, less motion, a single background, or navigation that stays in the page. Your device’s reduced-motion preference is always respected.

    +

    Use Reading for larger text, less motion, a single background, or navigation that stays in the page. Your device’s reduced-motion preference is always respected.

    Text, section links, and disclosures work without JavaScript. English is the source edition; browser translation may be used for now. Screen-reader and real-device review are still needed.

    @@ -916,7 +916,7 @@

    "projects.museumType": "Independent archive · Public website", "projects.museum": "Documents everyday life while the people living it can still explain its details. The archive keeps records of ordinary things alongside the context that could help someone understand them years from now.", "projects.wikiType": "Project reference · Public website", - "projects.wiki": "A reference for project names, recurring terms, relationships, and where the longer work lives.", + "projects.wiki": "Helps you find your way around Root Sequence and follow connections between projects. Entries explain recurring terms and point to the fuller work, with notes on where ideas came from and how they have changed.", "projects.map": "Read the full project map", "projects.next": "Ways to take part", "about.title": "About this project.", @@ -952,7 +952,7 @@

    "details.source4": "This preview rearranges existing project text and adds proposed About and participation copy. The writing is AI-assisted. The linked documents retain their own evidence and review records.", "details.access": "Accessibility and reading choices", "details.access1": "The target is WCAG 2.2 Level AA, with W3C cognitive accessibility guidance informing the reading layout. This is a prototype, not a claim of full conformance.", - "details.access2": "Use Reading for light or dark colors, larger text, less motion, a single background, or navigation that stays in the page. Your device’s reduced-motion preference is always respected.", + "details.access2": "Use Reading for larger text, less motion, a single background, or navigation that stays in the page. Your device’s reduced-motion preference is always respected.", "details.access3": "Text, section links, and disclosures work without JavaScript. English is the source edition; browser translation may be used for now. Screen-reader and real-device review are still needed.", "details.wcag": "WCAG 2.2", "details.coga": "W3C cognitive accessibility guidance", From 68c6ce6caa5373fe5ebfbf172657ffbda7875f5f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 23:57:38 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 28/55] Apply approved Take part wording and record footer review next --- ROADMAP.md | 10 +++++++--- site/COPY-REVIEW.md | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++--- site/README.md | 2 +- site/VALIDATION.md | 11 +++++++++++ site/index.html | 24 ++++++++++++------------ 5 files changed, 58 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-) diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index a879aa3d..46c33133 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | [x] | P1-09 | done | **7/7 related-project descriptions reviewed and applied**, including Root Sequence Wiki. Descriptions retain project-specific roles, development limits, and consent boundaries. [Latest passage record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-wiki-description-and-next-review-october-17-2026-pacific). This completes entry wording, not full-page or publication approval. | | [x] | P1-03 | done | Current refresh overlaps reconciled. Organization #10 owns the profile summary; #9 retains its four substantive guidance files unchanged and no longer edits the profile. Their combined tree passes without conflict. Root #42–#45 remain individually compatible with the refresh. See the [reconciliation record](AUDIT.md#organization-profile-overlap-resolved-2026-10-17). Older proposals and their dependencies still require separate review. | | [x] | P1-04 | done | Rae approved the single-sentence organization bio on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). See the [wording record in the audit](AUDIT.md#proposed-short-organization-bio). Live organization settings remain unchanged; wording approval does not authorize a settings change. | -| [ ] | P1-08 | in progress | Finish the site review now that all seven related-project descriptions are complete (P1-09). **Next: Take part and the footer**, including source/history wording against current destinations and remaining project-panel copy. Keep the current public GitHub participation routes until an additional route is explicitly chosen. Then review full-page flow and retained reading/keyboard behavior before a separate exact-source decision. | +| [ ] | P1-08 | in progress | Finish the site review now that all seven related-project descriptions are complete (P1-09). **Take part is approved and applied. Next: the footer**, starting with source/history wording against current destinations, then remaining project-panel copy. Keep the current public GitHub participation routes until an additional route is explicitly chosen. Then review full-page flow and retained reading/keyboard behavior before a separate exact-source decision. | | [ ] | P1-05 | blocked | Publication requires Rae's separate approval of the exact final website source. Preserve `site/approval.json`; the release build must reject the candidate until then. Merge alone would trigger the existing Pages workflow, so do not merge this source refresh before resolving that gate. | | [ ] | P1-06 | to do | Broader documentation repair: the untouched base has 15 reader-check errors in living-paper notes. Repair in its own scoped pass, following that directory's instructions. | @@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `86204` by replying “b - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. The profile overlap has been reconciled; existing research and commons drafts remain open for separate substantive review. -- **Next supported review:** Take part and the footer, then project panels and full-page flow (P1-08). All seven related-project descriptions are complete under P1-09. The contextual name introduction and passage qualifications remain; the founder credit remains in Credits and reuse. The accepted About explanation and invitation remain verbatim. The organization profile’s collaboration summary in #10 follows the website review. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. Full-page review does not authorize a merge, deployment, or live-settings change. +- **Next supported review:** The footer, starting with Sources and page history, then project panels and full-page flow (P1-08). The accepted Take part wording is applied, with the existing public GitHub routes and explanatory panels retained. All seven related-project descriptions are complete under P1-09. The contextual name introduction and passage qualifications remain; the founder credit remains in Credits and reuse. The accepted About explanation and invitation remain verbatim. The organization profile’s collaboration summary in #10 follows the website review. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. Full-page review does not authorize a merge, deployment, or live-settings change. -Current status after the Wiki description and later reconciliation plan: **19 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 27 tasks. P1-03, P1-04, P1-07, and P1-09 are complete; the website presentation remains under review in P1-08. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. +Current status after the Take part wording: **19 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 27 tasks. P1-03, P1-04, P1-07, and P1-09 are complete; the website presentation remains under review in P1-08. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. ## Accepted name context and first related-project description @@ -163,3 +163,7 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `60427` and requested it On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `81962` and requested its application to the draft. The exact passage is applied to HTML and English translation data, including the shared project-panel summary. **All 7/7 related-project descriptions are reviewed and applied; P1-09 is done.** P1-08 remains in progress for closing copy, page notes, panels, and full-page flow. A factual maintenance correction removes an obsolete reference to light-theme controls from Reading help. Rae also identified later work to bring suitable material from the private Wiki into public view, subject to checking whether the private layer is itself current. P3-01 and P3-02 queue source reconciliation and privately reviewed publication candidates. Only architecture/collaboration boundaries were consulted here; no Wiki freshness audit or content transfer was performed. Exact-source website publication approval remains separate. + +## Accepted Take part wording + +On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `36791` and requested its application before footer review. The exact introduction, discussion and correction passages, link labels, and public-route note are applied to HTML and English translation data. The existing Discussions, issues, and contribution-guide URLs remain, along with explanatory panels and the note that nothing is submitted from this page. No private contact route is added. P1-08 remains in progress; the footer is next, starting with Sources and page history. Exact-source publication approval remains separate. diff --git a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md index b8bc4175..7932be55 100644 --- a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md +++ b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md @@ -2,19 +2,43 @@ ## Unapproved professional refresh: October 17, 2026 -**Status: mission, methods/evidence and contribution wording, all six research descriptions, and all seven related-project descriptions have passage approval for the draft. The About explanation and invitation are accepted. Remaining page review and exact-source publication approval are open; this refresh remains unmerged and undeployed.** +**Status: mission, methods/evidence and contribution wording, all six research descriptions, and all seven related-project descriptions have passage approval for the draft. The About explanation and invitation are accepted, as is the Take part wording. Remaining page review and exact-source publication approval are open; this refresh remains unmerged and undeployed.** This candidate extends the existing `site/index.html` rather than introducing a new site framework. The mission describes an independent interdisciplinary research initiative. Selected research retains its six existing routes and adds visible evidence/review limits. A native disclosure panel explains methods, substantive AI assistance, and unfinished human review. The existing headline, section order, green visual identity, wordmark, overlays, and URLs remain. The current refinement uses the dark palette alone; other reading controls are retained. The [canonical checklist](../ROADMAP.md) tracks source preparation, review, and the secondary work-samples track. The [dated audit](../AUDIT.md#professional-refresh-audit-2026-10-17) records existing PR overlap and source authority. This edition does not present Root Sequence as affiliated with AIAF or as an established research institution. -Candidate source digest: `eef5e1a6d9b17556a25e6532a75e19b8fec45fa547800ad50d80182d924604ef`. -Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `cf10382a73f28b78e0ea5a929604df8a62337da33c768b1f391c6b3ba655667e`. +Candidate source digest: `db6cb6144c77b252276f75024a93a0ca3adf573b7b5dcfd1c5fee5f91c9822ee`. +Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `a7a3b51fb2c7f21b9488049244044c971156cfa19be1725551e2c49cb1e78f07`. `approval.json` still identifies the September 25 edition. It must not be updated until Rae separately approves the exact final source. The release builder rejects the current candidate. Preview builds stay byte-identical to the source and `noindex`; the proposed release label no longer predicts a publication date. The sitemap date describes the source revision. Changes were checked against the repository's writing guidance, including the retrieved Rossmann editing reference. Research source records and paper-level AI disclosures are linked, not rewritten or silently upgraded. See [validation](VALIDATION.md) for checks and limits. +## Accepted Take part wording: October 17, 2026 (Pacific) + +Rae approved writing block `36791` and explicitly requested its application before reviewing the footer. The approved wording is applied verbatim to visible HTML and English translation data: + +> Start with something you’d like to explore or help make. There’s room to question the work as well as develop it. + +> **Discuss an idea** +> +> Use Root Sequence Discussions to talk through a question or ask where a possible contribution might fit. +> +> Open project discussions + +> **Suggest a correction** +> +> If something seems wrong or is difficult to use, open an issue and tell us where you found it. A short description is enough to start. +> +> Open the issue board + +> Both routes are public and require a GitHub account to post. Keep private or sensitive information out of public posts. + +The title, contribution-guide label, existing destination URLs, explanatory panels, and nothing-is-submitted note remain. Panels display the revised route descriptions and public-posting note. No account action, post, new contact method, or private material is included. Footer wording is prepared for review, not applied in this pass. P1-08 remains in progress; passage approval is separate from exact-source publication approval. + +Previous candidate: source `eef5e1a6d9b17556a25e6532a75e19b8fec45fa547800ad50d80182d924604ef`; HTML `cf10382a73f28b78e0ea5a929604df8a62337da33c768b1f391c6b3ba655667e`. + ## Accepted Wiki description and next review: October 17, 2026 (Pacific) Rae approved writing block `81962` and explicitly requested its application to the draft: diff --git a/site/README.md b/site/README.md index d8ae5829..1783e682 100644 --- a/site/README.md +++ b/site/README.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ The opening separates the mission from reading routes. Rae accepted the About ex The current [About layout](COPY-REVIEW.md#about-context-and-consistent-disclosures-october-17-2026) keeps the research-to-projects connection visible alongside the accepted introduction and invitation. The name and contribution background are optional. About, research, and page notes share one native expandable-section style; navigation menus keep their separate controls. The full repair example and detailed methods disclosure retain their existing sections. -Rae has accepted the [contextual name introduction and Coherent World description](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-name-context-and-coherent-world-description-october-17-2026-pacific). The AI disclosure explains Rae’s role at the first name reference; the founder credit and profile link stay in Credits and reuse. Related-project descriptions are being reviewed individually: [No One Noticed is now also accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-description-october-17-2026-pacific), and the [revised Coherent Computing description is applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-revised-coherent-computing-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Community Infrastructure is also applied, with the requested concise openings for World and Computing](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-community-infrastructure-and-concise-openings-october-17-2026-pacific). [Being Human(e) is applied with “In development” status and an explicitly provisional panel note](COPY-REVIEW.md#being-humane-passage-and-provisional-status-october-17-2026-pacific). [Museum of Ordinary Life is applied, retaining its independent status and fiction/reuse permission explanation](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-museum-of-ordinary-life-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Root Sequence Wiki is applied, completing all 7/7 related-project descriptions](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-wiki-description-and-next-review-october-17-2026-pacific). Take part and the footer are next, followed by project panels and a full-page pass. The canonical roadmap separately queues later Wiki reconciliation; it has not been audited or transferred as part of this site edit. +Rae has accepted the [contextual name introduction and Coherent World description](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-name-context-and-coherent-world-description-october-17-2026-pacific). The AI disclosure explains Rae’s role at the first name reference; the founder credit and profile link stay in Credits and reuse. Related-project descriptions are being reviewed individually: [No One Noticed is now also accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-description-october-17-2026-pacific), and the [revised Coherent Computing description is applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-revised-coherent-computing-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Community Infrastructure is also applied, with the requested concise openings for World and Computing](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-community-infrastructure-and-concise-openings-october-17-2026-pacific). [Being Human(e) is applied with “In development” status and an explicitly provisional panel note](COPY-REVIEW.md#being-humane-passage-and-provisional-status-october-17-2026-pacific). [Museum of Ordinary Life is applied, retaining its independent status and fiction/reuse permission explanation](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-museum-of-ordinary-life-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Root Sequence Wiki is applied, completing all 7/7 related-project descriptions](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-wiki-description-and-next-review-october-17-2026-pacific). [Take part is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-take-part-wording-october-17-2026-pacific), retaining the existing public GitHub routes and explanatory panels. The footer is next, followed by project panels and a full-page pass. The canonical roadmap separately queues later Wiki reconciliation; it has not been audited or transferred as part of this site edit. The candidate uses one dark palette, including without JavaScript. The theme selector and its startup script are removed. Larger text, one background color, reduced motion, and in-page navigation settings remain available. System high-contrast styles and black-on-white print output are retained. Saved theme choices from an earlier candidate are ignored; other reading choices keep their existing storage key. diff --git a/site/VALIDATION.md b/site/VALIDATION.md index 294497e2..fc7481fc 100644 --- a/site/VALIDATION.md +++ b/site/VALIDATION.md @@ -394,3 +394,14 @@ Source digest: `eef5e1a6d9b17556a25e6532a75e19b8fec45fa547800ad50d80182d924604ef Preview HTML SHA-256: `cf10382a73f28b78e0ea5a929604df8a62337da33c768b1f391c6b3ba655667e`. All seven related-project descriptions have completed passage review. These are selected presentation checks, not a complete accessibility audit, completed page review, Wiki-content validation, or website publication approval. + +## Accepted Take part wording: 2026-10-17 (Pacific) + +Applied writing block `36791` verbatim to HTML and English translation data. All 11 site tests pass without test changes, including fragments, CSP hashes, preview/source byte parity, and rejection of the unapproved candidate by the release gate. The executable script, builder, and historical approval are unchanged. Existing contribution routes and the nothing-is-submitted note remain. + +Desktop (1575 pixels) and 390 × 844 browser inspection found readable wrapping without horizontal document overflow. Both Discussions and issue panels open by keyboard and show their revised description, public-posting note, and unchanged destination. Escape closes each panel and returns focus. The issue panel also fits the narrow viewport without horizontal overflow. Normal desktop dimensions were restored. No external continuation link was activated and no post was submitted. The footer’s working-paper link was compared with its source/history claim: it points to `main`, not a fixed revision; a correction is proposed for footer review. PR #6 was read as an earlier, closed, unmerged draft review record, not a current approval. Footer copy is unchanged in this pass. + +Source digest: `db6cb6144c77b252276f75024a93a0ca3adf573b7b5dcfd1c5fee5f91c9822ee`. +Preview HTML SHA-256: `a7a3b51fb2c7f21b9488049244044c971156cfa19be1725551e2c49cb1e78f07`. + +These are selected copy and interaction checks, not completed page or accessibility review. No broader repository check was rerun; the last recorded reader-document result remains 15 pre-existing errors. The candidate remains a draft without website release approval. diff --git a/site/index.html b/site/index.html index 6fdbcd21..a2fb0f30 100644 --- a/site/index.html +++ b/site/index.html @@ -640,10 +640,10 @@

    Ideas, in diffe Take part

    Take part in Root Sequence.

    -

    The project welcomes questions, sources, corrections, translations, alternative explanations, and tests of its ideas. For now, participation happens through public GitHub channels.

    +

    Start with something you’d like to explore or help make. There’s room to question the work as well as develop it.

    -

    Discuss questions and ideas

    -

    Join Root Sequence Discussions to raise a research question, share an idea, or talk about a possible contribution. Discussions are public and require a GitHub account to post.

    +

    Discuss an idea

    +

    Use Root Sequence Discussions to talk through a question or ask where a possible contribution might fit.

     Open project discussions Opens in a new tab @@ -651,13 +651,13 @@

    Discuss questions and ideas

    Suggest a correction

    -

    Use the project’s issue board for a factual correction, a broken link, or a reading or accessibility problem. Describe the page and what happened. Issues are public and require a GitHub account to post.

    +

    If something seems wrong or is difficult to use, open an issue and tell us where you found it. A short description is enough to start.

     -Open the project issue board +Open the issue board Opens in a new tab
    -

    These are public participation routes, not a private contact service. Please keep personal information, confidential material, and security-sensitive details out of public posts.

    +

    Both routes are public and require a GitHub account to post. Keep private or sensitive information out of public posts.

    Read the contribution guide Opens in a new tab @@ -930,14 +930,14 @@

    "about.terms": "Each project keeps its own permissions and boundaries. Contributing to one does not require agreement with, or responsibility for, the others.", "about.next": "See an everyday example", "contact.title": "Take part in Root Sequence.", - "contact.intro": "The project welcomes questions, sources, corrections, translations, alternative explanations, and tests of its ideas. For now, participation happens through public GitHub channels.", - "contact.directTitle": "Discuss questions and ideas", - "contact.directText": "Join Root Sequence Discussions to raise a research question, share an idea, or talk about a possible contribution. Discussions are public and require a GitHub account to post.", + "contact.intro": "Start with something you’d like to explore or help make. There’s room to question the work as well as develop it.", + "contact.directTitle": "Discuss an idea", + "contact.directText": "Use Root Sequence Discussions to talk through a question or ask where a possible contribution might fit.", "contact.directLink": "Open project discussions", "contact.directContinue": "Continue to GitHub Discussions", "contact.issueTitle": "Suggest a correction", - "contact.issueText": "Use the project’s issue board for a factual correction, a broken link, or a reading or accessibility problem. Describe the page and what happened. Issues are public and require a GitHub account to post.", - "contact.issueLink": "Open the project issue board", + "contact.issueText": "If something seems wrong or is difficult to use, open an issue and tell us where you found it. A short description is enough to start.", + "contact.issueLink": "Open the issue board", "contact.issueContinue": "Continue to GitHub Issues", "contact.guide": "Read the contribution guide", "contact.previewNote": "Each option opens a panel explaining what it is for. Continue to GitHub in a new tab when you’re ready. Nothing is submitted from this page.", @@ -999,7 +999,7 @@

    "overlay.review": "The discussion and revision record for the working paper. Its author review is still pending.", "overlay.wcag": "The W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, version 2.2. Level AA is this prototype’s development target, not a claim of verified conformance.", "overlay.coga": "W3C guidance on making content usable for people with cognitive and learning disabilities. This supplements the WCAG requirements.", - "contact.privateNote": "These are public participation routes, not a private contact service. Please keep personal information, confidential material, and security-sensitive details out of public posts.", + "contact.privateNote": "Both routes are public and require a GitHub account to post. Keep private or sensitive information out of public posts.", "research.practiceTitle": "Methods, evidence, and AI use", "research.practiceMethod": "Root Sequence starts with questions that cross fields. We break them into smaller questions, identify the research and methods that can address each one, and examine how the findings connect.", "research.practiceEvidence": "The source notes should let readers follow a claim back to the work supporting it. They should explain how closely we examined the source and where we have gone beyond it to offer an interpretation.", From a7aba879dc9e478b472fad942f9999f0a054f818 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2026 11:07:05 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 29/55] Apply approved source-history footer and preserve publication-state checks --- ROADMAP.md | 10 +++++++--- site/COPY-REVIEW.md | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++---- site/PLACEMENT.md | 2 +- site/README.md | 4 ++-- site/VALIDATION.md | 11 +++++++++++ site/build.py | 8 ++++---- site/index.html | 48 ++++++++++++++------------------------------- site/test_site.py | 6 +++++- 8 files changed, 69 insertions(+), 48 deletions(-) diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index 46c33133..eaa72b7d 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | [x] | P1-09 | done | **7/7 related-project descriptions reviewed and applied**, including Root Sequence Wiki. Descriptions retain project-specific roles, development limits, and consent boundaries. [Latest passage record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-wiki-description-and-next-review-october-17-2026-pacific). This completes entry wording, not full-page or publication approval. | | [x] | P1-03 | done | Current refresh overlaps reconciled. Organization #10 owns the profile summary; #9 retains its four substantive guidance files unchanged and no longer edits the profile. Their combined tree passes without conflict. Root #42–#45 remain individually compatible with the refresh. See the [reconciliation record](AUDIT.md#organization-profile-overlap-resolved-2026-10-17). Older proposals and their dependencies still require separate review. | | [x] | P1-04 | done | Rae approved the single-sentence organization bio on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). See the [wording record in the audit](AUDIT.md#proposed-short-organization-bio). Live organization settings remain unchanged; wording approval does not authorize a settings change. | -| [ ] | P1-08 | in progress | Finish the site review now that all seven related-project descriptions are complete (P1-09). **Take part is approved and applied. Next: the footer**, starting with source/history wording against current destinations, then remaining project-panel copy. Keep the current public GitHub participation routes until an additional route is explicitly chosen. Then review full-page flow and retained reading/keyboard behavior before a separate exact-source decision. | +| [ ] | P1-08 | in progress | Finish the site review now that all seven related-project descriptions are complete (P1-09). **Take part and Sources and page history are approved and applied. Footer passages: 1/4 complete. Next: Accessibility and reading choices**, then Privacy, Credits and reuse, and remaining project-panel copy. Keep the current public GitHub participation routes until an additional route is explicitly chosen. Then review full-page flow and retained reading/keyboard behavior before a separate exact-source decision. | | [ ] | P1-05 | blocked | Publication requires Rae's separate approval of the exact final website source. Preserve `site/approval.json`; the release build must reject the candidate until then. Merge alone would trigger the existing Pages workflow, so do not merge this source refresh before resolving that gate. | | [ ] | P1-06 | to do | Broader documentation repair: the untouched base has 15 reader-check errors in living-paper notes. Repair in its own scoped pass, following that directory's instructions. | @@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `86204` by replying “b - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. The profile overlap has been reconciled; existing research and commons drafts remain open for separate substantive review. -- **Next supported review:** The footer, starting with Sources and page history, then project panels and full-page flow (P1-08). The accepted Take part wording is applied, with the existing public GitHub routes and explanatory panels retained. All seven related-project descriptions are complete under P1-09. The contextual name introduction and passage qualifications remain; the founder credit remains in Credits and reuse. The accepted About explanation and invitation remain verbatim. The organization profile’s collaboration summary in #10 follows the website review. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. Full-page review does not authorize a merge, deployment, or live-settings change. +- **Next supported review:** Accessibility and reading choices, then the remaining footer passages, project panels, and full-page flow (P1-08). Sources and page history is approved and applied (1/4 footer passages). The accepted Take part wording is applied, with the existing public GitHub routes and explanatory panels retained. All seven related-project descriptions are complete under P1-09. The contextual name introduction and passage qualifications remain; the founder credit remains in Credits and reuse. The accepted About explanation and invitation remain verbatim. The organization profile’s collaboration summary in #10 follows the website review. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. Full-page review does not authorize a merge, deployment, or live-settings change. -Current status after the Take part wording: **19 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 27 tasks. P1-03, P1-04, P1-07, and P1-09 are complete; the website presentation remains under review in P1-08. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. +Current status after Sources and page history: **19 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 27 tasks. P1-03, P1-04, P1-07, and P1-09 are complete; the website presentation remains under review in P1-08. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. ## Accepted name context and first related-project description @@ -167,3 +167,7 @@ Rae also identified later work to bring suitable material from the private Wiki ## Accepted Take part wording On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `36791` and requested its application before footer review. The exact introduction, discussion and correction passages, link labels, and public-route note are applied to HTML and English translation data. The existing Discussions, issues, and contribution-guide URLs remain, along with explanatory panels and the note that nothing is submitted from this page. No private contact route is added. P1-08 remains in progress; the footer is next, starting with Sources and page history. Exact-source publication approval remains separate. + +## Accepted Sources and page history wording + +On **2026-10-18 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `92508` and requested its application before reviewing Accessibility and reading choices. The four paragraphs are applied verbatim to visible HTML and English data, with source links placed within the prose. The obsolete fixed-revision claim is removed; the earlier paper review remains linked as a historical discussion. P1-08 stays in progress (1/4 footer passages complete). The builder’s preview/publication wording is updated for the new draft sentence and source date, while `approval.json` remains unchanged and publication remains blocked pending separate exact-source approval. diff --git a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md index 7932be55..4b9b28ab 100644 --- a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md +++ b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md @@ -1,20 +1,40 @@ # Website copy review -## Unapproved professional refresh: October 17, 2026 +## Unapproved professional refresh: October 18, 2026 -**Status: mission, methods/evidence and contribution wording, all six research descriptions, and all seven related-project descriptions have passage approval for the draft. The About explanation and invitation are accepted, as is the Take part wording. Remaining page review and exact-source publication approval are open; this refresh remains unmerged and undeployed.** +**Status: mission, methods/evidence and contribution wording, all six research descriptions, and all seven related-project descriptions have passage approval for the draft. The About explanation and invitation are accepted, as are Take part and Sources and page history. Remaining page review and exact-source publication approval are open; this refresh remains unmerged and undeployed.** This candidate extends the existing `site/index.html` rather than introducing a new site framework. The mission describes an independent interdisciplinary research initiative. Selected research retains its six existing routes and adds visible evidence/review limits. A native disclosure panel explains methods, substantive AI assistance, and unfinished human review. The existing headline, section order, green visual identity, wordmark, overlays, and URLs remain. The current refinement uses the dark palette alone; other reading controls are retained. The [canonical checklist](../ROADMAP.md) tracks source preparation, review, and the secondary work-samples track. The [dated audit](../AUDIT.md#professional-refresh-audit-2026-10-17) records existing PR overlap and source authority. This edition does not present Root Sequence as affiliated with AIAF or as an established research institution. -Candidate source digest: `db6cb6144c77b252276f75024a93a0ca3adf573b7b5dcfd1c5fee5f91c9822ee`. -Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `a7a3b51fb2c7f21b9488049244044c971156cfa19be1725551e2c49cb1e78f07`. +Candidate source digest: `a3fb7f8133227f2dd6f092c4f8d6d0a441fc2b33ae6ef7e065dfaa83160e894a`. +Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `09cbbec8a46045ef392cf910a58103e4ab9d26f635108e99599625dff5114440`. `approval.json` still identifies the September 25 edition. It must not be updated until Rae separately approves the exact final source. The release builder rejects the current candidate. Preview builds stay byte-identical to the source and `noindex`; the proposed release label no longer predicts a publication date. The sitemap date describes the source revision. Changes were checked against the repository's writing guidance, including the retrieved Rossmann editing reference. Research source records and paper-level AI disclosures are linked, not rewritten or silently upgraded. See [validation](VALIDATION.md) for checks and limits. +## Accepted Sources and page history: October 18, 2026 (Pacific) + +Rae approved writing block `92508` and explicitly requested its application before reviewing Accessibility and reading choices. Applied as four paragraphs with inline source links: + +> The repairable-phone example is hypothetical. It draws on questions developed in the [method and concept router](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/blob/main/research/method-router.md). + +> The working paper is still a draft. Its [earlier review discussion](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/6) records author input and unfinished work. Previous versions remain in the repository history. + +> The [project map](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/blob/main/ECOSYSTEM.md) explains how the wider ecosystem fits together. + +> This page is an AI-assisted draft being reviewed before publication. The linked work keeps its own evidence notes and review status. + +The old numbered list and separate link rows are replaced by the approved paragraph layout. The three source destinations, native disclosure, and source-link panels remain. Visible wording and English translation data agree. The misleading fixed-revision claim is removed; the linked PR #6 is an earlier, closed, unmerged draft discussion, not research approval. + +The new preview sentence requires an updated publication-state substitution in `build.py`. Its proposed eventual hosted wording is “This page was developed with AI assistance.” The following evidence/review-status sentence remains. This release wording is part of the candidate for later exact-source review; no release is authorized. The existing release test checks that the unpublished draft sentence is removed and the AI disclosure retained. The footer revision label and sitemap date are updated to October 18. `approval.json` and the executable page script are unchanged. + +Footer passage review is 1/4 complete under P1-08. Accessibility wording is next and remains unapplied. Source approval, full-page review, and website publication remain distinct. + +Previous candidate: source `db6cb6144c77b252276f75024a93a0ca3adf573b7b5dcfd1c5fee5f91c9822ee`; HTML `a7a3b51fb2c7f21b9488049244044c971156cfa19be1725551e2c49cb1e78f07`. + ## Accepted Take part wording: October 17, 2026 (Pacific) Rae approved writing block `36791` and explicitly requested its application before reviewing the footer. The approved wording is applied verbatim to visible HTML and English translation data: diff --git a/site/PLACEMENT.md b/site/PLACEMENT.md index 8bd44cd0..4e25f8e6 100644 --- a/site/PLACEMENT.md +++ b/site/PLACEMENT.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Public Seed placement -**Current source status — 2026-10-17** +**Current source status — 2026-10-18** `site/index.html` is the canonical reader-facing Root Sequence website source. The current professional-refresh source is an unapproved review candidate. diff --git a/site/README.md b/site/README.md index 1783e682..cbd271f0 100644 --- a/site/README.md +++ b/site/README.md @@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ This directory is the canonical source for `rootsequence.systems`. -The current [`index.html`](index.html) is the **unapproved October 17, 2026 professional-refresh candidate**, extending the existing single-page public seed. It adds an independent interdisciplinary mission, a visible methods/evidence/AI-use disclosure, and clearer research status labels. The headline, green palette, wordmark, reading controls, section order, and existing URLs remain in place. +The current [`index.html`](index.html) is the **unapproved October 18, 2026 professional-refresh candidate**, extending the existing single-page public seed. It adds an independent interdisciplinary mission, a visible methods/evidence/AI-use disclosure, and clearer research status labels. The headline, green palette, wordmark, reading controls, section order, and existing URLs remain in place. The opening separates the mission from reading routes. Rae accepted the About explanation of the initiative’s focus and requested the invitation that follows it. The founder credit is in Credits and reuse. The research header groups its introduction with one methods disclosure, and the wider repository link follows the selected entries. Broader presentation review remains open; see the [copy record](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-about-explanation-and-invitation-october-17-2026). The current [About layout](COPY-REVIEW.md#about-context-and-consistent-disclosures-october-17-2026) keeps the research-to-projects connection visible alongside the accepted introduction and invitation. The name and contribution background are optional. About, research, and page notes share one native expandable-section style; navigation menus keep their separate controls. The full repair example and detailed methods disclosure retain their existing sections. -Rae has accepted the [contextual name introduction and Coherent World description](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-name-context-and-coherent-world-description-october-17-2026-pacific). The AI disclosure explains Rae’s role at the first name reference; the founder credit and profile link stay in Credits and reuse. Related-project descriptions are being reviewed individually: [No One Noticed is now also accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-description-october-17-2026-pacific), and the [revised Coherent Computing description is applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-revised-coherent-computing-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Community Infrastructure is also applied, with the requested concise openings for World and Computing](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-community-infrastructure-and-concise-openings-october-17-2026-pacific). [Being Human(e) is applied with “In development” status and an explicitly provisional panel note](COPY-REVIEW.md#being-humane-passage-and-provisional-status-october-17-2026-pacific). [Museum of Ordinary Life is applied, retaining its independent status and fiction/reuse permission explanation](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-museum-of-ordinary-life-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Root Sequence Wiki is applied, completing all 7/7 related-project descriptions](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-wiki-description-and-next-review-october-17-2026-pacific). [Take part is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-take-part-wording-october-17-2026-pacific), retaining the existing public GitHub routes and explanatory panels. The footer is next, followed by project panels and a full-page pass. The canonical roadmap separately queues later Wiki reconciliation; it has not been audited or transferred as part of this site edit. +Rae has accepted the [contextual name introduction and Coherent World description](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-name-context-and-coherent-world-description-october-17-2026-pacific). The AI disclosure explains Rae’s role at the first name reference; the founder credit and profile link stay in Credits and reuse. Related-project descriptions are being reviewed individually: [No One Noticed is now also accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-description-october-17-2026-pacific), and the [revised Coherent Computing description is applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-revised-coherent-computing-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Community Infrastructure is also applied, with the requested concise openings for World and Computing](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-community-infrastructure-and-concise-openings-october-17-2026-pacific). [Being Human(e) is applied with “In development” status and an explicitly provisional panel note](COPY-REVIEW.md#being-humane-passage-and-provisional-status-october-17-2026-pacific). [Museum of Ordinary Life is applied, retaining its independent status and fiction/reuse permission explanation](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-museum-of-ordinary-life-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Root Sequence Wiki is applied, completing all 7/7 related-project descriptions](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-wiki-description-and-next-review-october-17-2026-pacific). [Take part is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-take-part-wording-october-17-2026-pacific), retaining the existing public GitHub routes and explanatory panels. [Sources and page history is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-sources-and-page-history-october-18-2026-pacific), with inline source links and corrected draft-history wording. Accessibility and reading choices is next, followed by the remaining footer passages, project panels, and a full-page pass. The canonical roadmap separately queues later Wiki reconciliation; it has not been audited or transferred as part of this site edit. The candidate uses one dark palette, including without JavaScript. The theme selector and its startup script are removed. Larger text, one background color, reduced motion, and in-page navigation settings remain available. System high-contrast styles and black-on-white print output are retained. Saved theme choices from an earlier candidate are ignored; other reading choices keep their existing storage key. diff --git a/site/VALIDATION.md b/site/VALIDATION.md index fc7481fc..a9cff9ef 100644 --- a/site/VALIDATION.md +++ b/site/VALIDATION.md @@ -405,3 +405,14 @@ Source digest: `db6cb6144c77b252276f75024a93a0ca3adf573b7b5dcfd1c5fee5f91c9822ee Preview HTML SHA-256: `a7a3b51fb2c7f21b9488049244044c971156cfa19be1725551e2c49cb1e78f07`. These are selected copy and interaction checks, not completed page or accessibility review. No broader repository check was rerun; the last recorded reader-document result remains 15 pre-existing errors. The candidate remains a draft without website release approval. + +## Sources and page history: 2026-10-18 (Pacific) + +Applied writing block `92508` verbatim as four paragraphs with inline links, in visible HTML and English translation data. The rendered prose matches all four approved paragraphs after excluding existing screen-reader-only link instructions. All three source destinations and their panel behavior remain. The builder maps the new preview sentence to a proposed hosted AI-assistance sentence; the existing release test now checks that unpublished wording is removed while AI disclosure remains. The source revision and sitemap dates are October 18. All 11 tests pass, including exact-source release rejection against unchanged historical approval, source/preview parity, fragments, and CSP. The executable page script is unchanged. + +At 1575 pixels and 390 × 844, the disclosure opens by keyboard and wraps without horizontal document overflow. The earlier-review link opens its existing panel with the same PR #6 destination and incomplete-review status. Escape closes it and restores focus. No external continuation was activated. Normal desktop dimensions were restored. Current Reading controls and the reduced-motion rule were inspected for the next wording proposal; WCAG 2.2 and W3C cognitive guidance were read from their official URLs. Accessibility wording is unchanged pending review. This is not a full conformance, screen-reader, or real-device audit. + +Source digest: `a3fb7f8133227f2dd6f092c4f8d6d0a441fc2b33ae6ef7e065dfaa83160e894a`. +Preview HTML SHA-256: `09cbbec8a46045ef392cf910a58103e4ab9d26f635108e99599625dff5114440`. + +P1-08 remains in progress; 1/4 footer passages are applied. No broader repository check was rerun; the last reader-document result remains 15 pre-existing errors. No merge, deployment, approval-file update, or research-review change is included. diff --git a/site/build.py b/site/build.py index fdf2065b..7fcad886 100644 --- a/site/build.py +++ b/site/build.py @@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ RELEASE_REPLACEMENTS = ( ('', '', 1), - ('This preview rearranges existing project text and adds proposed About and participation copy.', - 'This public seed rearranges existing project text and adds About and participation copy.', 2), + ('This page is an AI-assisted draft being reviewed before publication.', + 'This page was developed with AI assistance.', 2), ('Privacy and this preview', 'Privacy and this site', 2), ('This is a local review copy, not a deployment or a publication approval. There are no manuscript scenes in this edition.', 'This is the public seed edition of the Root Sequence site. There are no manuscript scenes in this edition.', 2), ('A future hosted version may produce ordinary request logs at its hosting provider. This local preview makes no claim about the provider’s retention or access policies.', 'This hosted version may produce ordinary request logs at its hosting provider. This site makes no claim about the provider’s retention or access policies.', 2), - ('Review candidate · Updated 17 October 2026 · Not a published site', + ('Review candidate · Updated 18 October 2026 · Not a published site', 'Public seed · Professional refresh', 2), ('This preview has no separate public website to link to for Coherent World.', 'This site has no separate public website to link to for Coherent World.', 1), @@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def build(root: Path, output: Path, release: bool = False) -> dict: "sitemap.xml": ( '\n' '\n' - f" {BASE_URL}2026-10-17\n" + f" {BASE_URL}2026-10-18\n" "\n" ).encode(), ".nojekyll": b"", diff --git a/site/index.html b/site/index.html index a2fb0f30..a5639b41 100644 --- a/site/index.html +++ b/site/index.html @@ -698,30 +698,10 @@

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    "contact.issueContinue": "Continue to GitHub Issues", "contact.guide": "Read the contribution guide", "contact.previewNote": "Each option opens a panel explaining what it is for. Continue to GitHub in a new tab when you’re ready. Nothing is submitted from this page.", - "footer.note": "Review candidate · Updated 17 October 2026 · Not a published site", + "footer.note": "Review candidate · Updated 18 October 2026 · Not a published site", "details.sources": "Sources and page history", - "details.source1": "The repairable phone is a hypothetical example for discussion, not an assessment of a particular product. It applies questions developed in the coherence research collection.", - "details.source1link": "Coherence research collection", - "details.source2": "The working paper links to a specific draft revision. Its review discussion records the unfinished work and author-review status.", - "details.source2link": "Working-paper review discussion", - "details.source3": "Selected project descriptions draw on the current website source and ecosystem map. The full map remains the guide to the wider ecosystem. Ways to take part point to the public Root Sequence discussion space and issue board.", - "details.source3link": "Project map", - "details.source4": "This preview rearranges existing project text and adds proposed About and participation copy. The writing is AI-assisted. The linked documents retain their own evidence and review records.", + "details.source1": "The repairable-phone example is hypothetical. It draws on questions developed in the", + "details.source1link": "method and concept router", + "details.source2": "The working paper is still a draft. Its", + "details.source2link": "earlier review discussion", + "details.source2end": "records author input and unfinished work. Previous versions remain in the repository history.", + "details.source3": "The", + "details.source3link": "project map", + "details.source3end": "explains how the wider ecosystem fits together.", + "details.source4": "This page is an AI-assisted draft being reviewed before publication. The linked work keeps its own evidence notes and review status.", "details.access": "Accessibility and reading choices", "details.access1": "The target is WCAG 2.2 Level AA, with W3C cognitive accessibility guidance informing the reading layout. This is a prototype, not a claim of full conformance.", "details.access2": "Use Reading for larger text, less motion, a single background, or navigation that stays in the page. Your device’s reduced-motion preference is always respected.", diff --git a/site/test_site.py b/site/test_site.py index b0f8d896..aa4cbfe1 100644 --- a/site/test_site.py +++ b/site/test_site.py @@ -117,10 +117,14 @@ def test_release_changes_only_publication_state(self): text = (output / "index.html").read_text(encoding="utf-8") self.assertEqual(manifest["build_mode"], "release") self.assertEqual(self.parse(output / "index.html").meta["robots"], "index,follow") - for phrase in ("local review copy", "Not a published site", "Privacy and this preview"): + for phrase in ( + "local review copy", "Not a published site", "Privacy and this preview", + "This page is an AI-assisted draft being reviewed before publication.", + ): self.assertNotIn(phrase, text) self.assertIn("Public seed · Professional refresh", text) self.assertIn("This is the public seed edition", text) + self.assertIn("This page was developed with AI assistance.", text) def test_page_structure_and_fragments(self): output, _ = self.build() From ac5eac873a534828b75afa16e11db0aa0ded5c14 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2026 11:11:07 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 30/55] Apply approved accessibility footer and record privacy review next --- ROADMAP.md | 10 +++++++--- site/COPY-REVIEW.md | 24 +++++++++++++++++++++--- site/README.md | 2 +- site/VALIDATION.md | 13 +++++++++++++ site/index.html | 28 +++++++++++----------------- 5 files changed, 53 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-) diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index eaa72b7d..7d5a6f76 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | [x] | P1-09 | done | **7/7 related-project descriptions reviewed and applied**, including Root Sequence Wiki. Descriptions retain project-specific roles, development limits, and consent boundaries. [Latest passage record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-wiki-description-and-next-review-october-17-2026-pacific). This completes entry wording, not full-page or publication approval. | | [x] | P1-03 | done | Current refresh overlaps reconciled. Organization #10 owns the profile summary; #9 retains its four substantive guidance files unchanged and no longer edits the profile. Their combined tree passes without conflict. Root #42–#45 remain individually compatible with the refresh. See the [reconciliation record](AUDIT.md#organization-profile-overlap-resolved-2026-10-17). Older proposals and their dependencies still require separate review. | | [x] | P1-04 | done | Rae approved the single-sentence organization bio on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). See the [wording record in the audit](AUDIT.md#proposed-short-organization-bio). Live organization settings remain unchanged; wording approval does not authorize a settings change. | -| [ ] | P1-08 | in progress | Finish the site review now that all seven related-project descriptions are complete (P1-09). **Take part and Sources and page history are approved and applied. Footer passages: 1/4 complete. Next: Accessibility and reading choices**, then Privacy, Credits and reuse, and remaining project-panel copy. Keep the current public GitHub participation routes until an additional route is explicitly chosen. Then review full-page flow and retained reading/keyboard behavior before a separate exact-source decision. | +| [ ] | P1-08 | in progress | Finish the site review now that all seven related-project descriptions are complete (P1-09). **Take part, Sources and page history, and Accessibility and reading choices are approved and applied. Footer passages: 2/4 complete. Next: Privacy and this preview**, then Credits and reuse and remaining project-panel copy. Keep the current public GitHub participation routes until an additional route is explicitly chosen. Then review full-page flow and retained reading/keyboard behavior before a separate exact-source decision. | | [ ] | P1-05 | blocked | Publication requires Rae's separate approval of the exact final website source. Preserve `site/approval.json`; the release build must reject the candidate until then. Merge alone would trigger the existing Pages workflow, so do not merge this source refresh before resolving that gate. | | [ ] | P1-06 | to do | Broader documentation repair: the untouched base has 15 reader-check errors in living-paper notes. Repair in its own scoped pass, following that directory's instructions. | @@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `86204` by replying “b - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. The profile overlap has been reconciled; existing research and commons drafts remain open for separate substantive review. -- **Next supported review:** Accessibility and reading choices, then the remaining footer passages, project panels, and full-page flow (P1-08). Sources and page history is approved and applied (1/4 footer passages). The accepted Take part wording is applied, with the existing public GitHub routes and explanatory panels retained. All seven related-project descriptions are complete under P1-09. The contextual name introduction and passage qualifications remain; the founder credit remains in Credits and reuse. The accepted About explanation and invitation remain verbatim. The organization profile’s collaboration summary in #10 follows the website review. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. Full-page review does not authorize a merge, deployment, or live-settings change. +- **Next supported review:** Privacy and this preview, then Credits and reuse, project panels, and full-page flow (P1-08). Sources and Accessibility are approved and applied (2/4 footer passages). The accepted Take part wording is applied, with the existing public GitHub routes and explanatory panels retained. All seven related-project descriptions are complete under P1-09. The contextual name introduction and passage qualifications remain; the founder credit remains in Credits and reuse. The accepted About explanation and invitation remain verbatim. The organization profile’s collaboration summary in #10 follows the website review. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. Full-page review does not authorize a merge, deployment, or live-settings change. -Current status after Sources and page history: **19 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 27 tasks. P1-03, P1-04, P1-07, and P1-09 are complete; the website presentation remains under review in P1-08. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. +Current status after Accessibility and reading choices: **19 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 27 tasks. P1-03, P1-04, P1-07, and P1-09 are complete; the website presentation remains under review in P1-08. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. ## Accepted name context and first related-project description @@ -171,3 +171,7 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `36791` and requested it ## Accepted Sources and page history wording On **2026-10-18 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `92508` and requested its application before reviewing Accessibility and reading choices. The four paragraphs are applied verbatim to visible HTML and English data, with source links placed within the prose. The obsolete fixed-revision claim is removed; the earlier paper review remains linked as a historical discussion. P1-08 stays in progress (1/4 footer passages complete). The builder’s preview/publication wording is updated for the new draft sentence and source date, while `approval.json` remains unchanged and publication remains blocked pending separate exact-source approval. + +## Accepted Accessibility and reading choices wording + +On **2026-10-18 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `43872` and requested its application before reviewing Privacy and this preview. The exact reading-controls paragraph, JavaScript/translation explanation, accessibility target and unfinished-review qualification, and reporting link are applied to visible HTML and English data. The W3C references are inline; all destinations and the native disclosure remain. P1-08 stays in progress (2/4 footer passages complete). This approves explanatory prose, not WCAG conformance, a completed accessibility audit, or website publication. diff --git a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md index 4b9b28ab..77717db1 100644 --- a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md +++ b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md @@ -2,19 +2,37 @@ ## Unapproved professional refresh: October 18, 2026 -**Status: mission, methods/evidence and contribution wording, all six research descriptions, and all seven related-project descriptions have passage approval for the draft. The About explanation and invitation are accepted, as are Take part and Sources and page history. Remaining page review and exact-source publication approval are open; this refresh remains unmerged and undeployed.** +**Status: mission, methods/evidence and contribution wording, all six research descriptions, and all seven related-project descriptions have passage approval for the draft. The About explanation and invitation are accepted, as are Take part, Sources and page history, and Accessibility and reading choices. Remaining page review and exact-source publication approval are open; this refresh remains unmerged and undeployed.** This candidate extends the existing `site/index.html` rather than introducing a new site framework. The mission describes an independent interdisciplinary research initiative. Selected research retains its six existing routes and adds visible evidence/review limits. A native disclosure panel explains methods, substantive AI assistance, and unfinished human review. The existing headline, section order, green visual identity, wordmark, overlays, and URLs remain. The current refinement uses the dark palette alone; other reading controls are retained. The [canonical checklist](../ROADMAP.md) tracks source preparation, review, and the secondary work-samples track. The [dated audit](../AUDIT.md#professional-refresh-audit-2026-10-17) records existing PR overlap and source authority. This edition does not present Root Sequence as affiliated with AIAF or as an established research institution. -Candidate source digest: `a3fb7f8133227f2dd6f092c4f8d6d0a441fc2b33ae6ef7e065dfaa83160e894a`. -Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `09cbbec8a46045ef392cf910a58103e4ab9d26f635108e99599625dff5114440`. +Candidate source digest: `9a267217f70e73814323bf234cea420f08e9812dbf07c49e4eda37fbda024ccd`. +Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `d87cb1189c47070c6cf44afa6dcb82662bd7f57a204fb07c93eb25dbf0fb7b03`. `approval.json` still identifies the September 25 edition. It must not be updated until Rae separately approves the exact final source. The release builder rejects the current candidate. Preview builds stay byte-identical to the source and `noindex`; the proposed release label no longer predicts a publication date. The sitemap date describes the source revision. Changes were checked against the repository's writing guidance, including the retrieved Rossmann editing reference. Research source records and paper-level AI disclosures are linked, not rewritten or silently upgraded. See [validation](VALIDATION.md) for checks and limits. +## Accepted Accessibility and reading choices: October 18, 2026 (Pacific) + +Rae approved writing block `43872` and explicitly requested its application before Privacy review. The following exact wording is applied to visible HTML and English translation data: + +> Use **Reading** to make the text larger, reduce motion, choose one background color, or keep navigation in the page. Your device’s reduced-motion preference is also respected. + +> You can read the page without JavaScript, including opening these expandable sections. English is the source version; your browser’s translation tools can help you read it in another language. + +> The design aims for [WCAG 2.2 Level AA](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/), with [W3C’s cognitive accessibility guidance](https://www.w3.org/TR/coga-usable/) informing the layout. A full accessibility review is still needed, including testing with screen readers and on real devices. + +> [Report a reading or accessibility problem](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/issues) + +The references are inline as drafted, and Reading retains its emphasis. The three destinations, native disclosure, and reporting panel remain. The control description reflects the existing four Reading options, and the wording explicitly retains the incomplete accessibility-review qualification. It does not establish conformance or independent evaluation. + +Privacy wording is prepared for chat review and remains unchanged in source. Footer passage review is 2/4 complete under P1-08. The executable script, builder, tests, and historical publication approval are unchanged; separate exact-source publication approval remains pending. + +Previous candidate: source `a3fb7f8133227f2dd6f092c4f8d6d0a441fc2b33ae6ef7e065dfaa83160e894a`; HTML `09cbbec8a46045ef392cf910a58103e4ab9d26f635108e99599625dff5114440`. + ## Accepted Sources and page history: October 18, 2026 (Pacific) Rae approved writing block `92508` and explicitly requested its application before reviewing Accessibility and reading choices. Applied as four paragraphs with inline source links: diff --git a/site/README.md b/site/README.md index cbd271f0..2f298a0c 100644 --- a/site/README.md +++ b/site/README.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ The opening separates the mission from reading routes. Rae accepted the About ex The current [About layout](COPY-REVIEW.md#about-context-and-consistent-disclosures-october-17-2026) keeps the research-to-projects connection visible alongside the accepted introduction and invitation. The name and contribution background are optional. About, research, and page notes share one native expandable-section style; navigation menus keep their separate controls. The full repair example and detailed methods disclosure retain their existing sections. -Rae has accepted the [contextual name introduction and Coherent World description](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-name-context-and-coherent-world-description-october-17-2026-pacific). The AI disclosure explains Rae’s role at the first name reference; the founder credit and profile link stay in Credits and reuse. Related-project descriptions are being reviewed individually: [No One Noticed is now also accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-description-october-17-2026-pacific), and the [revised Coherent Computing description is applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-revised-coherent-computing-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Community Infrastructure is also applied, with the requested concise openings for World and Computing](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-community-infrastructure-and-concise-openings-october-17-2026-pacific). [Being Human(e) is applied with “In development” status and an explicitly provisional panel note](COPY-REVIEW.md#being-humane-passage-and-provisional-status-october-17-2026-pacific). [Museum of Ordinary Life is applied, retaining its independent status and fiction/reuse permission explanation](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-museum-of-ordinary-life-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Root Sequence Wiki is applied, completing all 7/7 related-project descriptions](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-wiki-description-and-next-review-october-17-2026-pacific). [Take part is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-take-part-wording-october-17-2026-pacific), retaining the existing public GitHub routes and explanatory panels. [Sources and page history is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-sources-and-page-history-october-18-2026-pacific), with inline source links and corrected draft-history wording. Accessibility and reading choices is next, followed by the remaining footer passages, project panels, and a full-page pass. The canonical roadmap separately queues later Wiki reconciliation; it has not been audited or transferred as part of this site edit. +Rae has accepted the [contextual name introduction and Coherent World description](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-name-context-and-coherent-world-description-october-17-2026-pacific). The AI disclosure explains Rae’s role at the first name reference; the founder credit and profile link stay in Credits and reuse. Related-project descriptions are being reviewed individually: [No One Noticed is now also accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-description-october-17-2026-pacific), and the [revised Coherent Computing description is applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-revised-coherent-computing-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Community Infrastructure is also applied, with the requested concise openings for World and Computing](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-community-infrastructure-and-concise-openings-october-17-2026-pacific). [Being Human(e) is applied with “In development” status and an explicitly provisional panel note](COPY-REVIEW.md#being-humane-passage-and-provisional-status-october-17-2026-pacific). [Museum of Ordinary Life is applied, retaining its independent status and fiction/reuse permission explanation](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-museum-of-ordinary-life-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Root Sequence Wiki is applied, completing all 7/7 related-project descriptions](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-wiki-description-and-next-review-october-17-2026-pacific). [Take part is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-take-part-wording-october-17-2026-pacific), retaining the existing public GitHub routes and explanatory panels. [Sources and page history is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-sources-and-page-history-october-18-2026-pacific), with inline source links and corrected draft-history wording. [Accessibility and reading choices is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-accessibility-and-reading-choices-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining the explicit need for full accessibility review. Privacy and this preview is next, followed by Credits and reuse, project panels, and a full-page pass. The canonical roadmap separately queues later Wiki reconciliation; it has not been audited or transferred as part of this site edit. The candidate uses one dark palette, including without JavaScript. The theme selector and its startup script are removed. Larger text, one background color, reduced motion, and in-page navigation settings remain available. System high-contrast styles and black-on-white print output are retained. Saved theme choices from an earlier candidate are ignored; other reading choices keep their existing storage key. diff --git a/site/VALIDATION.md b/site/VALIDATION.md index a9cff9ef..66342901 100644 --- a/site/VALIDATION.md +++ b/site/VALIDATION.md @@ -416,3 +416,16 @@ Source digest: `a3fb7f8133227f2dd6f092c4f8d6d0a441fc2b33ae6ef7e065dfaa83160e894a Preview HTML SHA-256: `09cbbec8a46045ef392cf910a58103e4ab9d26f635108e99599625dff5114440`. P1-08 remains in progress; 1/4 footer passages are applied. No broader repository check was rerun; the last reader-document result remains 15 pre-existing errors. No merge, deployment, approval-file update, or research-review change is included. + +## Accessibility and reading choices: 2026-10-18 (Pacific) + +Applied writing block `43872` verbatim to visible HTML and English translation data, with inline W3C references and emphasis on Reading. The rendered paragraphs match the approved wording after excluding screen-reader-only link instructions. All 11 site tests pass without changes to tests, the builder, or executable script. Source/preview byte parity and CSP checks pass; the candidate still fails release approval against unchanged `approval.json`. A previously occupied preview destination was left intact and a fresh output directory used. + +At 1575 pixels and 390 × 844, the native disclosure opens by keyboard and wraps without horizontal document overflow. The reporting link opens the existing issues panel, showing its destination and public-posting note. Escape closes it and returns focus. No external continuation was activated. Normal desktop dimensions were restored. These selected checks do not complete screen-reader, real-device, or WCAG conformance review. The earlier no-JavaScript baseline remains recorded; it was not repeated for this copy-only change. + +For the next Privacy proposal, source inspection confirmed browser-local reading preferences with a reset control. Existing self-contained-resource and CSP tests pass. No hosting-provider retention policy, external browser translation service, or live deployment was audited; no such claim is inferred from local page behavior. Privacy source remains unchanged pending prose review. + +Source digest: `9a267217f70e73814323bf234cea420f08e9812dbf07c49e4eda37fbda024ccd`. +Preview HTML SHA-256: `d87cb1189c47070c6cf44afa6dcb82662bd7f57a204fb07c93eb25dbf0fb7b03`. + +P1-08 remains in progress (2/4 footer passages applied). No broader repository check was rerun; the last reader-document result remains 15 pre-existing errors. No merge, deployment, approval-file update, or research-review change is included. diff --git a/site/index.html b/site/index.html index a5639b41..f79e61e2 100644 --- a/site/index.html +++ b/site/index.html @@ -707,18 +707,9 @@

    Suggest a correction

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    The target is WCAG 2.2 Level AA, with W3C cognitive accessibility guidance informing the reading layout. This is a prototype, not a claim of full conformance.

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    Use Reading for larger text, less motion, a single background, or navigation that stays in the page. Your device’s reduced-motion preference is always respected.

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    Text, section links, and disclosures work without JavaScript. English is the source edition; browser translation may be used for now. Screen-reader and real-device review are still needed.

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    Use Reading to make the text larger, reduce motion, choose one background color, or keep navigation in the page. Your device’s reduced-motion preference is also respected.

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    You can read the page without JavaScript, including opening these expandable sections. English is the source version; your browser’s translation tools can help you read it in another language.

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    The design aims for WCAG 2.2 Level AAOpens in a new tab, with W3C’s cognitive accessibility guidanceOpens in a new tab informing the layout. A full accessibility review is still needed, including testing with screen readers and on real devices.

    Report a reading or accessibility problem @@ -933,11 +924,14 @@

    "details.source3end": "explains how the wider ecosystem fits together.", "details.source4": "This page is an AI-assisted draft being reviewed before publication. The linked work keeps its own evidence notes and review status.", "details.access": "Accessibility and reading choices", - "details.access1": "The target is WCAG 2.2 Level AA, with W3C cognitive accessibility guidance informing the reading layout. This is a prototype, not a claim of full conformance.", - "details.access2": "Use Reading for larger text, less motion, a single background, or navigation that stays in the page. Your device’s reduced-motion preference is always respected.", - "details.access3": "Text, section links, and disclosures work without JavaScript. English is the source edition; browser translation may be used for now. Screen-reader and real-device review are still needed.", - "details.wcag": "WCAG 2.2", - "details.coga": "W3C cognitive accessibility guidance", + "details.accessLead": "Use", + "details.access1": "to make the text larger, reduce motion, choose one background color, or keep navigation in the page. Your device’s reduced-motion preference is also respected.", + "details.access2": "You can read the page without JavaScript, including opening these expandable sections. English is the source version; your browser’s translation tools can help you read it in another language.", + "details.access3": "The design aims for", + "details.accessWith": "with", + "details.accessEnd": "informing the layout. A full accessibility review is still needed, including testing with screen readers and on real devices.", + "details.wcag": "WCAG 2.2 Level AA", + "details.coga": "W3C’s cognitive accessibility guidance", "details.report": "Report a reading or accessibility problem", "details.privacy": "Privacy and this preview", "details.privacy1": "Everything needed to display this page is in this file. It loads no external images, fonts, analytics, translation services, or website previews. You can choose to open an external destination in a new tab.", From d99bd1d633846aacb736a843ac010d689302ea3c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2026 11:22:30 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 31/55] Apply accepted privacy footer and preserve hosted-state qualifications --- ROADMAP.md | 10 +++++++--- site/COPY-REVIEW.md | 24 +++++++++++++++++++++--- site/README.md | 2 +- site/VALIDATION.md | 11 +++++++++++ site/build.py | 8 ++++---- site/index.html | 17 +++++++++-------- site/test_site.py | 2 ++ 7 files changed, 55 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-) diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index 7d5a6f76..5cd31f8d 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | [x] | P1-09 | done | **7/7 related-project descriptions reviewed and applied**, including Root Sequence Wiki. Descriptions retain project-specific roles, development limits, and consent boundaries. [Latest passage record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-wiki-description-and-next-review-october-17-2026-pacific). This completes entry wording, not full-page or publication approval. | | [x] | P1-03 | done | Current refresh overlaps reconciled. Organization #10 owns the profile summary; #9 retains its four substantive guidance files unchanged and no longer edits the profile. Their combined tree passes without conflict. Root #42–#45 remain individually compatible with the refresh. See the [reconciliation record](AUDIT.md#organization-profile-overlap-resolved-2026-10-17). Older proposals and their dependencies still require separate review. | | [x] | P1-04 | done | Rae approved the single-sentence organization bio on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). See the [wording record in the audit](AUDIT.md#proposed-short-organization-bio). Live organization settings remain unchanged; wording approval does not authorize a settings change. | -| [ ] | P1-08 | in progress | Finish the site review now that all seven related-project descriptions are complete (P1-09). **Take part, Sources and page history, and Accessibility and reading choices are approved and applied. Footer passages: 2/4 complete. Next: Privacy and this preview**, then Credits and reuse and remaining project-panel copy. Keep the current public GitHub participation routes until an additional route is explicitly chosen. Then review full-page flow and retained reading/keyboard behavior before a separate exact-source decision. | +| [ ] | P1-08 | in progress | Finish the site review now that all seven related-project descriptions are complete (P1-09). **Take part and the first three footer passages are approved and applied. Footer passages: 3/4 complete. Next: Credits and reuse**, then remaining project-panel copy. Keep the current public GitHub participation routes until an additional route is explicitly chosen. Then review full-page flow and retained reading/keyboard behavior before a separate exact-source decision. | | [ ] | P1-05 | blocked | Publication requires Rae's separate approval of the exact final website source. Preserve `site/approval.json`; the release build must reject the candidate until then. Merge alone would trigger the existing Pages workflow, so do not merge this source refresh before resolving that gate. | | [ ] | P1-06 | to do | Broader documentation repair: the untouched base has 15 reader-check errors in living-paper notes. Repair in its own scoped pass, following that directory's instructions. | @@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `86204` by replying “b - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. The profile overlap has been reconciled; existing research and commons drafts remain open for separate substantive review. -- **Next supported review:** Privacy and this preview, then Credits and reuse, project panels, and full-page flow (P1-08). Sources and Accessibility are approved and applied (2/4 footer passages). The accepted Take part wording is applied, with the existing public GitHub routes and explanatory panels retained. All seven related-project descriptions are complete under P1-09. The contextual name introduction and passage qualifications remain; the founder credit remains in Credits and reuse. The accepted About explanation and invitation remain verbatim. The organization profile’s collaboration summary in #10 follows the website review. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. Full-page review does not authorize a merge, deployment, or live-settings change. +- **Next supported review:** Credits and reuse, then project panels and full-page flow (P1-08). Sources, Accessibility, and Privacy are approved and applied (3/4 footer passages). The accepted Take part wording is applied, with the existing public GitHub routes and explanatory panels retained. All seven related-project descriptions are complete under P1-09. The contextual name introduction and passage qualifications remain; the founder credit remains in Credits and reuse. The accepted About explanation and invitation remain verbatim. The organization profile’s collaboration summary in #10 follows the website review. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. Full-page review does not authorize a merge, deployment, or live-settings change. -Current status after Accessibility and reading choices: **19 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 27 tasks. P1-03, P1-04, P1-07, and P1-09 are complete; the website presentation remains under review in P1-08. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. +Current status after Privacy and this preview: **19 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 27 tasks. P1-03, P1-04, P1-07, and P1-09 are complete; the website presentation remains under review in P1-08. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. ## Accepted name context and first related-project description @@ -175,3 +175,7 @@ On **2026-10-18 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `92508` and requested it ## Accepted Accessibility and reading choices wording On **2026-10-18 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `43872` and requested its application before reviewing Privacy and this preview. The exact reading-controls paragraph, JavaScript/translation explanation, accessibility target and unfinished-review qualification, and reporting link are applied to visible HTML and English data. The W3C references are inline; all destinations and the native disclosure remain. P1-08 stays in progress (2/4 footer passages complete). This approves explanatory prose, not WCAG conformance, a completed accessibility audit, or website publication. + +## Accepted Privacy and this preview wording + +On **2026-10-18 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `70629` by responding “good, next.” The approved four paragraphs are applied to visible HTML and English data, including emphasis on Reading. They describe page behavior, local reading choices, preview status, and the unverified hosting-policy boundary. The builder’s publication-state substitutions are updated for the changed preview wording; the historical exact-source approval is unchanged. P1-08 remains in progress (3/4 footer passages complete); Credits and reuse is next. This prose acceptance does not approve publication or establish provider logging practices. diff --git a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md index 77717db1..0f93458e 100644 --- a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md +++ b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md @@ -2,19 +2,37 @@ ## Unapproved professional refresh: October 18, 2026 -**Status: mission, methods/evidence and contribution wording, all six research descriptions, and all seven related-project descriptions have passage approval for the draft. The About explanation and invitation are accepted, as are Take part, Sources and page history, and Accessibility and reading choices. Remaining page review and exact-source publication approval are open; this refresh remains unmerged and undeployed.** +**Status: mission, methods/evidence and contribution wording, all six research descriptions, and all seven related-project descriptions have passage approval for the draft. The About explanation and invitation are accepted, as are Take part and the Sources, Accessibility, and Privacy footer passages. Remaining page review and exact-source publication approval are open; this refresh remains unmerged and undeployed.** This candidate extends the existing `site/index.html` rather than introducing a new site framework. The mission describes an independent interdisciplinary research initiative. Selected research retains its six existing routes and adds visible evidence/review limits. A native disclosure panel explains methods, substantive AI assistance, and unfinished human review. The existing headline, section order, green visual identity, wordmark, overlays, and URLs remain. The current refinement uses the dark palette alone; other reading controls are retained. The [canonical checklist](../ROADMAP.md) tracks source preparation, review, and the secondary work-samples track. The [dated audit](../AUDIT.md#professional-refresh-audit-2026-10-17) records existing PR overlap and source authority. This edition does not present Root Sequence as affiliated with AIAF or as an established research institution. -Candidate source digest: `9a267217f70e73814323bf234cea420f08e9812dbf07c49e4eda37fbda024ccd`. -Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `d87cb1189c47070c6cf44afa6dcb82662bd7f57a204fb07c93eb25dbf0fb7b03`. +Candidate source digest: `1212848460f42f7e241f3c639a1e94e9cbd882f4b4f5ed6d783abb0d34261c8f`. +Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `81dac7ee1250c776a4aeb80dd455f37ae7f2e13e0db0f59a16c880e9dc14dded`. `approval.json` still identifies the September 25 edition. It must not be updated until Rae separately approves the exact final source. The release builder rejects the current candidate. Preview builds stay byte-identical to the source and `noindex`; the proposed release label no longer predicts a publication date. The sitemap date describes the source revision. Changes were checked against the repository's writing guidance, including the retrieved Rossmann editing reference. Research source records and paper-level AI disclosures are linked, not rewritten or silently upgraded. See [validation](VALIDATION.md) for checks and limits. +## Accepted Privacy and this preview: October 18, 2026 (Pacific) + +Rae accepted writing block `70629` by responding “good, next.” Continuing the established passage-review sequence, the exact four paragraphs are applied to visible HTML and English translation data: + +> The page doesn’t use analytics or send its text to a translation service. Everything needed to display it is included in the file. You choose when to open an external website by following a link. + +> The page saves your reading choices in this browser when storage is available. You can reset them from **Reading**; no account is needed. + +> This is a local preview for reviewing the site before publication. + +> If the site is published, its hosting provider may keep request logs. The provider’s logging and retention policies haven’t been checked for this preview. + +The native disclosure remains. The old manuscript-scenes sentence is omitted as drafted; no manuscript content is added or changed. The page script and historical approval are unchanged. The existing builder’s publication-state substitutions now map the preview-status sentence to “This is the public seed edition of the Root Sequence site.” The proposed hosted logging note is “This site’s hosting provider may keep request logs. Its logging and retention policies haven’t been checked as part of this review.” These release variants remain part of the unapproved candidate for separate exact-source review. The existing release test checks removal of unpublished status and retention of the unverified-policy qualification. + +Credits and reuse is next and remains unchanged. Footer passage review is 3/4 complete under P1-08. This records prose acceptance and draft implementation, not approval to publish or a hosting-policy audit. + +Previous candidate: source `9a267217f70e73814323bf234cea420f08e9812dbf07c49e4eda37fbda024ccd`; HTML `d87cb1189c47070c6cf44afa6dcb82662bd7f57a204fb07c93eb25dbf0fb7b03`. + ## Accepted Accessibility and reading choices: October 18, 2026 (Pacific) Rae approved writing block `43872` and explicitly requested its application before Privacy review. The following exact wording is applied to visible HTML and English translation data: diff --git a/site/README.md b/site/README.md index 2f298a0c..2d95845e 100644 --- a/site/README.md +++ b/site/README.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ The opening separates the mission from reading routes. Rae accepted the About ex The current [About layout](COPY-REVIEW.md#about-context-and-consistent-disclosures-october-17-2026) keeps the research-to-projects connection visible alongside the accepted introduction and invitation. The name and contribution background are optional. About, research, and page notes share one native expandable-section style; navigation menus keep their separate controls. The full repair example and detailed methods disclosure retain their existing sections. -Rae has accepted the [contextual name introduction and Coherent World description](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-name-context-and-coherent-world-description-october-17-2026-pacific). The AI disclosure explains Rae’s role at the first name reference; the founder credit and profile link stay in Credits and reuse. Related-project descriptions are being reviewed individually: [No One Noticed is now also accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-description-october-17-2026-pacific), and the [revised Coherent Computing description is applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-revised-coherent-computing-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Community Infrastructure is also applied, with the requested concise openings for World and Computing](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-community-infrastructure-and-concise-openings-october-17-2026-pacific). [Being Human(e) is applied with “In development” status and an explicitly provisional panel note](COPY-REVIEW.md#being-humane-passage-and-provisional-status-october-17-2026-pacific). [Museum of Ordinary Life is applied, retaining its independent status and fiction/reuse permission explanation](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-museum-of-ordinary-life-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Root Sequence Wiki is applied, completing all 7/7 related-project descriptions](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-wiki-description-and-next-review-october-17-2026-pacific). [Take part is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-take-part-wording-october-17-2026-pacific), retaining the existing public GitHub routes and explanatory panels. [Sources and page history is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-sources-and-page-history-october-18-2026-pacific), with inline source links and corrected draft-history wording. [Accessibility and reading choices is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-accessibility-and-reading-choices-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining the explicit need for full accessibility review. Privacy and this preview is next, followed by Credits and reuse, project panels, and a full-page pass. The canonical roadmap separately queues later Wiki reconciliation; it has not been audited or transferred as part of this site edit. +Rae has accepted the [contextual name introduction and Coherent World description](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-name-context-and-coherent-world-description-october-17-2026-pacific). The AI disclosure explains Rae’s role at the first name reference; the founder credit and profile link stay in Credits and reuse. Related-project descriptions are being reviewed individually: [No One Noticed is now also accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-description-october-17-2026-pacific), and the [revised Coherent Computing description is applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-revised-coherent-computing-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Community Infrastructure is also applied, with the requested concise openings for World and Computing](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-community-infrastructure-and-concise-openings-october-17-2026-pacific). [Being Human(e) is applied with “In development” status and an explicitly provisional panel note](COPY-REVIEW.md#being-humane-passage-and-provisional-status-october-17-2026-pacific). [Museum of Ordinary Life is applied, retaining its independent status and fiction/reuse permission explanation](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-museum-of-ordinary-life-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Root Sequence Wiki is applied, completing all 7/7 related-project descriptions](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-wiki-description-and-next-review-october-17-2026-pacific). [Take part is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-take-part-wording-october-17-2026-pacific), retaining the existing public GitHub routes and explanatory panels. [Sources and page history is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-sources-and-page-history-october-18-2026-pacific), with inline source links and corrected draft-history wording. [Accessibility and reading choices is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-accessibility-and-reading-choices-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining the explicit need for full accessibility review. [Privacy and this preview is accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-privacy-and-this-preview-october-18-2026-pacific), distinguishing page behavior from unverified hosting policies. Credits and reuse is next, followed by project panels and a full-page pass. The canonical roadmap separately queues later Wiki reconciliation; it has not been audited or transferred as part of this site edit. The candidate uses one dark palette, including without JavaScript. The theme selector and its startup script are removed. Larger text, one background color, reduced motion, and in-page navigation settings remain available. System high-contrast styles and black-on-white print output are retained. Saved theme choices from an earlier candidate are ignored; other reading choices keep their existing storage key. diff --git a/site/VALIDATION.md b/site/VALIDATION.md index 66342901..ff93d4db 100644 --- a/site/VALIDATION.md +++ b/site/VALIDATION.md @@ -429,3 +429,14 @@ Source digest: `9a267217f70e73814323bf234cea420f08e9812dbf07c49e4eda37fbda024ccd Preview HTML SHA-256: `d87cb1189c47070c6cf44afa6dcb82662bd7f57a204fb07c93eb25dbf0fb7b03`. P1-08 remains in progress (2/4 footer passages applied). No broader repository check was rerun; the last reader-document result remains 15 pre-existing errors. No merge, deployment, approval-file update, or research-review change is included. + +## Privacy and this preview: 2026-10-18 (Pacific) + +Applied writing block `70629` verbatim to visible HTML and English data, retaining Reading emphasis. The rendered four paragraphs match the approved text. The builder’s two publication-state substitutions were updated for the revised preview status and hosting-policy note. The existing release test additionally checks that the local-preview sentence is removed and the unverified-policy qualification retained. All 11 tests pass, including self-contained resources, CSP, source/preview parity, and release rejection against unchanged historical approval. The executable page script is unchanged. + +At 1575 pixels and 390 × 844, the native Privacy disclosure opens by keyboard and wraps without horizontal document overflow. Normal desktop dimensions were restored. No page preferences, external destinations, hosting settings, or privacy settings were changed. These are selected presentation checks, not a provider-policy or browser-service audit. The public repository’s actual CC0 file and Microsoft’s font license were inspected to prepare the next Credits proposal; Credits source remains unchanged. + +Source digest: `1212848460f42f7e241f3c639a1e94e9cbd882f4b4f5ed6d783abb0d34261c8f`. +Preview HTML SHA-256: `81dac7ee1250c776a4aeb80dd455f37ae7f2e13e0db0f59a16c880e9dc14dded`. + +P1-08 remains in progress (3/4 footer passages applied). No broader repository check was rerun; the last reader-document result remains 15 pre-existing errors. No merge, deployment, approval-file update, or research-review change is included. diff --git a/site/build.py b/site/build.py index 7fcad886..6df5dd55 100644 --- a/site/build.py +++ b/site/build.py @@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ ('This page is an AI-assisted draft being reviewed before publication.', 'This page was developed with AI assistance.', 2), ('Privacy and this preview', 'Privacy and this site', 2), - ('This is a local review copy, not a deployment or a publication approval. There are no manuscript scenes in this edition.', - 'This is the public seed edition of the Root Sequence site. There are no manuscript scenes in this edition.', 2), - ('A future hosted version may produce ordinary request logs at its hosting provider. This local preview makes no claim about the provider’s retention or access policies.', - 'This hosted version may produce ordinary request logs at its hosting provider. This site makes no claim about the provider’s retention or access policies.', 2), + ('This is a local preview for reviewing the site before publication.', + 'This is the public seed edition of the Root Sequence site.', 2), + ('If the site is published, its hosting provider may keep request logs. The provider’s logging and retention policies haven’t been checked for this preview.', + 'This site’s hosting provider may keep request logs. Its logging and retention policies haven’t been checked as part of this review.', 2), ('Review candidate · Updated 18 October 2026 · Not a published site', 'Public seed · Professional refresh', 2), ('This preview has no separate public website to link to for Coherent World.', diff --git a/site/index.html b/site/index.html index f79e61e2..dcc880a7 100644 --- a/site/index.html +++ b/site/index.html @@ -721,10 +721,10 @@

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    Everything needed to display this page is in this file. It loads no external images, fonts, analytics, translation services, or website previews. You can choose to open an external destination in a new tab.

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    Reading choices are stored only in this browser when available. No account, subscription, or background request is needed. Reset them from the Reading menu.

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    This is a local review copy, not a deployment or a publication approval. There are no manuscript scenes in this edition.

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    A future hosted version may produce ordinary request logs at its hosting provider. This local preview makes no claim about the provider’s retention or access policies.

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    The page doesn’t use analytics or send its text to a translation service. Everything needed to display it is included in the file. You choose when to open an external website by following a link.

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    "details.coga": "W3C’s cognitive accessibility guidance", "details.report": "Report a reading or accessibility problem", "details.privacy": "Privacy and this preview", - "details.privacy1": "Everything needed to display this page is in this file. It loads no external images, fonts, analytics, translation services, or website previews. You can choose to open an external destination in a new tab.", - "details.privacy2": "Reading choices are stored only in this browser when available. No account, subscription, or background request is needed. Reset them from the Reading menu.", - "details.privacy3": "This is a local review copy, not a deployment or a publication approval. There are no manuscript scenes in this edition.", - "details.privacy4": "A future hosted version may produce ordinary request logs at its hosting provider. This local preview makes no claim about the provider’s retention or access policies.", + "details.privacy1": "The page doesn’t use analytics or send its text to a translation service. Everything needed to display it is included in the file. You choose when to open an external website by following a link.", + "details.privacy2": "The page saves your reading choices in this browser when storage is available. You can reset them from", + "details.privacy2end": "no account is needed.", + "details.privacy3": "This is a local preview for reviewing the site before publication.", + "details.privacy4": "If the site is published, its hosting provider may keep request logs. The provider’s logging and retention policies haven’t been checked for this preview.", "details.credits": "Credits and reuse", "details.reuse1": "The Root Sequence research repository is released under CC0. Related projects may use different terms, especially unpublished fiction, contributed archives, and material with separate consent or provenance requirements.", "details.siteSource": "Root Sequence source repository", diff --git a/site/test_site.py b/site/test_site.py index aa4cbfe1..669df087 100644 --- a/site/test_site.py +++ b/site/test_site.py @@ -119,11 +119,13 @@ def test_release_changes_only_publication_state(self): self.assertEqual(self.parse(output / "index.html").meta["robots"], "index,follow") for phrase in ( "local review copy", "Not a published site", "Privacy and this preview", + "This is a local preview for reviewing the site before publication.", "This page is an AI-assisted draft being reviewed before publication.", ): self.assertNotIn(phrase, text) self.assertIn("Public seed · Professional refresh", text) self.assertIn("This is the public seed edition", text) + self.assertIn("Its logging and retention policies haven’t been checked as part of this review.", text) self.assertIn("This page was developed with AI assistance.", text) def test_page_structure_and_fragments(self): From 36d44e0138052245c691d62ca37ba1f725b3619d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2026 11:28:36 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 32/55] Apply accepted credits footer and complete footer passage review --- ROADMAP.md | 10 +++++++--- site/COPY-REVIEW.md | 22 +++++++++++++++++++--- site/README.md | 2 +- site/VALIDATION.md | 11 +++++++++++ site/index.html | 31 +++++++++---------------------- site/test_site.py | 2 +- 6 files changed, 48 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-) diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index 5cd31f8d..bdd4f67e 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | [x] | P1-09 | done | **7/7 related-project descriptions reviewed and applied**, including Root Sequence Wiki. Descriptions retain project-specific roles, development limits, and consent boundaries. [Latest passage record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-wiki-description-and-next-review-october-17-2026-pacific). This completes entry wording, not full-page or publication approval. | | [x] | P1-03 | done | Current refresh overlaps reconciled. Organization #10 owns the profile summary; #9 retains its four substantive guidance files unchanged and no longer edits the profile. Their combined tree passes without conflict. Root #42–#45 remain individually compatible with the refresh. See the [reconciliation record](AUDIT.md#organization-profile-overlap-resolved-2026-10-17). Older proposals and their dependencies still require separate review. | | [x] | P1-04 | done | Rae approved the single-sentence organization bio on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). See the [wording record in the audit](AUDIT.md#proposed-short-organization-bio). Live organization settings remain unchanged; wording approval does not authorize a settings change. | -| [ ] | P1-08 | in progress | Finish the site review now that all seven related-project descriptions are complete (P1-09). **Take part and the first three footer passages are approved and applied. Footer passages: 3/4 complete. Next: Credits and reuse**, then remaining project-panel copy. Keep the current public GitHub participation routes until an additional route is explicitly chosen. Then review full-page flow and retained reading/keyboard behavior before a separate exact-source decision. | +| [ ] | P1-08 | in progress | Finish the site review now that all seven related-project descriptions are complete (P1-09). **Take part and all four footer passages are approved and applied. Footer wording: 4/4 complete. Next: remaining project-panel copy**, starting with redundant context and access wording in Coherent World. Keep the current public GitHub participation routes until an additional route is explicitly chosen. Then review full-page flow and retained reading/keyboard behavior before a separate exact-source decision. | | [ ] | P1-05 | blocked | Publication requires Rae's separate approval of the exact final website source. Preserve `site/approval.json`; the release build must reject the candidate until then. Merge alone would trigger the existing Pages workflow, so do not merge this source refresh before resolving that gate. | | [ ] | P1-06 | to do | Broader documentation repair: the untouched base has 15 reader-check errors in living-paper notes. Repair in its own scoped pass, following that directory's instructions. | @@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `86204` by replying “b - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. The profile overlap has been reconciled; existing research and commons drafts remain open for separate substantive review. -- **Next supported review:** Credits and reuse, then project panels and full-page flow (P1-08). Sources, Accessibility, and Privacy are approved and applied (3/4 footer passages). The accepted Take part wording is applied, with the existing public GitHub routes and explanatory panels retained. All seven related-project descriptions are complete under P1-09. The contextual name introduction and passage qualifications remain; the founder credit remains in Credits and reuse. The accepted About explanation and invitation remain verbatim. The organization profile’s collaboration summary in #10 follows the website review. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. Full-page review does not authorize a merge, deployment, or live-settings change. +- **Next supported review:** Remaining project-panel context and access notes, starting with Coherent World, then full-page flow (P1-08). All four footer passages are approved and applied. Project summaries already have passage approval; the panel pass should retain useful status and reuse boundaries while reducing repetition. The accepted Take part wording is applied, with the existing public GitHub routes and explanatory panels retained. All seven related-project descriptions are complete under P1-09. The contextual name introduction and passage qualifications remain; the founder credit remains in Credits and reuse. The accepted About explanation and invitation remain verbatim. The organization profile’s collaboration summary in #10 follows the website review. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. Full-page review does not authorize a merge, deployment, or live-settings change. -Current status after Privacy and this preview: **19 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 27 tasks. P1-03, P1-04, P1-07, and P1-09 are complete; the website presentation remains under review in P1-08. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. +Current status after all four footer passages: **19 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 27 tasks. P1-03, P1-04, P1-07, and P1-09 are complete; the website presentation remains under review in P1-08. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. ## Accepted name context and first related-project description @@ -179,3 +179,7 @@ On **2026-10-18 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `43872` and requested it ## Accepted Privacy and this preview wording On **2026-10-18 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `70629` by responding “good, next.” The approved four paragraphs are applied to visible HTML and English data, including emphasis on Reading. They describe page behavior, local reading choices, preview status, and the unverified hosting-policy boundary. The builder’s publication-state substitutions are updated for the changed preview wording; the historical exact-source approval is unchanged. P1-08 remains in progress (3/4 footer passages complete); Credits and reuse is next. This prose acceptance does not approve publication or establish provider logging practices. + +## Accepted Credits and reuse wording + +On **2026-10-18 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `58216` by responding “Nice, next.” The exact founder credit, scoped CC0/reuse explanation, and font credit are applied as three paragraphs in visible HTML and English data. All four existing destinations remain, with references inline. **Footer wording: 4/4 reviewed and applied.** P1-08 remains in progress for project-panel context and full-page review. No license, permissions, research status, or publication approval is changed. diff --git a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md index 0f93458e..bc641f21 100644 --- a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md +++ b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md @@ -2,19 +2,35 @@ ## Unapproved professional refresh: October 18, 2026 -**Status: mission, methods/evidence and contribution wording, all six research descriptions, and all seven related-project descriptions have passage approval for the draft. The About explanation and invitation are accepted, as are Take part and the Sources, Accessibility, and Privacy footer passages. Remaining page review and exact-source publication approval are open; this refresh remains unmerged and undeployed.** +**Status: mission, methods/evidence and contribution wording, all six research descriptions, and all seven related-project descriptions have passage approval for the draft. The About explanation and invitation are accepted, as are Take part and all four footer passages. Remaining page review and exact-source publication approval are open; this refresh remains unmerged and undeployed.** This candidate extends the existing `site/index.html` rather than introducing a new site framework. The mission describes an independent interdisciplinary research initiative. Selected research retains its six existing routes and adds visible evidence/review limits. A native disclosure panel explains methods, substantive AI assistance, and unfinished human review. The existing headline, section order, green visual identity, wordmark, overlays, and URLs remain. The current refinement uses the dark palette alone; other reading controls are retained. The [canonical checklist](../ROADMAP.md) tracks source preparation, review, and the secondary work-samples track. The [dated audit](../AUDIT.md#professional-refresh-audit-2026-10-17) records existing PR overlap and source authority. This edition does not present Root Sequence as affiliated with AIAF or as an established research institution. -Candidate source digest: `1212848460f42f7e241f3c639a1e94e9cbd882f4b4f5ed6d783abb0d34261c8f`. -Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `81dac7ee1250c776a4aeb80dd455f37ae7f2e13e0db0f59a16c880e9dc14dded`. +Candidate source digest: `c81f4c16c583b53c096e1008ff5f61c0e39991f62caa903090dd03725766c1c0`. +Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `9be169975b902968ffa87930659866a7a79c6bcc192bd3eba341dbbd94a74ca9`. `approval.json` still identifies the September 25 edition. It must not be updated until Rae separately approves the exact final source. The release builder rejects the current candidate. Preview builds stay byte-identical to the source and `noindex`; the proposed release label no longer predicts a publication date. The sitemap date describes the source revision. Changes were checked against the repository's writing guidance, including the retrieved Rossmann editing reference. Research source records and paper-level AI disclosures are linked, not rewritten or silently upgraded. See [validation](VALIDATION.md) for checks and limits. +## Accepted Credits and reuse: October 18, 2026 (Pacific) + +Rae accepted writing block `58216` by responding “Nice, next.” Continuing the established passage-review sequence, the exact three paragraphs are applied to visible HTML and English translation data: + +> Root Sequence was started by [Rae Lovejoy](https://github.com/raelovejoy). + +> The [Root Sequence research repository](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence) uses [CC0](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/blob/main/license) for its own material. Related projects may use different terms. Check the original source for permissions before reusing unpublished writing or contributed archive material. + +> The wordmark uses Microsoft’s Cascadia Mono font, included under the [SIL Open Font License 1.1](https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code/blob/main/LICENSE). + +The founder credit and all four existing destinations remain. Source/license links are placed within the prose as drafted; the native disclosure and source-link panels remain. This describes the existing licenses and permissions boundary; no license or contributed-material permission changes. + +All four footer passages have completed wording review under P1-08. The next pass concerns remaining project-panel context and access notes, starting with Coherent World. Approved project summaries and useful status/reuse qualifications remain. A shorter World access note and removal of its repetitive extra paragraph are proposed in chat, not applied. Full-page and exact-source publication review remain separate. The executable script, builder, and historical approval are unchanged. + +Previous candidate: source `1212848460f42f7e241f3c639a1e94e9cbd882f4b4f5ed6d783abb0d34261c8f`; HTML `81dac7ee1250c776a4aeb80dd455f37ae7f2e13e0db0f59a16c880e9dc14dded`. + ## Accepted Privacy and this preview: October 18, 2026 (Pacific) Rae accepted writing block `70629` by responding “good, next.” Continuing the established passage-review sequence, the exact four paragraphs are applied to visible HTML and English translation data: diff --git a/site/README.md b/site/README.md index 2d95845e..ae930bb6 100644 --- a/site/README.md +++ b/site/README.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ The opening separates the mission from reading routes. Rae accepted the About ex The current [About layout](COPY-REVIEW.md#about-context-and-consistent-disclosures-october-17-2026) keeps the research-to-projects connection visible alongside the accepted introduction and invitation. The name and contribution background are optional. About, research, and page notes share one native expandable-section style; navigation menus keep their separate controls. The full repair example and detailed methods disclosure retain their existing sections. -Rae has accepted the [contextual name introduction and Coherent World description](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-name-context-and-coherent-world-description-october-17-2026-pacific). The AI disclosure explains Rae’s role at the first name reference; the founder credit and profile link stay in Credits and reuse. Related-project descriptions are being reviewed individually: [No One Noticed is now also accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-description-october-17-2026-pacific), and the [revised Coherent Computing description is applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-revised-coherent-computing-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Community Infrastructure is also applied, with the requested concise openings for World and Computing](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-community-infrastructure-and-concise-openings-october-17-2026-pacific). [Being Human(e) is applied with “In development” status and an explicitly provisional panel note](COPY-REVIEW.md#being-humane-passage-and-provisional-status-october-17-2026-pacific). [Museum of Ordinary Life is applied, retaining its independent status and fiction/reuse permission explanation](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-museum-of-ordinary-life-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Root Sequence Wiki is applied, completing all 7/7 related-project descriptions](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-wiki-description-and-next-review-october-17-2026-pacific). [Take part is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-take-part-wording-october-17-2026-pacific), retaining the existing public GitHub routes and explanatory panels. [Sources and page history is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-sources-and-page-history-october-18-2026-pacific), with inline source links and corrected draft-history wording. [Accessibility and reading choices is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-accessibility-and-reading-choices-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining the explicit need for full accessibility review. [Privacy and this preview is accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-privacy-and-this-preview-october-18-2026-pacific), distinguishing page behavior from unverified hosting policies. Credits and reuse is next, followed by project panels and a full-page pass. The canonical roadmap separately queues later Wiki reconciliation; it has not been audited or transferred as part of this site edit. +Rae has accepted the [contextual name introduction and Coherent World description](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-name-context-and-coherent-world-description-october-17-2026-pacific). The AI disclosure explains Rae’s role at the first name reference; the founder credit and profile link stay in Credits and reuse. Related-project descriptions are being reviewed individually: [No One Noticed is now also accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-description-october-17-2026-pacific), and the [revised Coherent Computing description is applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-revised-coherent-computing-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Community Infrastructure is also applied, with the requested concise openings for World and Computing](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-community-infrastructure-and-concise-openings-october-17-2026-pacific). [Being Human(e) is applied with “In development” status and an explicitly provisional panel note](COPY-REVIEW.md#being-humane-passage-and-provisional-status-october-17-2026-pacific). [Museum of Ordinary Life is applied, retaining its independent status and fiction/reuse permission explanation](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-museum-of-ordinary-life-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Root Sequence Wiki is applied, completing all 7/7 related-project descriptions](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-wiki-description-and-next-review-october-17-2026-pacific). [Take part is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-take-part-wording-october-17-2026-pacific), retaining the existing public GitHub routes and explanatory panels. [Sources and page history is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-sources-and-page-history-october-18-2026-pacific), with inline source links and corrected draft-history wording. [Accessibility and reading choices is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-accessibility-and-reading-choices-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining the explicit need for full accessibility review. [Privacy and this preview is accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-privacy-and-this-preview-october-18-2026-pacific), distinguishing page behavior from unverified hosting policies. [Credits and reuse is accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-credits-and-reuse-october-18-2026-pacific), completing all four footer passages. Remaining project-panel context and access notes are next, starting with Coherent World, followed by a full-page pass. The canonical roadmap separately queues later Wiki reconciliation; it has not been audited or transferred as part of this site edit. The candidate uses one dark palette, including without JavaScript. The theme selector and its startup script are removed. Larger text, one background color, reduced motion, and in-page navigation settings remain available. System high-contrast styles and black-on-white print output are retained. Saved theme choices from an earlier candidate are ignored; other reading choices keep their existing storage key. diff --git a/site/VALIDATION.md b/site/VALIDATION.md index ff93d4db..b406896c 100644 --- a/site/VALIDATION.md +++ b/site/VALIDATION.md @@ -440,3 +440,14 @@ Source digest: `1212848460f42f7e241f3c639a1e94e9cbd882f4b4f5ed6d783abb0d34261c8f Preview HTML SHA-256: `81dac7ee1250c776a4aeb80dd455f37ae7f2e13e0db0f59a16c880e9dc14dded`. P1-08 remains in progress (3/4 footer passages applied). No broader repository check was rerun; the last reader-document result remains 15 pre-existing errors. No merge, deployment, approval-file update, or research-review change is included. + +## Credits and reuse: 2026-10-18 (Pacific) + +Applied writing block `58216` verbatim to visible HTML and English data, with inline links and the founder credit retained. The rendered three paragraphs match the approved wording after excluding screen-reader-only instructions. All four destinations remain. The first test run found one stale required label, “Cascadia Mono license”; the existing expectation now checks the approved “SIL Open Font License 1.1” label. No assertion was removed or new test added. All 11 site tests then passed, including source/preview parity, CSP, embedded resources, fragments, and release rejection against unchanged historical approval. The executable script and builder are unchanged. + +At 1575 pixels and 390 × 844, Credits opens by keyboard and wraps without horizontal document overflow. The font-license link opens its existing source panel with the same destination and new label; Escape closes it and returns focus. No external continuation or profile link was activated. Normal desktop dimensions were restored. The World panel was read to prepare its next copy proposal; its summary, extra paragraph, and availability note remain unchanged. + +Source digest: `c81f4c16c583b53c096e1008ff5f61c0e39991f62caa903090dd03725766c1c0`. +Preview HTML SHA-256: `9be169975b902968ffa87930659866a7a79c6bcc192bd3eba341dbbd94a74ca9`. + +Footer passage review is 4/4 complete. P1-08 remains in progress for panels and full-page review; no complete accessibility or research validation is implied. No broader repository check was rerun; the last reader-document result remains 15 pre-existing errors. No merge, deployment, approval-file update, license change, or permission change is included. diff --git a/site/index.html b/site/index.html index dcc880a7..adb50733 100644 --- a/site/index.html +++ b/site/index.html @@ -731,23 +731,8 @@

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    "details.privacy3": "This is a local preview for reviewing the site before publication.", "details.privacy4": "If the site is published, its hosting provider may keep request logs. The provider’s logging and retention policies haven’t been checked for this preview.", "details.credits": "Credits and reuse", - "details.reuse1": "The Root Sequence research repository is released under CC0. Related projects may use different terms, especially unpublished fiction, contributed archives, and material with separate consent or provenance requirements.", - "details.siteSource": "Root Sequence source repository", - "details.siteLicense": "CC0 license", - "details.fontCredit": "The embedded Cascadia Mono wordmark font is provided by Microsoft under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.", - "details.fontLicense": "Cascadia Mono license", + "details.reuseLead": "The", + "details.reuse1": "uses", + "details.reuseEnd": "for its own material. Related projects may use different terms. Check the original source for permissions before reusing unpublished writing or contributed archive material.", + "details.siteSource": "Root Sequence research repository", + "details.siteLicense": "CC0", + "details.fontCredit": "The wordmark uses Microsoft’s Cascadia Mono font, included under the", + "details.fontLicense": "SIL Open Font License 1.1", "about.workTitle": "From research to projects", "about.work2": "Some questions lead to community tools or computing designs; others inform Coherent World and No One Noticed. Findings and problems from those projects can feed back into the research. An imagined result in a story is kept separate from evidence that something works.", "overlay.close": "Close", diff --git a/site/test_site.py b/site/test_site.py index 669df087..c6baeeb1 100644 --- a/site/test_site.py +++ b/site/test_site.py @@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ def test_required_approved_copy_and_controls_are_present(self): 'id="project-humane"', "Its observations are provisional and open to disagreement and revision.", "Take part in", - "Cascadia Mono license", + "SIL Open Font License 1.1", ): self.assertIn(phrase, text) for control in ("menu-sections", "menu-display", "menu-language", "context-dialog"): From 256dc47f29d4ec18bd474718f8671d5e0647111e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2026 11:32:08 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 33/55] Apply approved Coherent World panel refinement --- ROADMAP.md | 10 +++++++--- site/COPY-REVIEW.md | 20 +++++++++++++++++--- site/README.md | 2 +- site/VALIDATION.md | 11 +++++++++++ site/build.py | 2 -- site/index.html | 10 +++++----- 6 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index bdd4f67e..06884ea4 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | [x] | P1-09 | done | **7/7 related-project descriptions reviewed and applied**, including Root Sequence Wiki. Descriptions retain project-specific roles, development limits, and consent boundaries. [Latest passage record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-wiki-description-and-next-review-october-17-2026-pacific). This completes entry wording, not full-page or publication approval. | | [x] | P1-03 | done | Current refresh overlaps reconciled. Organization #10 owns the profile summary; #9 retains its four substantive guidance files unchanged and no longer edits the profile. Their combined tree passes without conflict. Root #42–#45 remain individually compatible with the refresh. See the [reconciliation record](AUDIT.md#organization-profile-overlap-resolved-2026-10-17). Older proposals and their dependencies still require separate review. | | [x] | P1-04 | done | Rae approved the single-sentence organization bio on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). See the [wording record in the audit](AUDIT.md#proposed-short-organization-bio). Live organization settings remain unchanged; wording approval does not authorize a settings change. | -| [ ] | P1-08 | in progress | Finish the site review now that all seven related-project descriptions are complete (P1-09). **Take part and all four footer passages are approved and applied. Footer wording: 4/4 complete. Next: remaining project-panel copy**, starting with redundant context and access wording in Coherent World. Keep the current public GitHub participation routes until an additional route is explicitly chosen. Then review full-page flow and retained reading/keyboard behavior before a separate exact-source decision. | +| [ ] | P1-08 | in progress | Finish the site review now that all seven related-project descriptions are complete (P1-09). **Take part and all four footer passages are approved and applied. Footer wording: 4/4 complete. The Coherent World panel is reviewed and applied. Next: No One Noticed panel context and access wording**, followed by the remaining panels. Keep the current public GitHub participation routes until an additional route is explicitly chosen. Then review full-page flow and retained reading/keyboard behavior before a separate exact-source decision. | | [ ] | P1-05 | blocked | Publication requires Rae's separate approval of the exact final website source. Preserve `site/approval.json`; the release build must reject the candidate until then. Merge alone would trigger the existing Pages workflow, so do not merge this source refresh before resolving that gate. | | [ ] | P1-06 | to do | Broader documentation repair: the untouched base has 15 reader-check errors in living-paper notes. Repair in its own scoped pass, following that directory's instructions. | @@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `86204` by replying “b - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. The profile overlap has been reconciled; existing research and commons drafts remain open for separate substantive review. -- **Next supported review:** Remaining project-panel context and access notes, starting with Coherent World, then full-page flow (P1-08). All four footer passages are approved and applied. Project summaries already have passage approval; the panel pass should retain useful status and reuse boundaries while reducing repetition. The accepted Take part wording is applied, with the existing public GitHub routes and explanatory panels retained. All seven related-project descriptions are complete under P1-09. The contextual name introduction and passage qualifications remain; the founder credit remains in Credits and reuse. The accepted About explanation and invitation remain verbatim. The organization profile’s collaboration summary in #10 follows the website review. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. Full-page review does not authorize a merge, deployment, or live-settings change. +- **Next supported review:** No One Noticed panel context and access wording, then remaining panels and full-page flow (P1-08). The shorter Coherent World panel is approved and applied. All four footer passages are approved and applied. Project summaries already have passage approval; the panel pass should retain useful status and reuse boundaries while reducing repetition. The accepted Take part wording is applied, with the existing public GitHub routes and explanatory panels retained. All seven related-project descriptions are complete under P1-09. The contextual name introduction and passage qualifications remain; the founder credit remains in Credits and reuse. The accepted About explanation and invitation remain verbatim. The organization profile’s collaboration summary in #10 follows the website review. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. Full-page review does not authorize a merge, deployment, or live-settings change. -Current status after all four footer passages: **19 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 27 tasks. P1-03, P1-04, P1-07, and P1-09 are complete; the website presentation remains under review in P1-08. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. +Current status after the Coherent World panel: **19 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 27 tasks. P1-03, P1-04, P1-07, and P1-09 are complete; the website presentation remains under review in P1-08. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. ## Accepted name context and first related-project description @@ -183,3 +183,7 @@ On **2026-10-18 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `70629` by responding ## Accepted Credits and reuse wording On **2026-10-18 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `58216` by responding “Nice, next.” The exact founder credit, scoped CC0/reuse explanation, and font credit are applied as three paragraphs in visible HTML and English data. All four existing destinations remain, with references inline. **Footer wording: 4/4 reviewed and applied.** P1-08 remains in progress for project-panel context and full-page review. No license, permissions, research status, or publication approval is changed. + +## Accepted Coherent World panel refinement + +On **2026-10-18 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `64930` and explicitly requested its application before reviewing the No One Noticed panel. The approved project description remains unchanged. Its repetitive extra paragraph is removed, and the access note now reads: “The project is being developed privately. There’s no separate public website linked here.” The shared renderer supports an absent extra paragraph without an empty row; the script CSP hash is updated. The obsolete World-specific preview/release substitution is removed because this access wording works in either edition. No private material, project status, historical approval, or publication state changes. P1-08 remains in progress; No One Noticed is next. diff --git a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md index bc641f21..aa3a976a 100644 --- a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md +++ b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md @@ -2,19 +2,33 @@ ## Unapproved professional refresh: October 18, 2026 -**Status: mission, methods/evidence and contribution wording, all six research descriptions, and all seven related-project descriptions have passage approval for the draft. The About explanation and invitation are accepted, as are Take part and all four footer passages. Remaining page review and exact-source publication approval are open; this refresh remains unmerged and undeployed.** +**Status: mission, methods/evidence and contribution wording, all six research descriptions, and all seven related-project descriptions have passage approval for the draft. The About explanation and invitation are accepted, as are Take part, all four footer passages, and the shorter Coherent World panel. Remaining page review and exact-source publication approval are open; this refresh remains unmerged and undeployed.** This candidate extends the existing `site/index.html` rather than introducing a new site framework. The mission describes an independent interdisciplinary research initiative. Selected research retains its six existing routes and adds visible evidence/review limits. A native disclosure panel explains methods, substantive AI assistance, and unfinished human review. The existing headline, section order, green visual identity, wordmark, overlays, and URLs remain. The current refinement uses the dark palette alone; other reading controls are retained. The [canonical checklist](../ROADMAP.md) tracks source preparation, review, and the secondary work-samples track. The [dated audit](../AUDIT.md#professional-refresh-audit-2026-10-17) records existing PR overlap and source authority. This edition does not present Root Sequence as affiliated with AIAF or as an established research institution. -Candidate source digest: `c81f4c16c583b53c096e1008ff5f61c0e39991f62caa903090dd03725766c1c0`. -Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `9be169975b902968ffa87930659866a7a79c6bcc192bd3eba341dbbd94a74ca9`. +Candidate source digest: `7c80ad37d0122cae3908683d890240dd8978c47bbc9d90bf2933d5f332ec6a3c`. +Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `67feb900db54cb5f81a9bcc5f461a8353865f174c5ef793d11554369ec8d770b`. `approval.json` still identifies the September 25 edition. It must not be updated until Rae separately approves the exact final source. The release builder rejects the current candidate. Preview builds stay byte-identical to the source and `noindex`; the proposed release label no longer predicts a publication date. The sitemap date describes the source revision. Changes were checked against the repository's writing guidance, including the retrieved Rossmann editing reference. Research source records and paper-level AI disclosures are linked, not rewritten or silently upgraded. See [validation](VALIDATION.md) for checks and limits. +## Accepted Coherent World panel: October 18, 2026 (Pacific) + +Rae approved writing block `64930` and explicitly requested its application before No One Noticed panel review: + +> The project is being developed privately. There’s no separate public website linked here. + +The approved project description and private-development label remain unchanged. Removed the extra paragraph that repeated the project’s breadth beyond the novel; replaced its old preview-specific availability paragraph with the approved bounded note. The summary’s No One Noticed link remains. No project-source or private working material is added. + +The shared renderer now omits an extra paragraph when the project has none; World’s extra field and obsolete translation are removed. Other projects retain their existing extra text. The executable script’s CSP hash is refreshed, and the old World-specific preview/publication substitution is removed from the builder. The new note is truthful in either edition. Historical exact-source approval remains unchanged and does not approve this candidate. + +The next proposal is the No One Noticed panel’s extra and availability wording. Its approved science-fiction description and current source text remain unchanged in this pass. Footer wording remains 4/4 complete; P1-08 stays in progress for panels and full-page review. + +Previous candidate: source `c81f4c16c583b53c096e1008ff5f61c0e39991f62caa903090dd03725766c1c0`; HTML `9be169975b902968ffa87930659866a7a79c6bcc192bd3eba341dbbd94a74ca9`. + ## Accepted Credits and reuse: October 18, 2026 (Pacific) Rae accepted writing block `58216` by responding “Nice, next.” Continuing the established passage-review sequence, the exact three paragraphs are applied to visible HTML and English translation data: diff --git a/site/README.md b/site/README.md index ae930bb6..dd365fc9 100644 --- a/site/README.md +++ b/site/README.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ The opening separates the mission from reading routes. Rae accepted the About ex The current [About layout](COPY-REVIEW.md#about-context-and-consistent-disclosures-october-17-2026) keeps the research-to-projects connection visible alongside the accepted introduction and invitation. The name and contribution background are optional. About, research, and page notes share one native expandable-section style; navigation menus keep their separate controls. The full repair example and detailed methods disclosure retain their existing sections. -Rae has accepted the [contextual name introduction and Coherent World description](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-name-context-and-coherent-world-description-october-17-2026-pacific). The AI disclosure explains Rae’s role at the first name reference; the founder credit and profile link stay in Credits and reuse. Related-project descriptions are being reviewed individually: [No One Noticed is now also accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-description-october-17-2026-pacific), and the [revised Coherent Computing description is applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-revised-coherent-computing-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Community Infrastructure is also applied, with the requested concise openings for World and Computing](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-community-infrastructure-and-concise-openings-october-17-2026-pacific). [Being Human(e) is applied with “In development” status and an explicitly provisional panel note](COPY-REVIEW.md#being-humane-passage-and-provisional-status-october-17-2026-pacific). [Museum of Ordinary Life is applied, retaining its independent status and fiction/reuse permission explanation](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-museum-of-ordinary-life-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Root Sequence Wiki is applied, completing all 7/7 related-project descriptions](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-wiki-description-and-next-review-october-17-2026-pacific). [Take part is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-take-part-wording-october-17-2026-pacific), retaining the existing public GitHub routes and explanatory panels. [Sources and page history is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-sources-and-page-history-october-18-2026-pacific), with inline source links and corrected draft-history wording. [Accessibility and reading choices is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-accessibility-and-reading-choices-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining the explicit need for full accessibility review. [Privacy and this preview is accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-privacy-and-this-preview-october-18-2026-pacific), distinguishing page behavior from unverified hosting policies. [Credits and reuse is accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-credits-and-reuse-october-18-2026-pacific), completing all four footer passages. Remaining project-panel context and access notes are next, starting with Coherent World, followed by a full-page pass. The canonical roadmap separately queues later Wiki reconciliation; it has not been audited or transferred as part of this site edit. +Rae has accepted the [contextual name introduction and Coherent World description](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-name-context-and-coherent-world-description-october-17-2026-pacific). The AI disclosure explains Rae’s role at the first name reference; the founder credit and profile link stay in Credits and reuse. Related-project descriptions are being reviewed individually: [No One Noticed is now also accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-description-october-17-2026-pacific), and the [revised Coherent Computing description is applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-revised-coherent-computing-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Community Infrastructure is also applied, with the requested concise openings for World and Computing](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-community-infrastructure-and-concise-openings-october-17-2026-pacific). [Being Human(e) is applied with “In development” status and an explicitly provisional panel note](COPY-REVIEW.md#being-humane-passage-and-provisional-status-october-17-2026-pacific). [Museum of Ordinary Life is applied, retaining its independent status and fiction/reuse permission explanation](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-museum-of-ordinary-life-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Root Sequence Wiki is applied, completing all 7/7 related-project descriptions](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-wiki-description-and-next-review-october-17-2026-pacific). [Take part is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-take-part-wording-october-17-2026-pacific), retaining the existing public GitHub routes and explanatory panels. [Sources and page history is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-sources-and-page-history-october-18-2026-pacific), with inline source links and corrected draft-history wording. [Accessibility and reading choices is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-accessibility-and-reading-choices-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining the explicit need for full accessibility review. [Privacy and this preview is accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-privacy-and-this-preview-october-18-2026-pacific), distinguishing page behavior from unverified hosting policies. [Credits and reuse is accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-credits-and-reuse-october-18-2026-pacific), completing all four footer passages. [The Coherent World panel is refined](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-coherent-world-panel-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining its approved description and a shorter access note without the repeated extra paragraph. No One Noticed panel context is next, followed by remaining panels and a full-page pass. The canonical roadmap separately queues later Wiki reconciliation; it has not been audited or transferred as part of this site edit. The candidate uses one dark palette, including without JavaScript. The theme selector and its startup script are removed. Larger text, one background color, reduced motion, and in-page navigation settings remain available. System high-contrast styles and black-on-white print output are retained. Saved theme choices from an earlier candidate are ignored; other reading choices keep their existing storage key. diff --git a/site/VALIDATION.md b/site/VALIDATION.md index b406896c..cc8b295c 100644 --- a/site/VALIDATION.md +++ b/site/VALIDATION.md @@ -451,3 +451,14 @@ Source digest: `c81f4c16c583b53c096e1008ff5f61c0e39991f62caa903090dd03725766c1c0 Preview HTML SHA-256: `9be169975b902968ffa87930659866a7a79c6bcc192bd3eba341dbbd94a74ca9`. Footer passage review is 4/4 complete. P1-08 remains in progress for panels and full-page review; no complete accessibility or research validation is implied. No broader repository check was rerun; the last reader-document result remains 15 pre-existing errors. No merge, deployment, approval-file update, license change, or permission change is included. + +## Coherent World panel refinement: 2026-10-18 (Pacific) + +Applied writing block `64930` verbatim to the English panel data, removed World’s extra paragraph, and retained its approved summary and type. The shared renderer now guards the optional extra field; its CSP hash was refreshed. A source comparison confirms these are the only executable-script changes, and only the World extra/status entries changed in translation data. The obsolete World preview/publication marker was removed from the builder. All 11 site tests pass without test changes, including CSP, fragments, source/preview parity, and release rejection against unchanged historical approval. + +Desktop (1575 pixels) and 390 × 844 checks show exactly two World paragraphs with no empty row or horizontal panel overflow. The retained No One Noticed link switches to the novel panel, which still shows its unchanged summary, extra paragraph, and availability note. Escape closes the panel and returns focus to the original World trigger. Both panels fit the phone width. Normal desktop dimensions were restored. No external destination or private material was opened or added. These are scoped rendering and interaction checks, not complete accessibility or project-content validation. + +Source digest: `7c80ad37d0122cae3908683d890240dd8978c47bbc9d90bf2933d5f332ec6a3c`. +Preview HTML SHA-256: `67feb900db54cb5f81a9bcc5f461a8353865f174c5ef793d11554369ec8d770b`. + +P1-08 remains in progress; No One Noticed panel wording is next. No broader repository check was rerun; the last reader-document result remains 15 pre-existing errors. No merge, deployment, approval-file update, or project-status change is included. diff --git a/site/build.py b/site/build.py index 6df5dd55..8104ab38 100644 --- a/site/build.py +++ b/site/build.py @@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ 'This site’s hosting provider may keep request logs. Its logging and retention policies haven’t been checked as part of this review.', 2), ('Review candidate · Updated 18 October 2026 · Not a published site', 'Public seed · Professional refresh', 2), - ('This preview has no separate public website to link to for Coherent World.', - 'This site has no separate public website to link to for Coherent World.', 1), ('so this preview does not link to it.', 'so this site does not link to it.', 1), ) diff --git a/site/index.html b/site/index.html index adb50733..889e7ec9 100644 --- a/site/index.html +++ b/site/index.html @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ - + Root Sequence · Research for a more coherent world @@ -949,8 +949,7 @@

    "overlay.sourceNote": "This panel summarizes the link using information already on this page. It does not load or display the external website.", "overlay.destination": "Destination", "overlay.fallback": "Link details", - "overlay.worldExtra": "Coherent World considers how transport, care, technology, and other parts of everyday life could work together. Its questions extend beyond any one story or imagined future.", - "overlay.worldStatus": "The work is still in development. This preview has no separate public website to link to for Coherent World.", + "overlay.worldStatus": "The project is being developed privately. There’s no separate public website linked here.", "overlay.novelExtra": "The novel explores one possible future and the people living through it; it does not present that future as a research finding.", "overlay.novelStatus": "The manuscript is in development. Its public website is not available yet, so this preview does not link to it.", "overlay.computingExtra": "This is research and design work, rather than an operating system ready to install. Its questions about tools and their users connect back to Root Sequence.", @@ -1074,7 +1073,7 @@

    const contextActions=document.getElementById('context-actions'); let openedBy=null,readingPosition=null,closeTarget=null,backdropStart=false; const projectInfo={ -world:{name:'Coherent World',type:'worldType',summary:'world',extra:'worldExtra',note:'worldStatus'}, +world:{name:'Coherent World',type:'worldType',summary:'world',note:'worldStatus'}, novel:{name:'No One Noticed',type:'novelType',summary:'novel',extra:'novelExtra',note:'novelStatus'}, computing:{name:'Coherent Computing',type:'computingType',summary:'computing',extra:'computingExtra'}, community:{name:'Community Infrastructure',type:'communityType',summary:'community',extra:'communityExtra'}, @@ -1148,7 +1147,8 @@

    const p=projectInfo[slug];if(!p)return; const switching=contextDialog.open; clearContext('overlay.project',p.name,t('projects.'+p.type));contextTitle.lang='en';contextTitle.dir='ltr'; -if(slug==='world')projectParagraph(t('projects.'+p.summary),'novel');else paragraph(t('projects.'+p.summary));paragraph(t('overlay.'+p.extra)); +if(slug==='world')projectParagraph(t('projects.'+p.summary),'novel');else paragraph(t('projects.'+p.summary)); +if(p.extra)paragraph(t('overlay.'+p.extra)); if(p.note)paragraph(t('overlay.'+p.note),'context-source-note'); if(!trigger.closest('#projects')){ const jump=document.createElement('a');jump.href='#project-'+slug+'-title';jump.className='source-link';jump.textContent=t('overlay.jump'); From c2cb126923e32355b956454d86da4bd22ee4fffc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2026 11:42:05 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 34/55] Apply accepted No One Noticed panel refinement --- ROADMAP.md | 10 +++++++--- site/COPY-REVIEW.md | 20 +++++++++++++++++--- site/README.md | 2 +- site/VALIDATION.md | 11 +++++++++++ site/build.py | 1 - site/index.html | 7 +++---- 6 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index 06884ea4..7957e3dc 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | [x] | P1-09 | done | **7/7 related-project descriptions reviewed and applied**, including Root Sequence Wiki. Descriptions retain project-specific roles, development limits, and consent boundaries. [Latest passage record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-wiki-description-and-next-review-october-17-2026-pacific). This completes entry wording, not full-page or publication approval. | | [x] | P1-03 | done | Current refresh overlaps reconciled. Organization #10 owns the profile summary; #9 retains its four substantive guidance files unchanged and no longer edits the profile. Their combined tree passes without conflict. Root #42–#45 remain individually compatible with the refresh. See the [reconciliation record](AUDIT.md#organization-profile-overlap-resolved-2026-10-17). Older proposals and their dependencies still require separate review. | | [x] | P1-04 | done | Rae approved the single-sentence organization bio on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). See the [wording record in the audit](AUDIT.md#proposed-short-organization-bio). Live organization settings remain unchanged; wording approval does not authorize a settings change. | -| [ ] | P1-08 | in progress | Finish the site review now that all seven related-project descriptions are complete (P1-09). **Take part and all four footer passages are approved and applied. Footer wording: 4/4 complete. The Coherent World panel is reviewed and applied. Next: No One Noticed panel context and access wording**, followed by the remaining panels. Keep the current public GitHub participation routes until an additional route is explicitly chosen. Then review full-page flow and retained reading/keyboard behavior before a separate exact-source decision. | +| [ ] | P1-08 | in progress | Finish the site review now that all seven related-project descriptions are complete (P1-09). **Take part and all four footer passages are approved and applied. Footer wording: 4/4 complete. World and No One Noticed panel refinements are applied. Next: Coherent Computing panel context and development wording**, followed by the remaining panels. Keep the current public GitHub participation routes until an additional route is explicitly chosen. Then review full-page flow and retained reading/keyboard behavior before a separate exact-source decision. | | [ ] | P1-05 | blocked | Publication requires Rae's separate approval of the exact final website source. Preserve `site/approval.json`; the release build must reject the candidate until then. Merge alone would trigger the existing Pages workflow, so do not merge this source refresh before resolving that gate. | | [ ] | P1-06 | to do | Broader documentation repair: the untouched base has 15 reader-check errors in living-paper notes. Repair in its own scoped pass, following that directory's instructions. | @@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `86204` by replying “b - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. The profile overlap has been reconciled; existing research and commons drafts remain open for separate substantive review. -- **Next supported review:** No One Noticed panel context and access wording, then remaining panels and full-page flow (P1-08). The shorter Coherent World panel is approved and applied. All four footer passages are approved and applied. Project summaries already have passage approval; the panel pass should retain useful status and reuse boundaries while reducing repetition. The accepted Take part wording is applied, with the existing public GitHub routes and explanatory panels retained. All seven related-project descriptions are complete under P1-09. The contextual name introduction and passage qualifications remain; the founder credit remains in Credits and reuse. The accepted About explanation and invitation remain verbatim. The organization profile’s collaboration summary in #10 follows the website review. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. Full-page review does not authorize a merge, deployment, or live-settings change. +- **Next supported review:** Coherent Computing panel context and development wording, then remaining panels and full-page flow (P1-08). The shorter World and No One Noticed panels are approved and applied. All four footer passages are approved and applied. Project summaries already have passage approval; the panel pass should retain useful status and reuse boundaries while reducing repetition. The accepted Take part wording is applied, with the existing public GitHub routes and explanatory panels retained. All seven related-project descriptions are complete under P1-09. The contextual name introduction and passage qualifications remain; the founder credit remains in Credits and reuse. The accepted About explanation and invitation remain verbatim. The organization profile’s collaboration summary in #10 follows the website review. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. Full-page review does not authorize a merge, deployment, or live-settings change. -Current status after the Coherent World panel: **19 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 27 tasks. P1-03, P1-04, P1-07, and P1-09 are complete; the website presentation remains under review in P1-08. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. +Current status after the No One Noticed panel: **19 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 27 tasks. P1-03, P1-04, P1-07, and P1-09 are complete; the website presentation remains under review in P1-08. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. ## Accepted name context and first related-project description @@ -187,3 +187,7 @@ On **2026-10-18 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `58216` by responding ## Accepted Coherent World panel refinement On **2026-10-18 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `64930` and explicitly requested its application before reviewing the No One Noticed panel. The approved project description remains unchanged. Its repetitive extra paragraph is removed, and the access note now reads: “The project is being developed privately. There’s no separate public website linked here.” The shared renderer supports an absent extra paragraph without an empty row; the script CSP hash is updated. The obsolete World-specific preview/release substitution is removed because this access wording works in either edition. No private material, project status, historical approval, or publication state changes. P1-08 remains in progress; No One Noticed is next. + +## Accepted No One Noticed panel refinement + +On **2026-10-18 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `97625` by responding “ok.” The approved science-fiction description and type remain unchanged. Its repeated extra paragraph is removed, and the status note reads: “The manuscript is still in development. There’s no public website linked here.” The existing optional-extra behavior omits the removed paragraph without an empty row. The configuration change’s script CSP hash is updated, and the obsolete novel-specific preview/publication substitution is removed. No manuscript, canon, historical approval, or publication state changes. P1-08 remains in progress; Coherent Computing is next. diff --git a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md index aa3a976a..d522054b 100644 --- a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md +++ b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md @@ -2,19 +2,33 @@ ## Unapproved professional refresh: October 18, 2026 -**Status: mission, methods/evidence and contribution wording, all six research descriptions, and all seven related-project descriptions have passage approval for the draft. The About explanation and invitation are accepted, as are Take part, all four footer passages, and the shorter Coherent World panel. Remaining page review and exact-source publication approval are open; this refresh remains unmerged and undeployed.** +**Status: mission, methods/evidence and contribution wording, all six research descriptions, and all seven related-project descriptions have passage approval for the draft. The About explanation and invitation are accepted, as are Take part, all four footer passages, and the shorter World and No One Noticed panels. Remaining page review and exact-source publication approval are open; this refresh remains unmerged and undeployed.** This candidate extends the existing `site/index.html` rather than introducing a new site framework. The mission describes an independent interdisciplinary research initiative. Selected research retains its six existing routes and adds visible evidence/review limits. A native disclosure panel explains methods, substantive AI assistance, and unfinished human review. The existing headline, section order, green visual identity, wordmark, overlays, and URLs remain. The current refinement uses the dark palette alone; other reading controls are retained. The [canonical checklist](../ROADMAP.md) tracks source preparation, review, and the secondary work-samples track. The [dated audit](../AUDIT.md#professional-refresh-audit-2026-10-17) records existing PR overlap and source authority. This edition does not present Root Sequence as affiliated with AIAF or as an established research institution. -Candidate source digest: `7c80ad37d0122cae3908683d890240dd8978c47bbc9d90bf2933d5f332ec6a3c`. -Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `67feb900db54cb5f81a9bcc5f461a8353865f174c5ef793d11554369ec8d770b`. +Candidate source digest: `44135e3ec8c79d901ce805db580eb5a15f4cbc16e28dce0352dab4be237d6ef9`. +Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `15d3d2c5c4ddf78936350bbbf1647a5fc75ebc471718077da2dc79df2e60777c`. `approval.json` still identifies the September 25 edition. It must not be updated until Rae separately approves the exact final source. The release builder rejects the current candidate. Preview builds stay byte-identical to the source and `noindex`; the proposed release label no longer predicts a publication date. The sitemap date describes the source revision. Changes were checked against the repository's writing guidance, including the retrieved Rossmann editing reference. Research source records and paper-level AI disclosures are linked, not rewritten or silently upgraded. See [validation](VALIDATION.md) for checks and limits. +## Accepted No One Noticed panel: October 18, 2026 (Pacific) + +Rae accepted writing block `97625` by responding “ok.” Continuing the established review sequence, the exact note is applied: + +> The manuscript is still in development. There’s no public website linked here. + +The approved science-fiction description and type remain. Removed the extra paragraph that repeated its imagined-future framing. The retained description still explicitly identifies the work as a science-fiction novel. No manuscript text, story canon, or private project material changes. + +Removed the novel extra field and obsolete translation; the existing optional-extra renderer leaves no empty paragraph. The only executable-script change is that configuration removal, with its CSP hash refreshed. Removed the now-obsolete novel preview/publication substitution from the builder. The new status note applies to either edition. Historical exact-source approval is unchanged and continues to reject this candidate. + +Coherent Computing’s extra/development wording is next and remains unchanged in source. Its already approved description retains the broader computing-system and lifecycle scope, beyond an OS-only introduction. P1-08 remains in progress; footer wording stays 4/4 complete. + +Previous candidate: source `7c80ad37d0122cae3908683d890240dd8978c47bbc9d90bf2933d5f332ec6a3c`; HTML `67feb900db54cb5f81a9bcc5f461a8353865f174c5ef793d11554369ec8d770b`. + ## Accepted Coherent World panel: October 18, 2026 (Pacific) Rae approved writing block `64930` and explicitly requested its application before No One Noticed panel review: diff --git a/site/README.md b/site/README.md index dd365fc9..2c4f3a94 100644 --- a/site/README.md +++ b/site/README.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ The opening separates the mission from reading routes. Rae accepted the About ex The current [About layout](COPY-REVIEW.md#about-context-and-consistent-disclosures-october-17-2026) keeps the research-to-projects connection visible alongside the accepted introduction and invitation. The name and contribution background are optional. About, research, and page notes share one native expandable-section style; navigation menus keep their separate controls. The full repair example and detailed methods disclosure retain their existing sections. -Rae has accepted the [contextual name introduction and Coherent World description](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-name-context-and-coherent-world-description-october-17-2026-pacific). The AI disclosure explains Rae’s role at the first name reference; the founder credit and profile link stay in Credits and reuse. Related-project descriptions are being reviewed individually: [No One Noticed is now also accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-description-october-17-2026-pacific), and the [revised Coherent Computing description is applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-revised-coherent-computing-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Community Infrastructure is also applied, with the requested concise openings for World and Computing](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-community-infrastructure-and-concise-openings-october-17-2026-pacific). [Being Human(e) is applied with “In development” status and an explicitly provisional panel note](COPY-REVIEW.md#being-humane-passage-and-provisional-status-october-17-2026-pacific). [Museum of Ordinary Life is applied, retaining its independent status and fiction/reuse permission explanation](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-museum-of-ordinary-life-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Root Sequence Wiki is applied, completing all 7/7 related-project descriptions](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-wiki-description-and-next-review-october-17-2026-pacific). [Take part is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-take-part-wording-october-17-2026-pacific), retaining the existing public GitHub routes and explanatory panels. [Sources and page history is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-sources-and-page-history-october-18-2026-pacific), with inline source links and corrected draft-history wording. [Accessibility and reading choices is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-accessibility-and-reading-choices-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining the explicit need for full accessibility review. [Privacy and this preview is accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-privacy-and-this-preview-october-18-2026-pacific), distinguishing page behavior from unverified hosting policies. [Credits and reuse is accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-credits-and-reuse-october-18-2026-pacific), completing all four footer passages. [The Coherent World panel is refined](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-coherent-world-panel-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining its approved description and a shorter access note without the repeated extra paragraph. No One Noticed panel context is next, followed by remaining panels and a full-page pass. The canonical roadmap separately queues later Wiki reconciliation; it has not been audited or transferred as part of this site edit. +Rae has accepted the [contextual name introduction and Coherent World description](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-name-context-and-coherent-world-description-october-17-2026-pacific). The AI disclosure explains Rae’s role at the first name reference; the founder credit and profile link stay in Credits and reuse. Related-project descriptions are being reviewed individually: [No One Noticed is now also accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-description-october-17-2026-pacific), and the [revised Coherent Computing description is applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-revised-coherent-computing-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Community Infrastructure is also applied, with the requested concise openings for World and Computing](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-community-infrastructure-and-concise-openings-october-17-2026-pacific). [Being Human(e) is applied with “In development” status and an explicitly provisional panel note](COPY-REVIEW.md#being-humane-passage-and-provisional-status-october-17-2026-pacific). [Museum of Ordinary Life is applied, retaining its independent status and fiction/reuse permission explanation](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-museum-of-ordinary-life-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Root Sequence Wiki is applied, completing all 7/7 related-project descriptions](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-wiki-description-and-next-review-october-17-2026-pacific). [Take part is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-take-part-wording-october-17-2026-pacific), retaining the existing public GitHub routes and explanatory panels. [Sources and page history is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-sources-and-page-history-october-18-2026-pacific), with inline source links and corrected draft-history wording. [Accessibility and reading choices is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-accessibility-and-reading-choices-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining the explicit need for full accessibility review. [Privacy and this preview is accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-privacy-and-this-preview-october-18-2026-pacific), distinguishing page behavior from unverified hosting policies. [Credits and reuse is accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-credits-and-reuse-october-18-2026-pacific), completing all four footer passages. [The Coherent World panel is refined](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-coherent-world-panel-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining its approved description and a shorter access note without the repeated extra paragraph. [The No One Noticed panel is also refined](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-panel-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining its science-fiction description and a shorter manuscript-status note. Coherent Computing panel context is next, followed by remaining panels and a full-page pass. The canonical roadmap separately queues later Wiki reconciliation; it has not been audited or transferred as part of this site edit. The candidate uses one dark palette, including without JavaScript. The theme selector and its startup script are removed. Larger text, one background color, reduced motion, and in-page navigation settings remain available. System high-contrast styles and black-on-white print output are retained. Saved theme choices from an earlier candidate are ignored; other reading choices keep their existing storage key. diff --git a/site/VALIDATION.md b/site/VALIDATION.md index cc8b295c..069360cd 100644 --- a/site/VALIDATION.md +++ b/site/VALIDATION.md @@ -462,3 +462,14 @@ Source digest: `7c80ad37d0122cae3908683d890240dd8978c47bbc9d90bf2933d5f332ec6a3c Preview HTML SHA-256: `67feb900db54cb5f81a9bcc5f461a8353865f174c5ef793d11554369ec8d770b`. P1-08 remains in progress; No One Noticed panel wording is next. No broader repository check was rerun; the last reader-document result remains 15 pre-existing errors. No merge, deployment, approval-file update, or project-status change is included. + +## No One Noticed panel refinement: 2026-10-18 (Pacific) + +Applied writing block `97625` verbatim, removed the repeated extra paragraph, and retained the approved science-fiction summary and type. Source comparison confirms only the novel extra/status entries changed in translation data and only the novel extra field was removed from executable configuration. Its CSP hash was refreshed. The obsolete novel publication marker was removed from the builder. All 11 site checks pass without test changes, including source/preview parity, CSP, fragments, and release rejection against unchanged historical approval. + +At 1575 pixels and 390 × 844, the novel panel opens by keyboard with exactly two paragraphs, no empty row, and no horizontal panel overflow. Escape closes it and returns focus to the novel title trigger. The initial broad novel selector matched both its title and World’s inline reference; it was narrowed to the title container. Normal desktop dimensions were restored. The Computing panel was read for its next wording proposal; its source is unchanged. No external destination or manuscript material was opened or added. These are selected rendering and interaction checks, not complete accessibility review. + +Source digest: `44135e3ec8c79d901ce805db580eb5a15f4cbc16e28dce0352dab4be237d6ef9`. +Preview HTML SHA-256: `15d3d2c5c4ddf78936350bbbf1647a5fc75ebc471718077da2dc79df2e60777c`. + +P1-08 remains in progress; Coherent Computing panel wording is next. No broader repository check was rerun; the last reader-document result remains 15 pre-existing errors. No merge, deployment, approval-file update, manuscript change, or project-status change is included. diff --git a/site/build.py b/site/build.py index 8104ab38..177e6f7c 100644 --- a/site/build.py +++ b/site/build.py @@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ 'This site’s hosting provider may keep request logs. Its logging and retention policies haven’t been checked as part of this review.', 2), ('Review candidate · Updated 18 October 2026 · Not a published site', 'Public seed · Professional refresh', 2), - ('so this preview does not link to it.', 'so this site does not link to it.', 1), ) diff --git a/site/index.html b/site/index.html index 889e7ec9..9e8eec5b 100644 --- a/site/index.html +++ b/site/index.html @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ - + Root Sequence · Research for a more coherent world @@ -950,8 +950,7 @@

    "overlay.destination": "Destination", "overlay.fallback": "Link details", "overlay.worldStatus": "The project is being developed privately. There’s no separate public website linked here.", - "overlay.novelExtra": "The novel explores one possible future and the people living through it; it does not present that future as a research finding.", - "overlay.novelStatus": "The manuscript is in development. Its public website is not available yet, so this preview does not link to it.", + "overlay.novelStatus": "The manuscript is still in development. There’s no public website linked here.", "overlay.computingExtra": "This is research and design work, rather than an operating system ready to install. Its questions about tools and their users connect back to Root Sequence.", "overlay.communityExtra": "The project considers what people need to share information and organize help together. These are design proposals, not a claim that a finished service is available here.", "overlay.humaneExtra": "The guide begins with grounded observations and practical reflection about care, harm, fear, grief, power, repair, interdependence, and tenderness, with theory underneath rather than standing in the doorway.", @@ -1074,7 +1073,7 @@

    let openedBy=null,readingPosition=null,closeTarget=null,backdropStart=false; const projectInfo={ world:{name:'Coherent World',type:'worldType',summary:'world',note:'worldStatus'}, -novel:{name:'No One Noticed',type:'novelType',summary:'novel',extra:'novelExtra',note:'novelStatus'}, +novel:{name:'No One Noticed',type:'novelType',summary:'novel',note:'novelStatus'}, computing:{name:'Coherent Computing',type:'computingType',summary:'computing',extra:'computingExtra'}, community:{name:'Community Infrastructure',type:'communityType',summary:'community',extra:'communityExtra'}, humane:{name:'Being Human(e): An Incomplete Guide',type:'humaneType',summary:'humane',extra:'humaneExtra',note:'humaneStatus'}, From af21ddd31a167a049b6dc547f88310330f12aaea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2026 11:47:32 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 35/55] Apply approved Coherent Computing development note --- ROADMAP.md | 10 +++++++--- site/COPY-REVIEW.md | 20 +++++++++++++++++--- site/README.md | 2 +- site/VALIDATION.md | 11 +++++++++++ site/index.html | 6 +++--- 5 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index 7957e3dc..d4e5bbec 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | [x] | P1-09 | done | **7/7 related-project descriptions reviewed and applied**, including Root Sequence Wiki. Descriptions retain project-specific roles, development limits, and consent boundaries. [Latest passage record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-wiki-description-and-next-review-october-17-2026-pacific). This completes entry wording, not full-page or publication approval. | | [x] | P1-03 | done | Current refresh overlaps reconciled. Organization #10 owns the profile summary; #9 retains its four substantive guidance files unchanged and no longer edits the profile. Their combined tree passes without conflict. Root #42–#45 remain individually compatible with the refresh. See the [reconciliation record](AUDIT.md#organization-profile-overlap-resolved-2026-10-17). Older proposals and their dependencies still require separate review. | | [x] | P1-04 | done | Rae approved the single-sentence organization bio on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). See the [wording record in the audit](AUDIT.md#proposed-short-organization-bio). Live organization settings remain unchanged; wording approval does not authorize a settings change. | -| [ ] | P1-08 | in progress | Finish the site review now that all seven related-project descriptions are complete (P1-09). **Take part and all four footer passages are approved and applied. Footer wording: 4/4 complete. World and No One Noticed panel refinements are applied. Next: Coherent Computing panel context and development wording**, followed by the remaining panels. Keep the current public GitHub participation routes until an additional route is explicitly chosen. Then review full-page flow and retained reading/keyboard behavior before a separate exact-source decision. | +| [ ] | P1-08 | in progress | Finish the site review now that all seven related-project descriptions are complete (P1-09). **Take part and all four footer passages are approved and applied. Footer wording: 4/4 complete. World, No One Noticed, and Coherent Computing panel refinements are applied. Next: Community Infrastructure panel context and development wording**, followed by the remaining panels. Keep the current public GitHub participation routes until an additional route is explicitly chosen. Then review full-page flow and retained reading/keyboard behavior before a separate exact-source decision. | | [ ] | P1-05 | blocked | Publication requires Rae's separate approval of the exact final website source. Preserve `site/approval.json`; the release build must reject the candidate until then. Merge alone would trigger the existing Pages workflow, so do not merge this source refresh before resolving that gate. | | [ ] | P1-06 | to do | Broader documentation repair: the untouched base has 15 reader-check errors in living-paper notes. Repair in its own scoped pass, following that directory's instructions. | @@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `86204` by replying “b - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. The profile overlap has been reconciled; existing research and commons drafts remain open for separate substantive review. -- **Next supported review:** Coherent Computing panel context and development wording, then remaining panels and full-page flow (P1-08). The shorter World and No One Noticed panels are approved and applied. All four footer passages are approved and applied. Project summaries already have passage approval; the panel pass should retain useful status and reuse boundaries while reducing repetition. The accepted Take part wording is applied, with the existing public GitHub routes and explanatory panels retained. All seven related-project descriptions are complete under P1-09. The contextual name introduction and passage qualifications remain; the founder credit remains in Credits and reuse. The accepted About explanation and invitation remain verbatim. The organization profile’s collaboration summary in #10 follows the website review. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. Full-page review does not authorize a merge, deployment, or live-settings change. +- **Next supported review:** Community Infrastructure panel context and development wording, then remaining panels and full-page flow (P1-08). The shorter World, No One Noticed, and Coherent Computing panels are approved and applied. All four footer passages are approved and applied. Project summaries already have passage approval; the panel pass should retain useful status and reuse boundaries while reducing repetition. The accepted Take part wording is applied, with the existing public GitHub routes and explanatory panels retained. All seven related-project descriptions are complete under P1-09. The contextual name introduction and passage qualifications remain; the founder credit remains in Credits and reuse. The accepted About explanation and invitation remain verbatim. The organization profile’s collaboration summary in #10 follows the website review. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. Full-page review does not authorize a merge, deployment, or live-settings change. -Current status after the No One Noticed panel: **19 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 27 tasks. P1-03, P1-04, P1-07, and P1-09 are complete; the website presentation remains under review in P1-08. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. +Current status after the Coherent Computing panel: **19 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 27 tasks. P1-03, P1-04, P1-07, and P1-09 are complete; the website presentation remains under review in P1-08. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. ## Accepted name context and first related-project description @@ -191,3 +191,7 @@ On **2026-10-18 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `64930` and explicitly r ## Accepted No One Noticed panel refinement On **2026-10-18 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `97625` by responding “ok.” The approved science-fiction description and type remain unchanged. Its repeated extra paragraph is removed, and the status note reads: “The manuscript is still in development. There’s no public website linked here.” The existing optional-extra behavior omits the removed paragraph without an empty row. The configuration change’s script CSP hash is updated, and the obsolete novel-specific preview/publication substitution is removed. No manuscript, canon, historical approval, or publication state changes. P1-08 remains in progress; Coherent Computing is next. + +## Accepted Coherent Computing panel refinement + +On **2026-10-18 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `85306` and explicitly requested its application before Community Infrastructure panel review. The exact note reads: “This is research and design work. There’s no public release to try yet.” It replaces the extra paragraph using the existing development-note style. The approved broader computing-system/lifecycle description and no-public-release type remain unchanged. Only the panel configuration and note data change, with the script CSP hash refreshed. No Computing project source, implementation hold, historical approval, or publication state changes. P1-08 remains in progress; Community Infrastructure is next. diff --git a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md index d522054b..86a8e195 100644 --- a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md +++ b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md @@ -2,19 +2,33 @@ ## Unapproved professional refresh: October 18, 2026 -**Status: mission, methods/evidence and contribution wording, all six research descriptions, and all seven related-project descriptions have passage approval for the draft. The About explanation and invitation are accepted, as are Take part, all four footer passages, and the shorter World and No One Noticed panels. Remaining page review and exact-source publication approval are open; this refresh remains unmerged and undeployed.** +**Status: mission, methods/evidence and contribution wording, all six research descriptions, and all seven related-project descriptions have passage approval for the draft. The About explanation and invitation are accepted, as are Take part, all four footer passages, and the shorter World, No One Noticed, and Coherent Computing panels. Remaining page review and exact-source publication approval are open; this refresh remains unmerged and undeployed.** This candidate extends the existing `site/index.html` rather than introducing a new site framework. The mission describes an independent interdisciplinary research initiative. Selected research retains its six existing routes and adds visible evidence/review limits. A native disclosure panel explains methods, substantive AI assistance, and unfinished human review. The existing headline, section order, green visual identity, wordmark, overlays, and URLs remain. The current refinement uses the dark palette alone; other reading controls are retained. The [canonical checklist](../ROADMAP.md) tracks source preparation, review, and the secondary work-samples track. The [dated audit](../AUDIT.md#professional-refresh-audit-2026-10-17) records existing PR overlap and source authority. This edition does not present Root Sequence as affiliated with AIAF or as an established research institution. -Candidate source digest: `44135e3ec8c79d901ce805db580eb5a15f4cbc16e28dce0352dab4be237d6ef9`. -Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `15d3d2c5c4ddf78936350bbbf1647a5fc75ebc471718077da2dc79df2e60777c`. +Candidate source digest: `db8c1eab425a31497d815897360b4c71cc5f1c4049c83e01c1cca510190c6b39`. +Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `49dcd47ae54cf7c1050a66a5020b6b3e249df238dfe2787347da18495a698600`. `approval.json` still identifies the September 25 edition. It must not be updated until Rae separately approves the exact final source. The release builder rejects the current candidate. Preview builds stay byte-identical to the source and `noindex`; the proposed release label no longer predicts a publication date. The sitemap date describes the source revision. Changes were checked against the repository's writing guidance, including the retrieved Rossmann editing reference. Research source records and paper-level AI disclosures are linked, not rewritten or silently upgraded. See [validation](VALIDATION.md) for checks and limits. +## Accepted Coherent Computing panel: October 18, 2026 (Pacific) + +Rae approved writing block `85306` and explicitly requested its application before reviewing Community Infrastructure: + +> This is research and design work. There’s no public release to try yet. + +The approved summary retains the wider computing-system and lifecycle scope; the existing “Computing research · No public release” type remains. The new note replaces the extra paragraph, including its OS-specific contrast and repeated connection to Root Sequence. It uses the shared development-note style after the summary. + +Only Computing’s extra field changes to a note field in the executable project configuration. The corresponding obsolete extra translation is replaced by the approved note, and the CSP hash is refreshed. The builder, tests, and historical exact-source approval are unchanged. No project implementation, private source, or research status changes. + +Community Infrastructure’s extra/development wording is next and remains unchanged. Footer wording stays 4/4 complete; P1-08 remains in progress for remaining panels and full-page review. + +Previous candidate: source `44135e3ec8c79d901ce805db580eb5a15f4cbc16e28dce0352dab4be237d6ef9`; HTML `15d3d2c5c4ddf78936350bbbf1647a5fc75ebc471718077da2dc79df2e60777c`. + ## Accepted No One Noticed panel: October 18, 2026 (Pacific) Rae accepted writing block `97625` by responding “ok.” Continuing the established review sequence, the exact note is applied: diff --git a/site/README.md b/site/README.md index 2c4f3a94..db6af61b 100644 --- a/site/README.md +++ b/site/README.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ The opening separates the mission from reading routes. Rae accepted the About ex The current [About layout](COPY-REVIEW.md#about-context-and-consistent-disclosures-october-17-2026) keeps the research-to-projects connection visible alongside the accepted introduction and invitation. The name and contribution background are optional. About, research, and page notes share one native expandable-section style; navigation menus keep their separate controls. The full repair example and detailed methods disclosure retain their existing sections. -Rae has accepted the [contextual name introduction and Coherent World description](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-name-context-and-coherent-world-description-october-17-2026-pacific). The AI disclosure explains Rae’s role at the first name reference; the founder credit and profile link stay in Credits and reuse. Related-project descriptions are being reviewed individually: [No One Noticed is now also accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-description-october-17-2026-pacific), and the [revised Coherent Computing description is applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-revised-coherent-computing-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Community Infrastructure is also applied, with the requested concise openings for World and Computing](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-community-infrastructure-and-concise-openings-october-17-2026-pacific). [Being Human(e) is applied with “In development” status and an explicitly provisional panel note](COPY-REVIEW.md#being-humane-passage-and-provisional-status-october-17-2026-pacific). [Museum of Ordinary Life is applied, retaining its independent status and fiction/reuse permission explanation](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-museum-of-ordinary-life-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Root Sequence Wiki is applied, completing all 7/7 related-project descriptions](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-wiki-description-and-next-review-october-17-2026-pacific). [Take part is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-take-part-wording-october-17-2026-pacific), retaining the existing public GitHub routes and explanatory panels. [Sources and page history is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-sources-and-page-history-october-18-2026-pacific), with inline source links and corrected draft-history wording. [Accessibility and reading choices is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-accessibility-and-reading-choices-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining the explicit need for full accessibility review. [Privacy and this preview is accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-privacy-and-this-preview-october-18-2026-pacific), distinguishing page behavior from unverified hosting policies. [Credits and reuse is accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-credits-and-reuse-october-18-2026-pacific), completing all four footer passages. [The Coherent World panel is refined](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-coherent-world-panel-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining its approved description and a shorter access note without the repeated extra paragraph. [The No One Noticed panel is also refined](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-panel-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining its science-fiction description and a shorter manuscript-status note. Coherent Computing panel context is next, followed by remaining panels and a full-page pass. The canonical roadmap separately queues later Wiki reconciliation; it has not been audited or transferred as part of this site edit. +Rae has accepted the [contextual name introduction and Coherent World description](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-name-context-and-coherent-world-description-october-17-2026-pacific). The AI disclosure explains Rae’s role at the first name reference; the founder credit and profile link stay in Credits and reuse. Related-project descriptions are being reviewed individually: [No One Noticed is now also accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-description-october-17-2026-pacific), and the [revised Coherent Computing description is applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-revised-coherent-computing-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Community Infrastructure is also applied, with the requested concise openings for World and Computing](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-community-infrastructure-and-concise-openings-october-17-2026-pacific). [Being Human(e) is applied with “In development” status and an explicitly provisional panel note](COPY-REVIEW.md#being-humane-passage-and-provisional-status-october-17-2026-pacific). [Museum of Ordinary Life is applied, retaining its independent status and fiction/reuse permission explanation](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-museum-of-ordinary-life-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Root Sequence Wiki is applied, completing all 7/7 related-project descriptions](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-wiki-description-and-next-review-october-17-2026-pacific). [Take part is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-take-part-wording-october-17-2026-pacific), retaining the existing public GitHub routes and explanatory panels. [Sources and page history is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-sources-and-page-history-october-18-2026-pacific), with inline source links and corrected draft-history wording. [Accessibility and reading choices is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-accessibility-and-reading-choices-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining the explicit need for full accessibility review. [Privacy and this preview is accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-privacy-and-this-preview-october-18-2026-pacific), distinguishing page behavior from unverified hosting policies. [Credits and reuse is accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-credits-and-reuse-october-18-2026-pacific), completing all four footer passages. [The Coherent World panel is refined](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-coherent-world-panel-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining its approved description and a shorter access note without the repeated extra paragraph. [The No One Noticed panel is also refined](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-panel-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining its science-fiction description and a shorter manuscript-status note. [The Coherent Computing panel is also refined](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-coherent-computing-panel-october-18-2026-pacific), preserving its broader description and adding a short research/design and release-status note. Community Infrastructure panel context is next, followed by remaining panels and a full-page pass. The canonical roadmap separately queues later Wiki reconciliation; it has not been audited or transferred as part of this site edit. The candidate uses one dark palette, including without JavaScript. The theme selector and its startup script are removed. Larger text, one background color, reduced motion, and in-page navigation settings remain available. System high-contrast styles and black-on-white print output are retained. Saved theme choices from an earlier candidate are ignored; other reading choices keep their existing storage key. diff --git a/site/VALIDATION.md b/site/VALIDATION.md index 069360cd..ad7321d4 100644 --- a/site/VALIDATION.md +++ b/site/VALIDATION.md @@ -473,3 +473,14 @@ Source digest: `44135e3ec8c79d901ce805db580eb5a15f4cbc16e28dce0352dab4be237d6ef9 Preview HTML SHA-256: `15d3d2c5c4ddf78936350bbbf1647a5fc75ebc471718077da2dc79df2e60777c`. P1-08 remains in progress; Coherent Computing panel wording is next. No broader repository check was rerun; the last reader-document result remains 15 pre-existing errors. No merge, deployment, approval-file update, manuscript change, or project-status change is included. + +## Coherent Computing panel refinement: 2026-10-18 (Pacific) + +Applied writing block `85306` verbatim, replacing the extra paragraph with a development note while retaining the approved broader description and type. Source comparison confirms only Computing’s extra-to-note configuration changes in executable code; its CSP hash is refreshed. The corresponding English entry is the only translation-data change. Builder, tests, and historical approval are unchanged. All 11 checks pass, including source/preview parity, CSP, fragments, and release rejection against historical approval. + +At 1575 pixels and 390 × 844, the panel shows exactly two paragraphs with no empty row or horizontal overflow. The second paragraph uses the existing context-source-note style. Keyboard opening and Escape closure return focus to the Computing title trigger. Normal desktop dimensions were restored. Community Infrastructure’s unchanged panel was read for its next proposal. No external destination, private project source, or implementation material was opened or added. These are selected rendering and interaction checks, not complete accessibility or implementation validation. + +Source digest: `db8c1eab425a31497d815897360b4c71cc5f1c4049c83e01c1cca510190c6b39`. +Preview HTML SHA-256: `49dcd47ae54cf7c1050a66a5020b6b3e249df238dfe2787347da18495a698600`. + +P1-08 remains in progress; Community Infrastructure panel wording is next. No broader repository check was rerun; the last reader-document result remains 15 pre-existing errors. No merge, deployment, approval-file update, or project-status change is included. diff --git a/site/index.html b/site/index.html index 9e8eec5b..65d1bcc3 100644 --- a/site/index.html +++ b/site/index.html @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ - + Root Sequence · Research for a more coherent world @@ -951,7 +951,7 @@

    "overlay.fallback": "Link details", "overlay.worldStatus": "The project is being developed privately. There’s no separate public website linked here.", "overlay.novelStatus": "The manuscript is still in development. There’s no public website linked here.", - "overlay.computingExtra": "This is research and design work, rather than an operating system ready to install. Its questions about tools and their users connect back to Root Sequence.", + "overlay.computingStatus": "This is research and design work. There’s no public release to try yet.", "overlay.communityExtra": "The project considers what people need to share information and organize help together. These are design proposals, not a claim that a finished service is available here.", "overlay.humaneExtra": "The guide begins with grounded observations and practical reflection about care, harm, fear, grief, power, repair, interdependence, and tenderness, with theory underneath rather than standing in the doorway.", "overlay.humaneStatus": "The work is in development. Its observations are provisional and open to disagreement and revision.", @@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@

    const projectInfo={ world:{name:'Coherent World',type:'worldType',summary:'world',note:'worldStatus'}, novel:{name:'No One Noticed',type:'novelType',summary:'novel',note:'novelStatus'}, -computing:{name:'Coherent Computing',type:'computingType',summary:'computing',extra:'computingExtra'}, +computing:{name:'Coherent Computing',type:'computingType',summary:'computing',note:'computingStatus'}, community:{name:'Community Infrastructure',type:'communityType',summary:'community',extra:'communityExtra'}, humane:{name:'Being Human(e): An Incomplete Guide',type:'humaneType',summary:'humane',extra:'humaneExtra',note:'humaneStatus'}, museum:{name:'Museum of Ordinary Life',type:'museumType',summary:'museum',extra:'museumExtra',url:'https://museumofordinarylife.org/'}, From 6e79410f645d06ece941eec341f3eb844342a954 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2026 11:59:49 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 36/55] Apply approved Community Infrastructure development note --- ROADMAP.md | 10 +++++++--- site/COPY-REVIEW.md | 20 +++++++++++++++++--- site/README.md | 2 +- site/VALIDATION.md | 11 +++++++++++ site/index.html | 6 +++--- 5 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index d4e5bbec..5173447c 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | [x] | P1-09 | done | **7/7 related-project descriptions reviewed and applied**, including Root Sequence Wiki. Descriptions retain project-specific roles, development limits, and consent boundaries. [Latest passage record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-wiki-description-and-next-review-october-17-2026-pacific). This completes entry wording, not full-page or publication approval. | | [x] | P1-03 | done | Current refresh overlaps reconciled. Organization #10 owns the profile summary; #9 retains its four substantive guidance files unchanged and no longer edits the profile. Their combined tree passes without conflict. Root #42–#45 remain individually compatible with the refresh. See the [reconciliation record](AUDIT.md#organization-profile-overlap-resolved-2026-10-17). Older proposals and their dependencies still require separate review. | | [x] | P1-04 | done | Rae approved the single-sentence organization bio on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). See the [wording record in the audit](AUDIT.md#proposed-short-organization-bio). Live organization settings remain unchanged; wording approval does not authorize a settings change. | -| [ ] | P1-08 | in progress | Finish the site review now that all seven related-project descriptions are complete (P1-09). **Take part and all four footer passages are approved and applied. Footer wording: 4/4 complete. World, No One Noticed, and Coherent Computing panel refinements are applied. Next: Community Infrastructure panel context and development wording**, followed by the remaining panels. Keep the current public GitHub participation routes until an additional route is explicitly chosen. Then review full-page flow and retained reading/keyboard behavior before a separate exact-source decision. | +| [ ] | P1-08 | in progress | Finish the site review now that all seven related-project descriptions are complete (P1-09). **Take part and all four footer passages are approved and applied. Footer wording: 4/4 complete. World, No One Noticed, Computing, and Community panel refinements are applied. Next: Being Human(e) panel context and public-source route**, followed by the remaining panels. Keep the current public GitHub participation routes until an additional route is explicitly chosen. Then review full-page flow and retained reading/keyboard behavior before a separate exact-source decision. | | [ ] | P1-05 | blocked | Publication requires Rae's separate approval of the exact final website source. Preserve `site/approval.json`; the release build must reject the candidate until then. Merge alone would trigger the existing Pages workflow, so do not merge this source refresh before resolving that gate. | | [ ] | P1-06 | to do | Broader documentation repair: the untouched base has 15 reader-check errors in living-paper notes. Repair in its own scoped pass, following that directory's instructions. | @@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `86204` by replying “b - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. The profile overlap has been reconciled; existing research and commons drafts remain open for separate substantive review. -- **Next supported review:** Community Infrastructure panel context and development wording, then remaining panels and full-page flow (P1-08). The shorter World, No One Noticed, and Coherent Computing panels are approved and applied. All four footer passages are approved and applied. Project summaries already have passage approval; the panel pass should retain useful status and reuse boundaries while reducing repetition. The accepted Take part wording is applied, with the existing public GitHub routes and explanatory panels retained. All seven related-project descriptions are complete under P1-09. The contextual name introduction and passage qualifications remain; the founder credit remains in Credits and reuse. The accepted About explanation and invitation remain verbatim. The organization profile’s collaboration summary in #10 follows the website review. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. Full-page review does not authorize a merge, deployment, or live-settings change. +- **Next supported review:** Being Human(e) panel context and its verified public GitHub route, then remaining panels and full-page flow (P1-08). World, No One Noticed, Computing, and Community panel refinements are approved and applied. The guide’s approved provisional note remains. All four footer passages are approved and applied. Project summaries already have passage approval; the panel pass should retain useful status and reuse boundaries while reducing repetition. The accepted Take part wording is applied, with the existing public GitHub routes and explanatory panels retained. All seven related-project descriptions are complete under P1-09. The contextual name introduction and passage qualifications remain; the founder credit remains in Credits and reuse. The accepted About explanation and invitation remain verbatim. The organization profile’s collaboration summary in #10 follows the website review. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. Full-page review does not authorize a merge, deployment, or live-settings change. -Current status after the Coherent Computing panel: **19 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 27 tasks. P1-03, P1-04, P1-07, and P1-09 are complete; the website presentation remains under review in P1-08. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. +Current status after the Community Infrastructure panel: **19 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 27 tasks. P1-03, P1-04, P1-07, and P1-09 are complete; the website presentation remains under review in P1-08. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. ## Accepted name context and first related-project description @@ -195,3 +195,7 @@ On **2026-10-18 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `97625` by responding ## Accepted Coherent Computing panel refinement On **2026-10-18 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `85306` and explicitly requested its application before Community Infrastructure panel review. The exact note reads: “This is research and design work. There’s no public release to try yet.” It replaces the extra paragraph using the existing development-note style. The approved broader computing-system/lifecycle description and no-public-release type remain unchanged. Only the panel configuration and note data change, with the script CSP hash refreshed. No Computing project source, implementation hold, historical approval, or publication state changes. P1-08 remains in progress; Community Infrastructure is next. + +## Accepted Community Infrastructure panel refinement + +On **2026-10-18 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `42851` and explicitly requested its application before Being Human(e) panel review. The note reads: “These are design proposals in private development. There’s no public service linked here.” It replaces the repeated extra paragraph using the existing development-note style. The approved description and private-development type remain unchanged. Only Community’s panel configuration and note data change, with the script CSP hash refreshed. No Community project source, private material, historical approval, or publication state changes. Being Human(e)’s public repository and START-HERE were verified for a proposed reading link; the panel and guide remain unchanged pending review. P1-08 stays in progress. diff --git a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md index 86a8e195..418e8df4 100644 --- a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md +++ b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md @@ -2,19 +2,33 @@ ## Unapproved professional refresh: October 18, 2026 -**Status: mission, methods/evidence and contribution wording, all six research descriptions, and all seven related-project descriptions have passage approval for the draft. The About explanation and invitation are accepted, as are Take part, all four footer passages, and the shorter World, No One Noticed, and Coherent Computing panels. Remaining page review and exact-source publication approval are open; this refresh remains unmerged and undeployed.** +**Status: mission, methods/evidence and contribution wording, all six research descriptions, and all seven related-project descriptions have passage approval for the draft. The About explanation and invitation are accepted, as are Take part, all four footer passages, and the shorter World, No One Noticed, Coherent Computing, and Community Infrastructure panels. Remaining page review and exact-source publication approval are open; this refresh remains unmerged and undeployed.** This candidate extends the existing `site/index.html` rather than introducing a new site framework. The mission describes an independent interdisciplinary research initiative. Selected research retains its six existing routes and adds visible evidence/review limits. A native disclosure panel explains methods, substantive AI assistance, and unfinished human review. The existing headline, section order, green visual identity, wordmark, overlays, and URLs remain. The current refinement uses the dark palette alone; other reading controls are retained. The [canonical checklist](../ROADMAP.md) tracks source preparation, review, and the secondary work-samples track. The [dated audit](../AUDIT.md#professional-refresh-audit-2026-10-17) records existing PR overlap and source authority. This edition does not present Root Sequence as affiliated with AIAF or as an established research institution. -Candidate source digest: `db8c1eab425a31497d815897360b4c71cc5f1c4049c83e01c1cca510190c6b39`. -Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `49dcd47ae54cf7c1050a66a5020b6b3e249df238dfe2787347da18495a698600`. +Candidate source digest: `1db06ce623f315e35f3005d6c3792e85ea94a1d46bddf16357fc31a91f72b4da`. +Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `6b10c62130d29d27a5f0277ac67f3f3f633d83a6b3da9bed35c8262344470cba`. `approval.json` still identifies the September 25 edition. It must not be updated until Rae separately approves the exact final source. The release builder rejects the current candidate. Preview builds stay byte-identical to the source and `noindex`; the proposed release label no longer predicts a publication date. The sitemap date describes the source revision. Changes were checked against the repository's writing guidance, including the retrieved Rossmann editing reference. Research source records and paper-level AI disclosures are linked, not rewritten or silently upgraded. See [validation](VALIDATION.md) for checks and limits. +## Accepted Community Infrastructure panel: October 18, 2026 (Pacific) + +Rae approved writing block `42851` and explicitly requested its application before Being Human(e) review: + +> These are design proposals in private development. There’s no public service linked here. + +The approved description and “Practical design · Private development” type remain. The note replaces the extra paragraph’s repeated description and lengthy availability qualification. It uses the shared development-note styling after the summary. The access statement is bounded to this page; it does not claim a global audit of available services. + +Only Community’s extra field changes to a note field in the executable project configuration. Its obsolete extra translation is replaced with the approved note; the CSP hash is refreshed. The builder, tests, and historical exact-source approval are unchanged. No project implementation or private source changes. + +Being Human(e) is next. Its already approved description and provisional-status note remain unchanged. The public `Root-Sequence/beinghumane-guide` repository, README, and START-HERE were verified; a public GitHub reading link and removal of the long extra paragraph are proposed for review, not applied. This does not verify the separately listed live website, complete the guide, or transfer private Atlas material. P1-08 remains in progress; footer wording stays 4/4 complete. + +Previous candidate: source `db8c1eab425a31497d815897360b4c71cc5f1c4049c83e01c1cca510190c6b39`; HTML `49dcd47ae54cf7c1050a66a5020b6b3e249df238dfe2787347da18495a698600`. + ## Accepted Coherent Computing panel: October 18, 2026 (Pacific) Rae approved writing block `85306` and explicitly requested its application before reviewing Community Infrastructure: diff --git a/site/README.md b/site/README.md index db6af61b..5b72debe 100644 --- a/site/README.md +++ b/site/README.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ The opening separates the mission from reading routes. Rae accepted the About ex The current [About layout](COPY-REVIEW.md#about-context-and-consistent-disclosures-october-17-2026) keeps the research-to-projects connection visible alongside the accepted introduction and invitation. The name and contribution background are optional. About, research, and page notes share one native expandable-section style; navigation menus keep their separate controls. The full repair example and detailed methods disclosure retain their existing sections. -Rae has accepted the [contextual name introduction and Coherent World description](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-name-context-and-coherent-world-description-october-17-2026-pacific). The AI disclosure explains Rae’s role at the first name reference; the founder credit and profile link stay in Credits and reuse. Related-project descriptions are being reviewed individually: [No One Noticed is now also accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-description-october-17-2026-pacific), and the [revised Coherent Computing description is applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-revised-coherent-computing-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Community Infrastructure is also applied, with the requested concise openings for World and Computing](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-community-infrastructure-and-concise-openings-october-17-2026-pacific). [Being Human(e) is applied with “In development” status and an explicitly provisional panel note](COPY-REVIEW.md#being-humane-passage-and-provisional-status-october-17-2026-pacific). [Museum of Ordinary Life is applied, retaining its independent status and fiction/reuse permission explanation](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-museum-of-ordinary-life-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Root Sequence Wiki is applied, completing all 7/7 related-project descriptions](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-wiki-description-and-next-review-october-17-2026-pacific). [Take part is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-take-part-wording-october-17-2026-pacific), retaining the existing public GitHub routes and explanatory panels. [Sources and page history is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-sources-and-page-history-october-18-2026-pacific), with inline source links and corrected draft-history wording. [Accessibility and reading choices is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-accessibility-and-reading-choices-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining the explicit need for full accessibility review. [Privacy and this preview is accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-privacy-and-this-preview-october-18-2026-pacific), distinguishing page behavior from unverified hosting policies. [Credits and reuse is accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-credits-and-reuse-october-18-2026-pacific), completing all four footer passages. [The Coherent World panel is refined](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-coherent-world-panel-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining its approved description and a shorter access note without the repeated extra paragraph. [The No One Noticed panel is also refined](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-panel-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining its science-fiction description and a shorter manuscript-status note. [The Coherent Computing panel is also refined](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-coherent-computing-panel-october-18-2026-pacific), preserving its broader description and adding a short research/design and release-status note. Community Infrastructure panel context is next, followed by remaining panels and a full-page pass. The canonical roadmap separately queues later Wiki reconciliation; it has not been audited or transferred as part of this site edit. +Rae has accepted the [contextual name introduction and Coherent World description](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-name-context-and-coherent-world-description-october-17-2026-pacific). The AI disclosure explains Rae’s role at the first name reference; the founder credit and profile link stay in Credits and reuse. Related-project descriptions are being reviewed individually: [No One Noticed is now also accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-description-october-17-2026-pacific), and the [revised Coherent Computing description is applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-revised-coherent-computing-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Community Infrastructure is also applied, with the requested concise openings for World and Computing](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-community-infrastructure-and-concise-openings-october-17-2026-pacific). [Being Human(e) is applied with “In development” status and an explicitly provisional panel note](COPY-REVIEW.md#being-humane-passage-and-provisional-status-october-17-2026-pacific). [Museum of Ordinary Life is applied, retaining its independent status and fiction/reuse permission explanation](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-museum-of-ordinary-life-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Root Sequence Wiki is applied, completing all 7/7 related-project descriptions](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-wiki-description-and-next-review-october-17-2026-pacific). [Take part is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-take-part-wording-october-17-2026-pacific), retaining the existing public GitHub routes and explanatory panels. [Sources and page history is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-sources-and-page-history-october-18-2026-pacific), with inline source links and corrected draft-history wording. [Accessibility and reading choices is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-accessibility-and-reading-choices-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining the explicit need for full accessibility review. [Privacy and this preview is accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-privacy-and-this-preview-october-18-2026-pacific), distinguishing page behavior from unverified hosting policies. [Credits and reuse is accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-credits-and-reuse-october-18-2026-pacific), completing all four footer passages. [The Coherent World panel is refined](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-coherent-world-panel-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining its approved description and a shorter access note without the repeated extra paragraph. [The No One Noticed panel is also refined](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-panel-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining its science-fiction description and a shorter manuscript-status note. [The Coherent Computing panel is also refined](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-coherent-computing-panel-october-18-2026-pacific), preserving its broader description and adding a short research/design and release-status note. [The Community Infrastructure panel is also refined](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-community-infrastructure-panel-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining its description and using a short private-design-proposal note. Being Human(e) panel context and a verified public GitHub route are next, followed by remaining panels and a full-page pass. The canonical roadmap separately queues later Wiki reconciliation; it has not been audited or transferred as part of this site edit. The candidate uses one dark palette, including without JavaScript. The theme selector and its startup script are removed. Larger text, one background color, reduced motion, and in-page navigation settings remain available. System high-contrast styles and black-on-white print output are retained. Saved theme choices from an earlier candidate are ignored; other reading choices keep their existing storage key. diff --git a/site/VALIDATION.md b/site/VALIDATION.md index ad7321d4..47dde318 100644 --- a/site/VALIDATION.md +++ b/site/VALIDATION.md @@ -484,3 +484,14 @@ Source digest: `db8c1eab425a31497d815897360b4c71cc5f1c4049c83e01c1cca510190c6b39 Preview HTML SHA-256: `49dcd47ae54cf7c1050a66a5020b6b3e249df238dfe2787347da18495a698600`. P1-08 remains in progress; Community Infrastructure panel wording is next. No broader repository check was rerun; the last reader-document result remains 15 pre-existing errors. No merge, deployment, approval-file update, or project-status change is included. + +## Community Infrastructure panel refinement: 2026-10-18 (Pacific) + +Applied writing block `42851` verbatim, replacing the repeated extra paragraph with a development note. Approved description and type remain. Source comparison confirms only Community’s extra-to-note configuration changes in executable code, with CSP refreshed; its corresponding English entry is the only translation-data change. Builder, tests, and historical approval are unchanged. All 11 checks pass, including source/preview parity, CSP, fragments, and release rejection against historical approval. + +At 1575 pixels and 390 × 844, the panel has exactly two paragraphs, no empty row, and no horizontal overflow. The note uses the shared context-source-note style. Keyboard opening and Escape closure return focus to the Community title trigger; normal desktop dimensions were restored. Being Human(e)’s unchanged panel was read for review. Its public repository is public and unarchived on main; README and START-HERE confirm developing public writing. A GitHub reading route is proposed, not added. The listed hosted site and private Atlas were not opened or audited. No Community or guide source was changed. + +Source digest: `1db06ce623f315e35f3005d6c3792e85ea94a1d46bddf16357fc31a91f72b4da`. +Preview HTML SHA-256: `6b10c62130d29d27a5f0277ac67f3f3f633d83a6b3da9bed35c8262344470cba`. + +P1-08 remains in progress; Being Human(e) is next. These selected checks do not establish complete accessibility or project validation. No broader repository check was rerun; the last reader-document result remains 15 pre-existing errors. No merge, deployment, approval-file update, project-status change, or private-content transfer is included. diff --git a/site/index.html b/site/index.html index 65d1bcc3..15571704 100644 --- a/site/index.html +++ b/site/index.html @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ - + Root Sequence · Research for a more coherent world @@ -952,7 +952,7 @@

    "overlay.worldStatus": "The project is being developed privately. There’s no separate public website linked here.", "overlay.novelStatus": "The manuscript is still in development. There’s no public website linked here.", "overlay.computingStatus": "This is research and design work. There’s no public release to try yet.", - "overlay.communityExtra": "The project considers what people need to share information and organize help together. These are design proposals, not a claim that a finished service is available here.", + "overlay.communityStatus": "These are design proposals in private development. There’s no public service linked here.", "overlay.humaneExtra": "The guide begins with grounded observations and practical reflection about care, harm, fear, grief, power, repair, interdependence, and tenderness, with theory underneath rather than standing in the doorway.", "overlay.humaneStatus": "The work is in development. Its observations are provisional and open to disagreement and revision.", "overlay.museumExtra": "The archive and its fictional counterpart have different purposes. Sharing material with the real Museum does not automatically permit its use in the novel.", @@ -1075,7 +1075,7 @@

    world:{name:'Coherent World',type:'worldType',summary:'world',note:'worldStatus'}, novel:{name:'No One Noticed',type:'novelType',summary:'novel',note:'novelStatus'}, computing:{name:'Coherent Computing',type:'computingType',summary:'computing',note:'computingStatus'}, -community:{name:'Community Infrastructure',type:'communityType',summary:'community',extra:'communityExtra'}, +community:{name:'Community Infrastructure',type:'communityType',summary:'community',note:'communityStatus'}, humane:{name:'Being Human(e): An Incomplete Guide',type:'humaneType',summary:'humane',extra:'humaneExtra',note:'humaneStatus'}, museum:{name:'Museum of Ordinary Life',type:'museumType',summary:'museum',extra:'museumExtra',url:'https://museumofordinarylife.org/'}, wiki:{name:'Root Sequence Wiki',type:'wikiType',summary:'wiki',extra:'wikiExtra',url:'https://wiki.rootsequence.systems/'} From 4b2387988ea38c413e70fa14d7e6e2743d2894bd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2026 19:49:05 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 37/55] Apply approved Being Humane panel and public reading link --- ROADMAP.md | 10 +++++++--- site/COPY-REVIEW.md | 22 +++++++++++++++++++--- site/README.md | 2 +- site/VALIDATION.md | 11 +++++++++++ site/index.html | 8 ++++---- 5 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index 5173447c..de75d636 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | [x] | P1-09 | done | **7/7 related-project descriptions reviewed and applied**, including Root Sequence Wiki. Descriptions retain project-specific roles, development limits, and consent boundaries. [Latest passage record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-wiki-description-and-next-review-october-17-2026-pacific). This completes entry wording, not full-page or publication approval. | | [x] | P1-03 | done | Current refresh overlaps reconciled. Organization #10 owns the profile summary; #9 retains its four substantive guidance files unchanged and no longer edits the profile. Their combined tree passes without conflict. Root #42–#45 remain individually compatible with the refresh. See the [reconciliation record](AUDIT.md#organization-profile-overlap-resolved-2026-10-17). Older proposals and their dependencies still require separate review. | | [x] | P1-04 | done | Rae approved the single-sentence organization bio on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). See the [wording record in the audit](AUDIT.md#proposed-short-organization-bio). Live organization settings remain unchanged; wording approval does not authorize a settings change. | -| [ ] | P1-08 | in progress | Finish the site review now that all seven related-project descriptions are complete (P1-09). **Take part and all four footer passages are approved and applied. Footer wording: 4/4 complete. World, No One Noticed, Computing, and Community panel refinements are applied. Next: Being Human(e) panel context and public-source route**, followed by the remaining panels. Keep the current public GitHub participation routes until an additional route is explicitly chosen. Then review full-page flow and retained reading/keyboard behavior before a separate exact-source decision. | +| [ ] | P1-08 | in progress | Finish the site review now that all seven related-project descriptions are complete (P1-09). **Take part and all four footer passages are approved and applied. Footer wording: 4/4 complete. World, No One Noticed, Computing, Community, and Being Human(e) panel refinements are applied. Next: Museum of Ordinary Life panel context and permission wording**, followed by the remaining panels. Keep the current public GitHub participation routes until an additional route is explicitly chosen. Then review full-page flow and retained reading/keyboard behavior before a separate exact-source decision. | | [ ] | P1-05 | blocked | Publication requires Rae's separate approval of the exact final website source. Preserve `site/approval.json`; the release build must reject the candidate until then. Merge alone would trigger the existing Pages workflow, so do not merge this source refresh before resolving that gate. | | [ ] | P1-06 | to do | Broader documentation repair: the untouched base has 15 reader-check errors in living-paper notes. Repair in its own scoped pass, following that directory's instructions. | @@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `86204` by replying “b - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. The profile overlap has been reconciled; existing research and commons drafts remain open for separate substantive review. -- **Next supported review:** Being Human(e) panel context and its verified public GitHub route, then remaining panels and full-page flow (P1-08). World, No One Noticed, Computing, and Community panel refinements are approved and applied. The guide’s approved provisional note remains. All four footer passages are approved and applied. Project summaries already have passage approval; the panel pass should retain useful status and reuse boundaries while reducing repetition. The accepted Take part wording is applied, with the existing public GitHub routes and explanatory panels retained. All seven related-project descriptions are complete under P1-09. The contextual name introduction and passage qualifications remain; the founder credit remains in Credits and reuse. The accepted About explanation and invitation remain verbatim. The organization profile’s collaboration summary in #10 follows the website review. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. Full-page review does not authorize a merge, deployment, or live-settings change. +- **Next supported review:** Museum of Ordinary Life panel context and permission wording, then the Wiki panel and full-page flow (P1-08). Being Human(e) now links to its verified public GitHub repository and retains its approved provisional note. The earlier four panel refinements remain applied. All four footer passages are approved and applied. Project summaries already have passage approval; the panel pass should retain useful status and reuse boundaries while reducing repetition. The accepted Take part wording is applied, with the existing public GitHub routes and explanatory panels retained. All seven related-project descriptions are complete under P1-09. The contextual name introduction and passage qualifications remain; the founder credit remains in Credits and reuse. The accepted About explanation and invitation remain verbatim. The organization profile’s collaboration summary in #10 follows the website review. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. Full-page review does not authorize a merge, deployment, or live-settings change. -Current status after the Community Infrastructure panel: **19 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 27 tasks. P1-03, P1-04, P1-07, and P1-09 are complete; the website presentation remains under review in P1-08. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. +Current status after the Being Human(e) panel: **19 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 27 tasks. P1-03, P1-04, P1-07, and P1-09 are complete; the website presentation remains under review in P1-08. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. ## Accepted name context and first related-project description @@ -199,3 +199,7 @@ On **2026-10-18 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `85306` and explicitly r ## Accepted Community Infrastructure panel refinement On **2026-10-18 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `42851` and explicitly requested its application before Being Human(e) panel review. The note reads: “These are design proposals in private development. There’s no public service linked here.” It replaces the repeated extra paragraph using the existing development-note style. The approved description and private-development type remain unchanged. Only Community’s panel configuration and note data change, with the script CSP hash refreshed. No Community project source, private material, historical approval, or publication state changes. Being Human(e)’s public repository and START-HERE were verified for a proposed reading link; the panel and guide remain unchanged pending review. P1-08 stays in progress. + +## Accepted Being Human(e) panel refinement + +On **2026-10-18 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `73608` and explicitly requested its application before Museum panel review. The approved description, in-development type, and provisional note remain verbatim. Removed the long extra paragraph and added “Explore the guide on GitHub” linking to the verified public `Root-Sequence/beinghumane-guide` repository. Project actions now support an optional label while existing website actions keep their default label. The CSP hash is refreshed. No guide source, private Atlas material, historical approval, or publication state changes. P1-08 remains in progress; Museum permissions context is next. diff --git a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md index 418e8df4..6a02535d 100644 --- a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md +++ b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md @@ -2,19 +2,35 @@ ## Unapproved professional refresh: October 18, 2026 -**Status: mission, methods/evidence and contribution wording, all six research descriptions, and all seven related-project descriptions have passage approval for the draft. The About explanation and invitation are accepted, as are Take part, all four footer passages, and the shorter World, No One Noticed, Coherent Computing, and Community Infrastructure panels. Remaining page review and exact-source publication approval are open; this refresh remains unmerged and undeployed.** +**Status: mission, methods/evidence and contribution wording, all six research descriptions, and all seven related-project descriptions have passage approval for the draft. The About explanation and invitation are accepted, as are Take part, all four footer passages, and the World, No One Noticed, Computing, Community, and Being Human(e) panel refinements. Remaining page review and exact-source publication approval are open; this refresh remains unmerged and undeployed.** This candidate extends the existing `site/index.html` rather than introducing a new site framework. The mission describes an independent interdisciplinary research initiative. Selected research retains its six existing routes and adds visible evidence/review limits. A native disclosure panel explains methods, substantive AI assistance, and unfinished human review. The existing headline, section order, green visual identity, wordmark, overlays, and URLs remain. The current refinement uses the dark palette alone; other reading controls are retained. The [canonical checklist](../ROADMAP.md) tracks source preparation, review, and the secondary work-samples track. The [dated audit](../AUDIT.md#professional-refresh-audit-2026-10-17) records existing PR overlap and source authority. This edition does not present Root Sequence as affiliated with AIAF or as an established research institution. -Candidate source digest: `1db06ce623f315e35f3005d6c3792e85ea94a1d46bddf16357fc31a91f72b4da`. -Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `6b10c62130d29d27a5f0277ac67f3f3f633d83a6b3da9bed35c8262344470cba`. +Candidate source digest: `cd7e1a6612ca8d83ed9c29a02172dea10dd2a74018ce8595278847ee1b9aecb8`. +Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `a1a0e27d0972627f530b0a05dc6530f045f8f7806be46c86c7c7d256889f0e31`. `approval.json` still identifies the September 25 edition. It must not be updated until Rae separately approves the exact final source. The release builder rejects the current candidate. Preview builds stay byte-identical to the source and `noindex`; the proposed release label no longer predicts a publication date. The sitemap date describes the source revision. Changes were checked against the repository's writing guidance, including the retrieved Rossmann editing reference. Research source records and paper-level AI disclosures are linked, not rewritten or silently upgraded. See [validation](VALIDATION.md) for checks and limits. +## Accepted Being Human(e) panel: October 18, 2026 (Pacific) + +Rae approved writing block `73608` and explicitly requested its application before Museum of Ordinary Life review: + +> The work is in development. Its observations are provisional and open to disagreement and revision. + +> [Explore the guide on GitHub](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/beinghumane-guide) + +The approved description and in-development type remain. The provisional note was already approved and remains verbatim; the long extra paragraph is removed. The new action links to the verified public, unarchived repository rather than making an unverified hosted-site claim. No guide content, private Atlas material, or contributed-source permissions change. + +Removed the extra field/translation and added the guide action plus its label. The shared action renderer supports an optional project label, preserving the default “Open the project website” label for other projects. These are the only executable changes; CSP is refreshed. Builder, tests, and historical approval remain unchanged. + +The Museum panel’s description and website action remain. Its real/fictional reuse distinction is next for clearer wording, grounded in the existing ECOSYSTEM entry; no Museum change is applied. P1-08 stays in progress, with footer wording still 4/4 complete. + +Previous candidate: source `1db06ce623f315e35f3005d6c3792e85ea94a1d46bddf16357fc31a91f72b4da`; HTML `6b10c62130d29d27a5f0277ac67f3f3f633d83a6b3da9bed35c8262344470cba`. + ## Accepted Community Infrastructure panel: October 18, 2026 (Pacific) Rae approved writing block `42851` and explicitly requested its application before Being Human(e) review: diff --git a/site/README.md b/site/README.md index 5b72debe..0662a497 100644 --- a/site/README.md +++ b/site/README.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ The opening separates the mission from reading routes. Rae accepted the About ex The current [About layout](COPY-REVIEW.md#about-context-and-consistent-disclosures-october-17-2026) keeps the research-to-projects connection visible alongside the accepted introduction and invitation. The name and contribution background are optional. About, research, and page notes share one native expandable-section style; navigation menus keep their separate controls. The full repair example and detailed methods disclosure retain their existing sections. -Rae has accepted the [contextual name introduction and Coherent World description](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-name-context-and-coherent-world-description-october-17-2026-pacific). The AI disclosure explains Rae’s role at the first name reference; the founder credit and profile link stay in Credits and reuse. Related-project descriptions are being reviewed individually: [No One Noticed is now also accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-description-october-17-2026-pacific), and the [revised Coherent Computing description is applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-revised-coherent-computing-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Community Infrastructure is also applied, with the requested concise openings for World and Computing](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-community-infrastructure-and-concise-openings-october-17-2026-pacific). [Being Human(e) is applied with “In development” status and an explicitly provisional panel note](COPY-REVIEW.md#being-humane-passage-and-provisional-status-october-17-2026-pacific). [Museum of Ordinary Life is applied, retaining its independent status and fiction/reuse permission explanation](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-museum-of-ordinary-life-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Root Sequence Wiki is applied, completing all 7/7 related-project descriptions](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-wiki-description-and-next-review-october-17-2026-pacific). [Take part is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-take-part-wording-october-17-2026-pacific), retaining the existing public GitHub routes and explanatory panels. [Sources and page history is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-sources-and-page-history-october-18-2026-pacific), with inline source links and corrected draft-history wording. [Accessibility and reading choices is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-accessibility-and-reading-choices-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining the explicit need for full accessibility review. [Privacy and this preview is accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-privacy-and-this-preview-october-18-2026-pacific), distinguishing page behavior from unverified hosting policies. [Credits and reuse is accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-credits-and-reuse-october-18-2026-pacific), completing all four footer passages. [The Coherent World panel is refined](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-coherent-world-panel-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining its approved description and a shorter access note without the repeated extra paragraph. [The No One Noticed panel is also refined](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-panel-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining its science-fiction description and a shorter manuscript-status note. [The Coherent Computing panel is also refined](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-coherent-computing-panel-october-18-2026-pacific), preserving its broader description and adding a short research/design and release-status note. [The Community Infrastructure panel is also refined](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-community-infrastructure-panel-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining its description and using a short private-design-proposal note. Being Human(e) panel context and a verified public GitHub route are next, followed by remaining panels and a full-page pass. The canonical roadmap separately queues later Wiki reconciliation; it has not been audited or transferred as part of this site edit. +Rae has accepted the [contextual name introduction and Coherent World description](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-name-context-and-coherent-world-description-october-17-2026-pacific). The AI disclosure explains Rae’s role at the first name reference; the founder credit and profile link stay in Credits and reuse. Related-project descriptions are being reviewed individually: [No One Noticed is now also accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-description-october-17-2026-pacific), and the [revised Coherent Computing description is applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-revised-coherent-computing-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Community Infrastructure is also applied, with the requested concise openings for World and Computing](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-community-infrastructure-and-concise-openings-october-17-2026-pacific). [Being Human(e) is applied with “In development” status and an explicitly provisional panel note](COPY-REVIEW.md#being-humane-passage-and-provisional-status-october-17-2026-pacific). [Museum of Ordinary Life is applied, retaining its independent status and fiction/reuse permission explanation](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-museum-of-ordinary-life-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Root Sequence Wiki is applied, completing all 7/7 related-project descriptions](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-wiki-description-and-next-review-october-17-2026-pacific). [Take part is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-take-part-wording-october-17-2026-pacific), retaining the existing public GitHub routes and explanatory panels. [Sources and page history is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-sources-and-page-history-october-18-2026-pacific), with inline source links and corrected draft-history wording. [Accessibility and reading choices is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-accessibility-and-reading-choices-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining the explicit need for full accessibility review. [Privacy and this preview is accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-privacy-and-this-preview-october-18-2026-pacific), distinguishing page behavior from unverified hosting policies. [Credits and reuse is accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-credits-and-reuse-october-18-2026-pacific), completing all four footer passages. [The Coherent World panel is refined](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-coherent-world-panel-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining its approved description and a shorter access note without the repeated extra paragraph. [The No One Noticed panel is also refined](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-panel-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining its science-fiction description and a shorter manuscript-status note. [The Coherent Computing panel is also refined](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-coherent-computing-panel-october-18-2026-pacific), preserving its broader description and adding a short research/design and release-status note. [The Community Infrastructure panel is also refined](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-community-infrastructure-panel-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining its description and using a short private-design-proposal note. [Being Human(e)’s panel is refined](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-being-humane-panel-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining its provisional note and linking to its public GitHub repository without the long extra paragraph. Museum permissions context is next, followed by the Wiki panel and a full-page pass. The canonical roadmap separately queues later Wiki reconciliation; it has not been audited or transferred as part of this site edit. The candidate uses one dark palette, including without JavaScript. The theme selector and its startup script are removed. Larger text, one background color, reduced motion, and in-page navigation settings remain available. System high-contrast styles and black-on-white print output are retained. Saved theme choices from an earlier candidate are ignored; other reading choices keep their existing storage key. diff --git a/site/VALIDATION.md b/site/VALIDATION.md index 47dde318..edd9093f 100644 --- a/site/VALIDATION.md +++ b/site/VALIDATION.md @@ -495,3 +495,14 @@ Source digest: `1db06ce623f315e35f3005d6c3792e85ea94a1d46bddf16357fc31a91f72b4da Preview HTML SHA-256: `6b10c62130d29d27a5f0277ac67f3f3f633d83a6b3da9bed35c8262344470cba`. P1-08 remains in progress; Being Human(e) is next. These selected checks do not establish complete accessibility or project validation. No broader repository check was rerun; the last reader-document result remains 15 pre-existing errors. No merge, deployment, approval-file update, project-status change, or private-content transfer is included. + +## Being Human(e) panel refinement: 2026-10-18 (Pacific) + +Applied writing block `73608`: kept the already approved provisional note verbatim, removed the extra paragraph, and added the verified public GitHub action. Description and type remain unchanged. Source comparison confirms only the guide configuration and optional action-label fallback change in executable code; its CSP is refreshed. English changes remove the old extra and add the new action label. Builder, tests, and historical approval are unchanged. All 11 site checks pass, including source/preview parity, CSP, fragments, and rejection of the candidate by the release gate. + +At 1575 pixels and 390 × 844, the panel has two paragraphs without empty rows or horizontal overflow. The GitHub action has the approved label, correct destination, `_blank`, and `noopener noreferrer`; keyboard Tab reaches it at both widths. Escape closes the panel and returns focus to the guide trigger. The Museum panel retains its original website action label and URL through the shared fallback. Neither external action was activated. Normal desktop dimensions were restored. The browser runtime had reset between turns; the existing preview tab was reconnected rather than creating a replacement. + +Source digest: `cd7e1a6612ca8d83ed9c29a02172dea10dd2a74018ce8595278847ee1b9aecb8`. +Preview HTML SHA-256: `a1a0e27d0972627f530b0a05dc6530f045f8f7806be46c86c7c7d256889f0e31`. + +The Museum’s autonomy and fiction/consent boundary were checked in the existing ECOSYSTEM entry for its next wording proposal. Museum source and permissions remain unchanged. P1-08 stays in progress; selected browser checks do not establish complete accessibility or project validation. No broader repository check was rerun; the last reader-document result remains 15 pre-existing errors. No merge, deployment, approval-file update, private-content transfer, or guide-source change is included. diff --git a/site/index.html b/site/index.html index 15571704..af5f2347 100644 --- a/site/index.html +++ b/site/index.html @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ - + Root Sequence · Research for a more coherent world @@ -943,6 +943,7 @@

    "overlay.sourceCue": "View link details without leaving this page.", "overlay.jump": "Find this project on the page", "overlay.website": "Open the project website", + "overlay.guideSource": "Explore the guide on GitHub", "overlay.openSource": "Open the original page", "overlay.newTab": "Opens in a new tab", "overlay.readingPlace": "Closing this panel returns you to your place in the page.", @@ -953,7 +954,6 @@

    "overlay.novelStatus": "The manuscript is still in development. There’s no public website linked here.", "overlay.computingStatus": "This is research and design work. There’s no public release to try yet.", "overlay.communityStatus": "These are design proposals in private development. There’s no public service linked here.", - "overlay.humaneExtra": "The guide begins with grounded observations and practical reflection about care, harm, fear, grief, power, repair, interdependence, and tenderness, with theory underneath rather than standing in the doorway.", "overlay.humaneStatus": "The work is in development. Its observations are provisional and open to disagreement and revision.", "overlay.museumExtra": "The archive and its fictional counterpart have different purposes. Sharing material with the real Museum does not automatically permit its use in the novel.", "overlay.wikiExtra": "The Wiki helps readers find names, definitions, project relationships, and the canonical home of longer work without duplicating that work here.", @@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@

    novel:{name:'No One Noticed',type:'novelType',summary:'novel',note:'novelStatus'}, computing:{name:'Coherent Computing',type:'computingType',summary:'computing',note:'computingStatus'}, community:{name:'Community Infrastructure',type:'communityType',summary:'community',note:'communityStatus'}, -humane:{name:'Being Human(e): An Incomplete Guide',type:'humaneType',summary:'humane',extra:'humaneExtra',note:'humaneStatus'}, +humane:{name:'Being Human(e): An Incomplete Guide',type:'humaneType',summary:'humane',note:'humaneStatus',url:'https://github.com/Root-Sequence/beinghumane-guide',urlLabel:'guideSource'}, museum:{name:'Museum of Ordinary Life',type:'museumType',summary:'museum',extra:'museumExtra',url:'https://museumofordinarylife.org/'}, wiki:{name:'Root Sequence Wiki',type:'wikiType',summary:'wiki',extra:'wikiExtra',url:'https://wiki.rootsequence.systems/'} }; @@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@

    const jump=document.createElement('a');jump.href='#project-'+slug+'-title';jump.className='source-link';jump.textContent=t('overlay.jump'); jump.addEventListener('click',e=>{e.preventDefault();closeTarget=jump.getAttribute('href');contextDialog.close();});contextActions.append(jump); } -if(p.url)externalAction(p.url,t('overlay.website')); +if(p.url)externalAction(p.url,t('overlay.'+(p.urlLabel||'website'))); if(switching){contextDialog.scrollTop=0;contextTitle.focus({preventScroll:true});}else openContext(trigger); } function showSource(a){ From 5e76f7a73ea05ffe9248baacf23c5d21e28def5e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2026 22:49:00 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 38/55] Apply accepted Museum panel permission wording --- ROADMAP.md | 10 +++++++--- site/COPY-REVIEW.md | 20 +++++++++++++++++--- site/README.md | 2 +- site/VALIDATION.md | 11 +++++++++++ site/index.html | 6 +++--- 5 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index de75d636..64eda839 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | [x] | P1-09 | done | **7/7 related-project descriptions reviewed and applied**, including Root Sequence Wiki. Descriptions retain project-specific roles, development limits, and consent boundaries. [Latest passage record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-wiki-description-and-next-review-october-17-2026-pacific). This completes entry wording, not full-page or publication approval. | | [x] | P1-03 | done | Current refresh overlaps reconciled. Organization #10 owns the profile summary; #9 retains its four substantive guidance files unchanged and no longer edits the profile. Their combined tree passes without conflict. Root #42–#45 remain individually compatible with the refresh. See the [reconciliation record](AUDIT.md#organization-profile-overlap-resolved-2026-10-17). Older proposals and their dependencies still require separate review. | | [x] | P1-04 | done | Rae approved the single-sentence organization bio on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). See the [wording record in the audit](AUDIT.md#proposed-short-organization-bio). Live organization settings remain unchanged; wording approval does not authorize a settings change. | -| [ ] | P1-08 | in progress | Finish the site review now that all seven related-project descriptions are complete (P1-09). **Take part and all four footer passages are approved and applied. Footer wording: 4/4 complete. World, No One Noticed, Computing, Community, and Being Human(e) panel refinements are applied. Next: Museum of Ordinary Life panel context and permission wording**, followed by the remaining panels. Keep the current public GitHub participation routes until an additional route is explicitly chosen. Then review full-page flow and retained reading/keyboard behavior before a separate exact-source decision. | +| [ ] | P1-08 | in progress | Finish the site review now that all seven related-project descriptions are complete (P1-09). **Take part and all four footer passages are approved and applied. Footer wording: 4/4 complete. Project-panel refinement pass: 6/7 complete. Next: the Wiki panel’s repeated extra paragraph**. The Museum’s accepted permission note is applied, retaining its independent status and website route. Keep the current public GitHub participation routes until an additional route is explicitly chosen. Then review full-page flow and retained reading/keyboard behavior before a separate exact-source decision. | | [ ] | P1-05 | blocked | Publication requires Rae's separate approval of the exact final website source. Preserve `site/approval.json`; the release build must reject the candidate until then. Merge alone would trigger the existing Pages workflow, so do not merge this source refresh before resolving that gate. | | [ ] | P1-06 | to do | Broader documentation repair: the untouched base has 15 reader-check errors in living-paper notes. Repair in its own scoped pass, following that directory's instructions. | @@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `86204` by replying “b - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. The profile overlap has been reconciled; existing research and commons drafts remain open for separate substantive review. -- **Next supported review:** Museum of Ordinary Life panel context and permission wording, then the Wiki panel and full-page flow (P1-08). Being Human(e) now links to its verified public GitHub repository and retains its approved provisional note. The earlier four panel refinements remain applied. All four footer passages are approved and applied. Project summaries already have passage approval; the panel pass should retain useful status and reuse boundaries while reducing repetition. The accepted Take part wording is applied, with the existing public GitHub routes and explanatory panels retained. All seven related-project descriptions are complete under P1-09. The contextual name introduction and passage qualifications remain; the founder credit remains in Credits and reuse. The accepted About explanation and invitation remain verbatim. The organization profile’s collaboration summary in #10 follows the website review. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. Full-page review does not authorize a merge, deployment, or live-settings change. +- **Next supported review:** Remove repetition in the Wiki panel, then review full-page flow (P1-08). The Museum’s accepted consent note names the novel explicitly; six of seven panel refinements are applied. Being Human(e) retains its provisional note and public GitHub route. All four footer passages are approved and applied. Project summaries already have passage approval; the panel pass should retain useful status and reuse boundaries while reducing repetition. The accepted Take part wording is applied, with the existing public GitHub routes and explanatory panels retained. All seven related-project descriptions are complete under P1-09. The contextual name introduction and passage qualifications remain; the founder credit remains in Credits and reuse. The accepted About explanation and invitation remain verbatim. The organization profile’s collaboration summary in #10 follows the website review. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. Full-page review does not authorize a merge, deployment, or live-settings change. -Current status after the Being Human(e) panel: **19 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 27 tasks. P1-03, P1-04, P1-07, and P1-09 are complete; the website presentation remains under review in P1-08. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. +Current status after the Museum panel: **19 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 27 tasks. P1-03, P1-04, P1-07, and P1-09 are complete; the website presentation remains under review in P1-08. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. ## Accepted name context and first related-project description @@ -203,3 +203,7 @@ On **2026-10-18 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `42851` and explicitly r ## Accepted Being Human(e) panel refinement On **2026-10-18 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `73608` and explicitly requested its application before Museum panel review. The approved description, in-development type, and provisional note remain verbatim. Removed the long extra paragraph and added “Explore the guide on GitHub” linking to the verified public `Root-Sequence/beinghumane-guide` repository. Project actions now support an optional label while existing website actions keep their default label. The CSP hash is refreshed. No guide source, private Atlas material, historical approval, or publication state changes. P1-08 remains in progress; Museum permissions context is next. + +## Accepted Museum of Ordinary Life panel refinement + +On **2026-10-18 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `62749` by responding “ok nice.” The exact permission note is applied, naming No One Noticed and retaining the boundary between real-archive sharing and fictional reuse. The approved description, independent-archive type, and website link remain unchanged. The note uses the shared qualifier style; only its configuration and English entry change, with CSP refreshed. No Museum source, contributor permission, license, historical approval, or publication state changes. P1-08 remains in progress (6/7 panel refinements applied); the Wiki’s repeated paragraph is next, followed by full-page review. diff --git a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md index 6a02535d..78d8e2c7 100644 --- a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md +++ b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md @@ -2,19 +2,33 @@ ## Unapproved professional refresh: October 18, 2026 -**Status: mission, methods/evidence and contribution wording, all six research descriptions, and all seven related-project descriptions have passage approval for the draft. The About explanation and invitation are accepted, as are Take part, all four footer passages, and the World, No One Noticed, Computing, Community, and Being Human(e) panel refinements. Remaining page review and exact-source publication approval are open; this refresh remains unmerged and undeployed.** +**Status: mission, methods/evidence and contribution wording, all six research descriptions, and all seven related-project descriptions have passage approval for the draft. The About explanation and invitation are accepted, as are Take part, all four footer passages, and the first six project-panel refinements. Remaining page review and exact-source publication approval are open; this refresh remains unmerged and undeployed.** This candidate extends the existing `site/index.html` rather than introducing a new site framework. The mission describes an independent interdisciplinary research initiative. Selected research retains its six existing routes and adds visible evidence/review limits. A native disclosure panel explains methods, substantive AI assistance, and unfinished human review. The existing headline, section order, green visual identity, wordmark, overlays, and URLs remain. The current refinement uses the dark palette alone; other reading controls are retained. The [canonical checklist](../ROADMAP.md) tracks source preparation, review, and the secondary work-samples track. The [dated audit](../AUDIT.md#professional-refresh-audit-2026-10-17) records existing PR overlap and source authority. This edition does not present Root Sequence as affiliated with AIAF or as an established research institution. -Candidate source digest: `cd7e1a6612ca8d83ed9c29a02172dea10dd2a74018ce8595278847ee1b9aecb8`. -Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `a1a0e27d0972627f530b0a05dc6530f045f8f7806be46c86c7c7d256889f0e31`. +Candidate source digest: `a5d02bc304092cdf9ccdbcda161cf6de1d99e425225418d250fb31f98b7170b8`. +Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `1028fcb522597402c4a23d39ad9e15b7e8a1a35843cb5b06e1b52155eb0e98ca`. `approval.json` still identifies the September 25 edition. It must not be updated until Rae separately approves the exact final source. The release builder rejects the current candidate. Preview builds stay byte-identical to the source and `noindex`; the proposed release label no longer predicts a publication date. The sitemap date describes the source revision. Changes were checked against the repository's writing guidance, including the retrieved Rossmann editing reference. Research source records and paper-level AI disclosures are linked, not rewritten or silently upgraded. See [validation](VALIDATION.md) for checks and limits. +## Accepted Museum of Ordinary Life panel: October 18, 2026 (Pacific) + +Rae accepted writing block `62749` by responding “ok nice.” Continuing the established review sequence, the exact note is applied: + +> A fictional version of the Museum appears in the novel No One Noticed. Sharing material with the real archive doesn’t automatically give permission to use it in the novel. + +The approved description and “Independent archive · Public website” type remain. The original public website action is unchanged. The note names the novel explicitly and keeps the existing real/fiction consent distinction; it changes no contributor permission, license, Museum source, or fictional canon. + +The project’s extra field becomes a permission-note field and its English entry is replaced. The shared qualifier styling makes its role clear after the description. This configuration change is the only executable change, with CSP refreshed. Builder, tests, and historical exact-source approval remain unchanged. + +The Wiki’s extra paragraph repeats its already approved description. Removing it while retaining the description and website link is proposed next; Wiki source remains unchanged. This does not audit Wiki freshness or authorize any private/public content transfer. Six of seven panel refinements are applied, footer wording remains 4/4 complete, and P1-08 continues to full-page review after the Wiki decision. + +Previous candidate: source `cd7e1a6612ca8d83ed9c29a02172dea10dd2a74018ce8595278847ee1b9aecb8`; HTML `a1a0e27d0972627f530b0a05dc6530f045f8f7806be46c86c7c7d256889f0e31`. + ## Accepted Being Human(e) panel: October 18, 2026 (Pacific) Rae approved writing block `73608` and explicitly requested its application before Museum of Ordinary Life review: diff --git a/site/README.md b/site/README.md index 0662a497..2096f2b2 100644 --- a/site/README.md +++ b/site/README.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ The opening separates the mission from reading routes. Rae accepted the About ex The current [About layout](COPY-REVIEW.md#about-context-and-consistent-disclosures-october-17-2026) keeps the research-to-projects connection visible alongside the accepted introduction and invitation. The name and contribution background are optional. About, research, and page notes share one native expandable-section style; navigation menus keep their separate controls. The full repair example and detailed methods disclosure retain their existing sections. -Rae has accepted the [contextual name introduction and Coherent World description](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-name-context-and-coherent-world-description-october-17-2026-pacific). The AI disclosure explains Rae’s role at the first name reference; the founder credit and profile link stay in Credits and reuse. Related-project descriptions are being reviewed individually: [No One Noticed is now also accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-description-october-17-2026-pacific), and the [revised Coherent Computing description is applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-revised-coherent-computing-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Community Infrastructure is also applied, with the requested concise openings for World and Computing](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-community-infrastructure-and-concise-openings-october-17-2026-pacific). [Being Human(e) is applied with “In development” status and an explicitly provisional panel note](COPY-REVIEW.md#being-humane-passage-and-provisional-status-october-17-2026-pacific). [Museum of Ordinary Life is applied, retaining its independent status and fiction/reuse permission explanation](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-museum-of-ordinary-life-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Root Sequence Wiki is applied, completing all 7/7 related-project descriptions](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-wiki-description-and-next-review-october-17-2026-pacific). [Take part is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-take-part-wording-october-17-2026-pacific), retaining the existing public GitHub routes and explanatory panels. [Sources and page history is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-sources-and-page-history-october-18-2026-pacific), with inline source links and corrected draft-history wording. [Accessibility and reading choices is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-accessibility-and-reading-choices-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining the explicit need for full accessibility review. [Privacy and this preview is accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-privacy-and-this-preview-october-18-2026-pacific), distinguishing page behavior from unverified hosting policies. [Credits and reuse is accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-credits-and-reuse-october-18-2026-pacific), completing all four footer passages. [The Coherent World panel is refined](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-coherent-world-panel-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining its approved description and a shorter access note without the repeated extra paragraph. [The No One Noticed panel is also refined](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-panel-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining its science-fiction description and a shorter manuscript-status note. [The Coherent Computing panel is also refined](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-coherent-computing-panel-october-18-2026-pacific), preserving its broader description and adding a short research/design and release-status note. [The Community Infrastructure panel is also refined](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-community-infrastructure-panel-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining its description and using a short private-design-proposal note. [Being Human(e)’s panel is refined](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-being-humane-panel-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining its provisional note and linking to its public GitHub repository without the long extra paragraph. Museum permissions context is next, followed by the Wiki panel and a full-page pass. The canonical roadmap separately queues later Wiki reconciliation; it has not been audited or transferred as part of this site edit. +Rae has accepted the [contextual name introduction and Coherent World description](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-name-context-and-coherent-world-description-october-17-2026-pacific). The AI disclosure explains Rae’s role at the first name reference; the founder credit and profile link stay in Credits and reuse. Related-project descriptions are being reviewed individually: [No One Noticed is now also accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-description-october-17-2026-pacific), and the [revised Coherent Computing description is applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-revised-coherent-computing-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Community Infrastructure is also applied, with the requested concise openings for World and Computing](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-community-infrastructure-and-concise-openings-october-17-2026-pacific). [Being Human(e) is applied with “In development” status and an explicitly provisional panel note](COPY-REVIEW.md#being-humane-passage-and-provisional-status-october-17-2026-pacific). [Museum of Ordinary Life is applied, retaining its independent status and fiction/reuse permission explanation](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-museum-of-ordinary-life-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Root Sequence Wiki is applied, completing all 7/7 related-project descriptions](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-wiki-description-and-next-review-october-17-2026-pacific). [Take part is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-take-part-wording-october-17-2026-pacific), retaining the existing public GitHub routes and explanatory panels. [Sources and page history is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-sources-and-page-history-october-18-2026-pacific), with inline source links and corrected draft-history wording. [Accessibility and reading choices is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-accessibility-and-reading-choices-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining the explicit need for full accessibility review. [Privacy and this preview is accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-privacy-and-this-preview-october-18-2026-pacific), distinguishing page behavior from unverified hosting policies. [Credits and reuse is accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-credits-and-reuse-october-18-2026-pacific), completing all four footer passages. [The Coherent World panel is refined](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-coherent-world-panel-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining its approved description and a shorter access note without the repeated extra paragraph. [The No One Noticed panel is also refined](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-panel-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining its science-fiction description and a shorter manuscript-status note. [The Coherent Computing panel is also refined](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-coherent-computing-panel-october-18-2026-pacific), preserving its broader description and adding a short research/design and release-status note. [The Community Infrastructure panel is also refined](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-community-infrastructure-panel-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining its description and using a short private-design-proposal note. [Being Human(e)’s panel is refined](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-being-humane-panel-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining its provisional note and linking to its public GitHub repository without the long extra paragraph. [The Museum panel’s permission note is also refined](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-museum-of-ordinary-life-panel-october-18-2026-pacific), naming the novel and preserving the distinction between real-archive sharing and fictional reuse. The Wiki panel’s repeated paragraph is next, followed by a full-page pass. The canonical roadmap separately queues later Wiki reconciliation; it has not been audited or transferred as part of this site edit. The candidate uses one dark palette, including without JavaScript. The theme selector and its startup script are removed. Larger text, one background color, reduced motion, and in-page navigation settings remain available. System high-contrast styles and black-on-white print output are retained. Saved theme choices from an earlier candidate are ignored; other reading choices keep their existing storage key. diff --git a/site/VALIDATION.md b/site/VALIDATION.md index edd9093f..f155dc00 100644 --- a/site/VALIDATION.md +++ b/site/VALIDATION.md @@ -506,3 +506,14 @@ Source digest: `cd7e1a6612ca8d83ed9c29a02172dea10dd2a74018ce8595278847ee1b9aecb8 Preview HTML SHA-256: `a1a0e27d0972627f530b0a05dc6530f045f8f7806be46c86c7c7d256889f0e31`. The Museum’s autonomy and fiction/consent boundary were checked in the existing ECOSYSTEM entry for its next wording proposal. Museum source and permissions remain unchanged. P1-08 stays in progress; selected browser checks do not establish complete accessibility or project validation. No broader repository check was rerun; the last reader-document result remains 15 pre-existing errors. No merge, deployment, approval-file update, private-content transfer, or guide-source change is included. + +## Museum of Ordinary Life panel refinement: 2026-10-18 (Pacific) + +Applied writing block `62749` verbatim. The approved description, type, and website action remain unchanged. Source comparison confirms only Museum’s extra-to-note configuration changes in executable code, with CSP refreshed; its corresponding English entry is the only translation-data change. Builder, tests, and historical approval are unchanged. All 11 tests pass, including source/preview parity, CSP, fragments, and rejection by the exact-source release gate. + +At 1575 pixels and 390 × 844, the panel has two paragraphs, no empty row, and no horizontal overflow. The permission note uses the shared qualifier style. Keyboard Tab reaches the unchanged Museum website action; Escape closes the panel and restores focus. Normal desktop dimensions were restored. The Wiki panel was read for the next proposal and still has its approved description, repeated extra paragraph, and original website action. Neither website action was activated. No Museum, Wiki, contributed-material, or fictional-canon source was changed. + +Source digest: `a5d02bc304092cdf9ccdbcda161cf6de1d99e425225418d250fb31f98b7170b8`. +Preview HTML SHA-256: `1028fcb522597402c4a23d39ad9e15b7e8a1a35843cb5b06e1b52155eb0e98ca`. + +Panel refinement pass is 6/7 complete; P1-08 remains in progress for the Wiki decision and full-page review. These are selected rendering and interaction checks, not a complete accessibility or Wiki-content audit. No broader repository check was rerun; the last reader-document result remains 15 pre-existing errors. No merge, deployment, approval-file update, rights change, or private-source transfer is included. diff --git a/site/index.html b/site/index.html index af5f2347..8453d9c7 100644 --- a/site/index.html +++ b/site/index.html @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ - + Root Sequence · Research for a more coherent world @@ -955,7 +955,7 @@

    "overlay.computingStatus": "This is research and design work. There’s no public release to try yet.", "overlay.communityStatus": "These are design proposals in private development. There’s no public service linked here.", "overlay.humaneStatus": "The work is in development. Its observations are provisional and open to disagreement and revision.", - "overlay.museumExtra": "The archive and its fictional counterpart have different purposes. Sharing material with the real Museum does not automatically permit its use in the novel.", + "overlay.museumReuse": "A fictional version of the Museum appears in the novel No One Noticed. Sharing material with the real archive doesn’t automatically give permission to use it in the novel.", "overlay.wikiExtra": "The Wiki helps readers find names, definitions, project relationships, and the canonical home of longer work without duplicating that work here.", "overlay.coherence": "Research notes on how a system’s assumptions, behavior, and dependencies fit the conditions in which it operates.", "overlay.review": "The discussion and revision record for the working paper. Its author review is still pending.", @@ -1077,7 +1077,7 @@

    computing:{name:'Coherent Computing',type:'computingType',summary:'computing',note:'computingStatus'}, community:{name:'Community Infrastructure',type:'communityType',summary:'community',note:'communityStatus'}, humane:{name:'Being Human(e): An Incomplete Guide',type:'humaneType',summary:'humane',note:'humaneStatus',url:'https://github.com/Root-Sequence/beinghumane-guide',urlLabel:'guideSource'}, -museum:{name:'Museum of Ordinary Life',type:'museumType',summary:'museum',extra:'museumExtra',url:'https://museumofordinarylife.org/'}, +museum:{name:'Museum of Ordinary Life',type:'museumType',summary:'museum',note:'museumReuse',url:'https://museumofordinarylife.org/'}, wiki:{name:'Root Sequence Wiki',type:'wikiType',summary:'wiki',extra:'wikiExtra',url:'https://wiki.rootsequence.systems/'} }; function renderProjectMentionText(el,key,mentions){ From 0780c6d3ce846680b4485330df3e1dc0af1084bf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2026 23:30:50 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 39/55] Complete Wiki panel refinement and supported full-page review --- ROADMAP.md | 11 ++++++++--- site/COPY-REVIEW.md | 17 +++++++++++++---- site/README.md | 6 ++---- site/VALIDATION.md | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ site/index.html | 5 ++--- 5 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index 64eda839..a6ebd39a 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | [x] | P1-09 | done | **7/7 related-project descriptions reviewed and applied**, including Root Sequence Wiki. Descriptions retain project-specific roles, development limits, and consent boundaries. [Latest passage record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-wiki-description-and-next-review-october-17-2026-pacific). This completes entry wording, not full-page or publication approval. | | [x] | P1-03 | done | Current refresh overlaps reconciled. Organization #10 owns the profile summary; #9 retains its four substantive guidance files unchanged and no longer edits the profile. Their combined tree passes without conflict. Root #42–#45 remain individually compatible with the refresh. See the [reconciliation record](AUDIT.md#organization-profile-overlap-resolved-2026-10-17). Older proposals and their dependencies still require separate review. | | [x] | P1-04 | done | Rae approved the single-sentence organization bio on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). See the [wording record in the audit](AUDIT.md#proposed-short-organization-bio). Live organization settings remain unchanged; wording approval does not authorize a settings change. | -| [ ] | P1-08 | in progress | Finish the site review now that all seven related-project descriptions are complete (P1-09). **Take part and all four footer passages are approved and applied. Footer wording: 4/4 complete. Project-panel refinement pass: 6/7 complete. Next: the Wiki panel’s repeated extra paragraph**. The Museum’s accepted permission note is applied, retaining its independent status and website route. Keep the current public GitHub participation routes until an additional route is explicitly chosen. Then review full-page flow and retained reading/keyboard behavior before a separate exact-source decision. | +| [x] | P1-08 | done | Supported site review complete: Take part, **4/4 footer passages and 7/7 panel refinements applied**. Read the seven-section flow; checked wide/narrow layout, section navigation and focus, native disclosures, reading controls, project panels, and script-free reading. See the [page-pass record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#wiki-panel-and-full-page-review-october-18-2026-pacific) and [validation](site/VALIDATION.md#wiki-panel-and-full-page-review-2026-10-18-pacific). Full accessibility review and Rae’s exact-source decision remain separate. | +| [ ] | P1-10 | to do | Align the companion organization-profile draft’s short summaries and collaboration explanation with approved website wording. In particular, replace its OS-only Computing introduction with the broader computing-system/lifecycle scope. Reuse accepted passages, retain project authority and development limits, and review concise wording before applying it. No live profile or bio change. | | [ ] | P1-05 | blocked | Publication requires Rae's separate approval of the exact final website source. Preserve `site/approval.json`; the release build must reject the candidate until then. Merge alone would trigger the existing Pages workflow, so do not merge this source refresh before resolving that gate. | | [ ] | P1-06 | to do | Broader documentation repair: the untouched base has 15 reader-check errors in living-paper notes. Repair in its own scoped pass, following that directory's instructions. | @@ -130,9 +131,9 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `86204` by replying “b - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. The profile overlap has been reconciled; existing research and commons drafts remain open for separate substantive review. -- **Next supported review:** Remove repetition in the Wiki panel, then review full-page flow (P1-08). The Museum’s accepted consent note names the novel explicitly; six of seven panel refinements are applied. Being Human(e) retains its provisional note and public GitHub route. All four footer passages are approved and applied. Project summaries already have passage approval; the panel pass should retain useful status and reuse boundaries while reducing repetition. The accepted Take part wording is applied, with the existing public GitHub routes and explanatory panels retained. All seven related-project descriptions are complete under P1-09. The contextual name introduction and passage qualifications remain; the founder credit remains in Credits and reuse. The accepted About explanation and invitation remain verbatim. The organization profile’s collaboration summary in #10 follows the website review. Draft-only research stays in the repository queue. Full-page review does not authorize a merge, deployment, or live-settings change. +- **Next supported review:** Bring the organization-profile draft into line with the approved site descriptions (P1-10), starting with Coherent Computing’s broader scope. The Wiki cut and supported full-page pass are complete. Later Wiki freshness reconciliation is still queued; no material has been transferred. Exact-source publication approval remains separate. -Current status after the Museum panel: **19 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 1 blocked** across 27 tasks. P1-03, P1-04, P1-07, and P1-09 are complete; the website presentation remains under review in P1-08. The blocked item is publication pending a separate exact-source decision. This is a source-review milestone, not a published refresh. +Current status after the Wiki and supported page pass: **20 done, 7 to do, 0 in progress, 1 blocked** across 28 tasks. P1-08 is complete within the recorded browser-check scope. P1-10 tracks the companion profile follow-up. Publication remains blocked pending a separate exact-source decision. ## Accepted name context and first related-project description @@ -207,3 +208,7 @@ On **2026-10-18 (Pacific)**, Rae approved writing block `73608` and explicitly r ## Accepted Museum of Ordinary Life panel refinement On **2026-10-18 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `62749` by responding “ok nice.” The exact permission note is applied, naming No One Noticed and retaining the boundary between real-archive sharing and fictional reuse. The approved description, independent-archive type, and website link remain unchanged. The note uses the shared qualifier style; only its configuration and English entry change, with CSP refreshed. No Museum source, contributor permission, license, historical approval, or publication state changes. P1-08 remains in progress (6/7 panel refinements applied); the Wiki’s repeated paragraph is next, followed by full-page review. + +## Wiki panel and supported page pass + +On **2026-10-18 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted the proposed Wiki repetition cut by replying “Ok, continue.” The cut is applied, completing 7/7 panel refinements. The seven-section flow and selected wide/narrow, keyboard, reading-control, and script-free checks are complete. See the [dated record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#wiki-panel-and-full-page-review-october-18-2026-pacific). This completes P1-08, with full accessibility review and exact-source publication acceptance still separate. P1-10 records the remaining companion-profile consistency work; its OS-only Coherent Computing introduction needs to reflect the broader approved scope. diff --git a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md index 78d8e2c7..8053662f 100644 --- a/site/COPY-REVIEW.md +++ b/site/COPY-REVIEW.md @@ -1,20 +1,29 @@ # Website copy review -## Unapproved professional refresh: October 18, 2026 +**Unpublished source candidate. All six research descriptions, seven related-project descriptions, Take part, all four footer passages, and seven project-panel refinements are applied. The supported full-page pass is complete; organization-profile consistency and separate exact-source publication approval remain open.** -**Status: mission, methods/evidence and contribution wording, all six research descriptions, and all seven related-project descriptions have passage approval for the draft. The About explanation and invitation are accepted, as are Take part, all four footer passages, and the first six project-panel refinements. Remaining page review and exact-source publication approval are open; this refresh remains unmerged and undeployed.** This candidate extends the existing `site/index.html` rather than introducing a new site framework. The mission describes an independent interdisciplinary research initiative. Selected research retains its six existing routes and adds visible evidence/review limits. A native disclosure panel explains methods, substantive AI assistance, and unfinished human review. The existing headline, section order, green visual identity, wordmark, overlays, and URLs remain. The current refinement uses the dark palette alone; other reading controls are retained. The [canonical checklist](../ROADMAP.md) tracks source preparation, review, and the secondary work-samples track. The [dated audit](../AUDIT.md#professional-refresh-audit-2026-10-17) records existing PR overlap and source authority. This edition does not present Root Sequence as affiliated with AIAF or as an established research institution. -Candidate source digest: `a5d02bc304092cdf9ccdbcda161cf6de1d99e425225418d250fb31f98b7170b8`. -Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `1028fcb522597402c4a23d39ad9e15b7e8a1a35843cb5b06e1b52155eb0e98ca`. +Candidate source digest: `8dcd150886446fe180c985b87cc8f913b5d920ad81d8d422de208e46d634847e`. +Candidate preview HTML SHA-256: `b532f50c0b875f762d695a6d872553983d733d6209e360383ab64776be08eb36`. `approval.json` still identifies the September 25 edition. It must not be updated until Rae separately approves the exact final source. The release builder rejects the current candidate. Preview builds stay byte-identical to the source and `noindex`; the proposed release label no longer predicts a publication date. The sitemap date describes the source revision. Changes were checked against the repository's writing guidance, including the retrieved Rossmann editing reference. Research source records and paper-level AI disclosures are linked, not rewritten or silently upgraded. See [validation](VALIDATION.md) for checks and limits. +## Wiki panel and full-page review: October 18, 2026 (Pacific) + +Rae accepted the proposed removal of the Wiki panel’s repeated extra paragraph by replying “Ok, continue.” Removed that paragraph and its optional configuration field; the approved description, type, and original website action remain. All seven panel refinements are now applied. Only the Wiki field removal changes executable code; its CSP hash is refreshed. No new wording, Wiki entry, private source, builder, test, or historical approval change is included. + +The completed supported page pass read the seven-section flow and retained source/evidence qualifications. Desktop and phone checks covered navigation, native disclosures, reading choices, and the seven project panels. The page remains an unpublished review candidate. These checks complete P1-08’s supported review, not Rae’s exact-source acceptance, research validation, or full accessibility review. + +One consistency follow-up remains: the companion organization-profile draft still introduces Coherent Computing as operating-system research alone. Its short project summaries and collaboration explanation should be compared with the now-approved website wording before final source acceptance. P1-10 tracks this draft-only follow-up; the profile is unchanged in this pass. Later Wiki freshness reconciliation remains queued separately. + +Previous candidate: source `a5d02bc304092cdf9ccdbcda161cf6de1d99e425225418d250fb31f98b7170b8`; HTML `1028fcb522597402c4a23d39ad9e15b7e8a1a35843cb5b06e1b52155eb0e98ca`. + ## Accepted Museum of Ordinary Life panel: October 18, 2026 (Pacific) Rae accepted writing block `62749` by responding “ok nice.” Continuing the established review sequence, the exact note is applied: diff --git a/site/README.md b/site/README.md index 2096f2b2..95bc83e2 100644 --- a/site/README.md +++ b/site/README.md @@ -4,11 +4,9 @@ This directory is the canonical source for `rootsequence.systems`. The current [`index.html`](index.html) is the **unapproved October 18, 2026 professional-refresh candidate**, extending the existing single-page public seed. It adds an independent interdisciplinary mission, a visible methods/evidence/AI-use disclosure, and clearer research status labels. The headline, green palette, wordmark, reading controls, section order, and existing URLs remain in place. -The opening separates the mission from reading routes. Rae accepted the About explanation of the initiative’s focus and requested the invitation that follows it. The founder credit is in Credits and reuse. The research header groups its introduction with one methods disclosure, and the wider repository link follows the selected entries. Broader presentation review remains open; see the [copy record](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-about-explanation-and-invitation-october-17-2026). +The opening separates the mission from reading routes. About explains the initiative’s focus and connects research with projects, followed by the accepted invitation to take part. The founder credit stays in Credits and reuse; the AI disclosure introduces Rae’s role where the name first appears. About, research, and footer notes share one native expandable-section style. -The current [About layout](COPY-REVIEW.md#about-context-and-consistent-disclosures-october-17-2026) keeps the research-to-projects connection visible alongside the accepted introduction and invitation. The name and contribution background are optional. About, research, and page notes share one native expandable-section style; navigation menus keep their separate controls. The full repair example and detailed methods disclosure retain their existing sections. - -Rae has accepted the [contextual name introduction and Coherent World description](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-name-context-and-coherent-world-description-october-17-2026-pacific). The AI disclosure explains Rae’s role at the first name reference; the founder credit and profile link stay in Credits and reuse. Related-project descriptions are being reviewed individually: [No One Noticed is now also accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-description-october-17-2026-pacific), and the [revised Coherent Computing description is applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-revised-coherent-computing-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Community Infrastructure is also applied, with the requested concise openings for World and Computing](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-community-infrastructure-and-concise-openings-october-17-2026-pacific). [Being Human(e) is applied with “In development” status and an explicitly provisional panel note](COPY-REVIEW.md#being-humane-passage-and-provisional-status-october-17-2026-pacific). [Museum of Ordinary Life is applied, retaining its independent status and fiction/reuse permission explanation](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-museum-of-ordinary-life-description-october-17-2026-pacific). [Root Sequence Wiki is applied, completing all 7/7 related-project descriptions](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-wiki-description-and-next-review-october-17-2026-pacific). [Take part is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-take-part-wording-october-17-2026-pacific), retaining the existing public GitHub routes and explanatory panels. [Sources and page history is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-sources-and-page-history-october-18-2026-pacific), with inline source links and corrected draft-history wording. [Accessibility and reading choices is approved and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-accessibility-and-reading-choices-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining the explicit need for full accessibility review. [Privacy and this preview is accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-privacy-and-this-preview-october-18-2026-pacific), distinguishing page behavior from unverified hosting policies. [Credits and reuse is accepted and applied](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-credits-and-reuse-october-18-2026-pacific), completing all four footer passages. [The Coherent World panel is refined](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-coherent-world-panel-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining its approved description and a shorter access note without the repeated extra paragraph. [The No One Noticed panel is also refined](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-no-one-noticed-panel-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining its science-fiction description and a shorter manuscript-status note. [The Coherent Computing panel is also refined](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-coherent-computing-panel-october-18-2026-pacific), preserving its broader description and adding a short research/design and release-status note. [The Community Infrastructure panel is also refined](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-community-infrastructure-panel-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining its description and using a short private-design-proposal note. [Being Human(e)’s panel is refined](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-being-humane-panel-october-18-2026-pacific), retaining its provisional note and linking to its public GitHub repository without the long extra paragraph. [The Museum panel’s permission note is also refined](COPY-REVIEW.md#accepted-museum-of-ordinary-life-panel-october-18-2026-pacific), naming the novel and preserving the distinction between real-archive sharing and fictional reuse. The Wiki panel’s repeated paragraph is next, followed by a full-page pass. The canonical roadmap separately queues later Wiki reconciliation; it has not been audited or transferred as part of this site edit. +All six research descriptions, seven related-project descriptions, Take part, four footer passages, and seven project-panel refinements are applied. The Wiki panel keeps its approved description and website action without the repeated extra paragraph. The [latest copy record](COPY-REVIEW.md#wiki-panel-and-full-page-review-october-18-2026-pacific) and [validation](VALIDATION.md#wiki-panel-and-full-page-review-2026-10-18-pacific) describe the supported full-page pass and its limits. Earlier passage approvals remain in COPY-REVIEW.md. The companion organization profile needs a final consistency pass, particularly its OS-only Computing summary. Later public/private Wiki reconciliation remains queued; no Wiki content has been audited or transferred here. The candidate uses one dark palette, including without JavaScript. The theme selector and its startup script are removed. Larger text, one background color, reduced motion, and in-page navigation settings remain available. System high-contrast styles and black-on-white print output are retained. Saved theme choices from an earlier candidate are ignored; other reading choices keep their existing storage key. diff --git a/site/VALIDATION.md b/site/VALIDATION.md index f155dc00..92e1ee5f 100644 --- a/site/VALIDATION.md +++ b/site/VALIDATION.md @@ -517,3 +517,22 @@ Source digest: `a5d02bc304092cdf9ccdbcda161cf6de1d99e425225418d250fb31f98b7170b8 Preview HTML SHA-256: `1028fcb522597402c4a23d39ad9e15b7e8a1a35843cb5b06e1b52155eb0e98ca`. Panel refinement pass is 6/7 complete; P1-08 remains in progress for the Wiki decision and full-page review. These are selected rendering and interaction checks, not a complete accessibility or Wiki-content audit. No broader repository check was rerun; the last reader-document result remains 15 pre-existing errors. No merge, deployment, approval-file update, rights change, or private-source transfer is included. + +## Wiki panel and full-page review: 2026-10-18 (Pacific) + +Removed only the Wiki’s repeated extra paragraph and optional configuration field, retaining its approved summary/type/website route. Source comparison confirms the English translation loses only `overlay.wikiExtra`, and the only executable change removes `extra:'wikiExtra'` from the Wiki configuration. Its CSP hash is refreshed. Builder, tests, and historical `approval.json` remain byte-identical to HEAD. All 11 site tests pass, including fragments, CSP, source/preview parity, and rejection by the exact-source release gate. + +Read the complete seven-section page and expanded About, methods, and four footer disclosures. The page distinguishes hypothetical examples, fiction, developing proposals, AI assistance, and incomplete research review. Desktop visual inspection at 1575 × 897 covered the introduction, About, research opening, possibilities, projects, and participation. All seven section-menu destinations received heading focus below the sticky header. The discussion link opens its explanatory panel; Tab reaches the correctly labelled GitHub action. No external action was activated. + +At desktop and 390 × 844, project panels retain their summaries and useful development/permission notes without empty paragraphs or horizontal overflow. The Wiki has exactly one description paragraph and its original website action. Escape restores trigger focus. A rapid mobile sweep sampled the prior World state for the novel; an individual state-synchronized check confirmed the novel title and no overflow. World’s inline novel link switches panels correctly and closes back to World’s trigger. A first anchor screenshot immediately after viewport switching had an outdated reading position; explicit section navigation then placed the introduction correctly. No persistent navigation failure was reproduced. + +At phone width, there is no section or page horizontal overflow, including with enlarged text. All four reading controls are reflected in the page data attributes; enlarged body text is 22.4 px, one background applies to chapters, less motion suppresses animation, and Keep navigation in the page makes the phone controls static. Reset clears all four choices. English/source-edition guidance remains available. Desktop dimensions and default reading choices were restored. + +In a temporary tab with script execution disabled, all seven sections and direct research-source links remain, the no-script explanation is visible, and methods/privacy native disclosures open by keyboard. Script execution was restored and the temporary tab closed. This is script-free reading verification, not a screen-reader or real-device test. Full accessibility conformance, assisted-technology review, print output, live-host behavior, and external website freshness were not newly tested. Earlier print and contrast records retain their dated scope. + +Screenshots and preview are in the local handoff outputs; only generated site files were served. The source-only publication gate remains in force. The broader reader-document suite was not rerun; the earlier 15-error baseline remains unresolved. The companion organization profile still needs wording consistency work (P1-10), especially Computing’s broader scope. Wiki freshness, private/public transfers, consent, licenses, research results, and fictional canon remain outside this edit. + +Source digest: `8dcd150886446fe180c985b87cc8f913b5d920ad81d8d422de208e46d634847e`. +Preview HTML SHA-256: `b532f50c0b875f762d695a6d872553983d733d6209e360383ab64776be08eb36`. + +P1-08 is complete for the supported page pass. P1-10 is to do; P1-05 remains blocked on separate exact-source publication approval. No merge, deployment, approval-file update, or live-setting change. diff --git a/site/index.html b/site/index.html index 8453d9c7..7816aef1 100644 --- a/site/index.html +++ b/site/index.html @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ - + Root Sequence · Research for a more coherent world @@ -956,7 +956,6 @@

    "overlay.communityStatus": "These are design proposals in private development. There’s no public service linked here.", "overlay.humaneStatus": "The work is in development. Its observations are provisional and open to disagreement and revision.", "overlay.museumReuse": "A fictional version of the Museum appears in the novel No One Noticed. Sharing material with the real archive doesn’t automatically give permission to use it in the novel.", - "overlay.wikiExtra": "The Wiki helps readers find names, definitions, project relationships, and the canonical home of longer work without duplicating that work here.", "overlay.coherence": "Research notes on how a system’s assumptions, behavior, and dependencies fit the conditions in which it operates.", "overlay.review": "The discussion and revision record for the working paper. Its author review is still pending.", "overlay.wcag": "The W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, version 2.2. Level AA is this prototype’s development target, not a claim of verified conformance.", @@ -1078,7 +1077,7 @@

    community:{name:'Community Infrastructure',type:'communityType',summary:'community',note:'communityStatus'}, humane:{name:'Being Human(e): An Incomplete Guide',type:'humaneType',summary:'humane',note:'humaneStatus',url:'https://github.com/Root-Sequence/beinghumane-guide',urlLabel:'guideSource'}, museum:{name:'Museum of Ordinary Life',type:'museumType',summary:'museum',note:'museumReuse',url:'https://museumofordinarylife.org/'}, -wiki:{name:'Root Sequence Wiki',type:'wikiType',summary:'wiki',extra:'wikiExtra',url:'https://wiki.rootsequence.systems/'} +wiki:{name:'Root Sequence Wiki',type:'wikiType',summary:'wiki',url:'https://wiki.rootsequence.systems/'} }; function renderProjectMentionText(el,key,mentions){ const value=t(key);el.replaceChildren();let last=0; From a3d0499abb3484df7ab9bd88da048e05ec76cf55 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2026 23:51:53 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 40/55] Record organization opening approval and navigation review --- ROADMAP.md | 16 ++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index 062422cf..621d177a 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | [x] | P1-03 | done | Current refresh overlaps reconciled. Organization #10 owns the profile summary; #9 retains its four substantive guidance files unchanged and no longer edits the profile. Their combined tree passes without conflict. Root #42–#45 remain individually compatible with the refresh. See the [reconciliation record](AUDIT.md#organization-profile-overlap-resolved-2026-10-17). Older proposals and their dependencies still require separate review. | | [x] | P1-04 | done | Rae approved the single-sentence organization bio on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). See the [wording record in the audit](AUDIT.md#proposed-short-organization-bio). Live organization settings remain unchanged; wording approval does not authorize a settings change. | | [x] | P1-08 | done | Supported site review complete: Take part, **4/4 footer passages and 7/7 panel refinements applied**. Read the seven-section flow; checked wide/narrow layout, section navigation and focus, native disclosures, reading controls, project panels, and script-free reading. See the [page-pass record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#wiki-panel-and-full-page-review-october-18-2026-pacific) and [validation](site/VALIDATION.md#wiki-panel-and-full-page-review-2026-10-18-pacific). Full accessibility review and Rae’s exact-source decision remain separate. | -| [x] | P1-10 | done | Prepare and verify organization-profile consistency in [draft #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10), head `7d772afaef9e99c089e1189f2148b1d6f9ff790e`. Reuse the approved site opening/invitation and project passages, preserve all six research limits, broaden Computing beyond OS-only scope, contextualize the founder, and retain AI/accessibility disclosure in native details. Fix the fuller-explanation link to an existing public section. Rendered draft and public-tree paths checked; publication remains for P1-11. | +| [x] | P1-10 | done | Prepare and verify organization-profile consistency in [draft #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10), head `9928465d37767c297c2db4d94c4b663cd38c4a20`. Reuse the approved site opening/invitation and project passages, preserve all six research limits, broaden Computing beyond OS-only scope, contextualize the founder, and retain AI/accessibility disclosure in native details. Fix the fuller-explanation link to an existing public section. Rendered draft and public-tree paths checked; publication remains for P1-11. | | [x] | P1-05 | done | Rae explicitly approved website publication on 2026-10-19 (UTC). [Website-only PR #47](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/47) merged as `b179a7fa56252dfd9fefbb3f93dcf1a9e1dd3ec6`; [Pages run](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/actions/runs/39211072192) succeeded. Live HTTPS apex and www return the exact generated release. The approval record matches the reviewed source; the gate still rejects historical/stale approval. No other draft or research endorsement follows. | -| [ ] | P1-11 | to do | Rae reviews the organization-profile draft and remaining repository front-door documentation before publication. Publish approved documentation separately from applicant samples unless those receive their own P2-04 review. Keep existing research/governance PRs and live organization bio decisions separate. | +| [ ] | P1-11 | in progress | Review the organization-profile draft and remaining repository front-door documentation before publication. **Opening approved and applied** (block `49216`); navigation is next for passage review and remains unchanged. Keep approved documentation publication separate from applicant samples unless those receive P2-04 review. Research/governance PRs and live bio decisions retain separate scope. | | [ ] | P1-06 | to do | Broader documentation repair: the untouched base has 15 reader-check errors in living-paper notes. Repair in its own scoped pass, following that directory's instructions. | ## P2: small applicant work-samples track @@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `86204` by replying “b - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. The profile overlap has been reconciled; existing research and commons drafts remain open for separate substantive review. -- **Next supported review:** Review the rendered organization README in draft #10 and the remaining repository front-door changes (P1-11). Website publication is complete. Applicant samples still await P2-04 review; later Wiki freshness reconciliation remains queued, with no material transferred. +- **Next supported review:** Review the organization README navigation in draft #10 (P1-11). The revised opening is approved and applied; navigation is proposed separately and unchanged. Website publication is complete. Applicant samples still await P2-04 review; later Wiki freshness reconciliation remains queued, with no material transferred. -Current status after website publication and README consistency: **22 done, 7 to do, 0 in progress, 0 blocked** across 29 tasks. P1-05 and P1-10 are complete; P1-11 tracks the remaining documentation review/publication decision. +Current status after website publication and README consistency: **22 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 0 blocked** across 29 tasks. P1-05 and P1-10 are complete; P1-11 is under passage review, with the organization opening approved/applied and navigation next. ## Accepted name context and first related-project description @@ -221,3 +221,11 @@ Rae explicitly instructed: “Website changes approved. Publish and continue wit Published the reviewed page/publisher digest `8dcd150886446fe180c985b87cc8f913b5d920ad81d8d422de208e46d634847e` through website-only PR #47. The local approved release and live apex/www HTML share SHA-256 `11688c47ffdde09879de721d6fe0982d2bc596ffaa5f0680334d05cd354cce8f`. Pages run `39211072192` succeeded; a browser load confirms the current mission, `index,follow`, published footer, and no desktop overflow. See the [release receipt](AUDIT.md#website-publication-and-organization-readme-consistency-2026-10-19). Organization draft #10 now reuses the approved site framing, invitation, project descriptions and evidence limits. Its founder reference has context, its Computing summary retains the wider lifecycle scope, and the AI/accessibility explanation stays available in native details. Six research entries are curated without changing their evidence status. The public source/fragment destinations resolve in current main; the fuller accessibility route no longer depends on an unpublished README heading. The rendered GitHub disclosure opens by keyboard. This is a prepared consistency draft, not publication approval. The canonical website source on this branch is reconciled exactly with published main; older dated review records retain their historical limits. + +## Accepted organization README opening: October 19, 2026 (UTC) + +Rae accepted writing block `49216` by responding “ok.” Its revised middle paragraph is applied verbatim to `Root-Sequence/.github/profile/README.md` in draft #10, commit `9928465d37767c297c2db4d94c4b663cd38c4a20`: + +> The work asks how the systems we build shape what becomes possible next. This means looking beyond whether a design achieves its immediate goal to consider how it changes the conditions people depend on. + +The mission and invitation remain unchanged. A source diff confirms that this paragraph is the only profile-file change; the GitHub-rendered draft shows the accepted text. No website source, live organization profile, research status, or other project content changes. P1-11 is in progress. The next proposal reviews “Read one part” and its navigation descriptions while retaining the existing destinations; no navigation change has been applied. Passage approval does not authorize publishing the whole organization README or remaining repository drafts. From 2cf5219a82693b6595367db123316beb5246af90 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2026 23:55:51 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 41/55] Record organization navigation approval and next research review --- ROADMAP.md | 14 ++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index 621d177a..204deaaa 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | [x] | P1-03 | done | Current refresh overlaps reconciled. Organization #10 owns the profile summary; #9 retains its four substantive guidance files unchanged and no longer edits the profile. Their combined tree passes without conflict. Root #42–#45 remain individually compatible with the refresh. See the [reconciliation record](AUDIT.md#organization-profile-overlap-resolved-2026-10-17). Older proposals and their dependencies still require separate review. | | [x] | P1-04 | done | Rae approved the single-sentence organization bio on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). See the [wording record in the audit](AUDIT.md#proposed-short-organization-bio). Live organization settings remain unchanged; wording approval does not authorize a settings change. | | [x] | P1-08 | done | Supported site review complete: Take part, **4/4 footer passages and 7/7 panel refinements applied**. Read the seven-section flow; checked wide/narrow layout, section navigation and focus, native disclosures, reading controls, project panels, and script-free reading. See the [page-pass record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#wiki-panel-and-full-page-review-october-18-2026-pacific) and [validation](site/VALIDATION.md#wiki-panel-and-full-page-review-2026-10-18-pacific). Full accessibility review and Rae’s exact-source decision remain separate. | -| [x] | P1-10 | done | Prepare and verify organization-profile consistency in [draft #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10), head `9928465d37767c297c2db4d94c4b663cd38c4a20`. Reuse the approved site opening/invitation and project passages, preserve all six research limits, broaden Computing beyond OS-only scope, contextualize the founder, and retain AI/accessibility disclosure in native details. Fix the fuller-explanation link to an existing public section. Rendered draft and public-tree paths checked; publication remains for P1-11. | +| [x] | P1-10 | done | Prepare and verify organization-profile consistency in [draft #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10), head `16b13249bddad95c1351d52c23ff22d9f215efae`. Reuse the approved site opening/invitation and project passages, preserve all six research limits, broaden Computing beyond OS-only scope, contextualize the founder, and retain AI/accessibility disclosure in native details. Fix the fuller-explanation link to an existing public section. Rendered draft and public-tree paths checked; publication remains for P1-11. | | [x] | P1-05 | done | Rae explicitly approved website publication on 2026-10-19 (UTC). [Website-only PR #47](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/47) merged as `b179a7fa56252dfd9fefbb3f93dcf1a9e1dd3ec6`; [Pages run](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/actions/runs/39211072192) succeeded. Live HTTPS apex and www return the exact generated release. The approval record matches the reviewed source; the gate still rejects historical/stale approval. No other draft or research endorsement follows. | -| [ ] | P1-11 | in progress | Review the organization-profile draft and remaining repository front-door documentation before publication. **Opening approved and applied** (block `49216`); navigation is next for passage review and remains unchanged. Keep approved documentation publication separate from applicant samples unless those receive P2-04 review. Research/governance PRs and live bio decisions retain separate scope. | +| [ ] | P1-11 | in progress | Review the organization-profile draft and remaining repository front-door documentation before publication. **Opening and navigation approved and applied** (blocks `49216` and `64283`); the selected-research heading and first entry are next for passage review. Other research-table wording remains unchanged. Keep approved documentation publication separate from applicant samples unless those receive P2-04 review. Research/governance PRs and live bio decisions retain separate scope. | | [ ] | P1-06 | to do | Broader documentation repair: the untouched base has 15 reader-check errors in living-paper notes. Repair in its own scoped pass, following that directory's instructions. | ## P2: small applicant work-samples track @@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `86204` by replying “b - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. The profile overlap has been reconciled; existing research and commons drafts remain open for separate substantive review. -- **Next supported review:** Review the organization README navigation in draft #10 (P1-11). The revised opening is approved and applied; navigation is proposed separately and unchanged. Website publication is complete. Applicant samples still await P2-04 review; later Wiki freshness reconciliation remains queued, with no material transferred. +- **Next supported review:** Review the organization README selected-research heading and research-method entry in existing draft #10 (P1-11). Opening and navigation are approved and applied. Website publication is complete; the same draft PRs are reused. Applicant samples still await P2-04 review; later Wiki freshness reconciliation remains queued, with no material transferred. -Current status after website publication and README consistency: **22 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 0 blocked** across 29 tasks. P1-05 and P1-10 are complete; P1-11 is under passage review, with the organization opening approved/applied and navigation next. +Current status after website publication and README consistency: **22 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 0 blocked** across 29 tasks. P1-05 and P1-10 are complete; P1-11 is under passage review, with the organization opening/navigation approved and applied; the selected-research table is next. ## Accepted name context and first related-project description @@ -229,3 +229,9 @@ Rae accepted writing block `49216` by responding “ok.” Its revised middle pa > The work asks how the systems we build shape what becomes possible next. This means looking beyond whether a design achieves its immediate goal to consider how it changes the conditions people depend on. The mission and invitation remain unchanged. A source diff confirms that this paragraph is the only profile-file change; the GitHub-rendered draft shows the accepted text. No website source, live organization profile, research status, or other project content changes. P1-11 is in progress. The next proposal reviews “Read one part” and its navigation descriptions while retaining the existing destinations; no navigation change has been applied. Passage approval does not authorize publishing the whole organization README or remaining repository drafts. + +## Accepted organization README navigation: October 19, 2026 (UTC) + +Rae accepted writing block `64283` and explicitly requested application and continued review. The exact “Where to begin” heading, six link descriptions, and Discussions public/account/privacy note are applied in existing organization draft #10, commit `16b13249bddad95c1351d52c23ff22d9f215efae`. Source comparison confirms that all seven navigation destinations, including the methods/evidence/AI-use fragment, are unchanged and later sections are untouched. The rendered GitHub draft shows the new heading, descriptions, and participation note. + +P1-11 remains in progress. The selected-research heading and research-method description are next for short passage review; their source is not changed. The current evidence/review limits remain. Existing root #46 and organization #10 are reused, with no additional PR, merge, deployment, or wider-backlog consolidation. Passage approval remains separate from whole-profile publication. From 1d6ac875dda631721c1f51df9fdad895f6bbbbcf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2026 23:59:09 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 42/55] Record README method-entry approval and next paper review --- ROADMAP.md | 18 ++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index 204deaaa..e7429875 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | [x] | P1-03 | done | Current refresh overlaps reconciled. Organization #10 owns the profile summary; #9 retains its four substantive guidance files unchanged and no longer edits the profile. Their combined tree passes without conflict. Root #42–#45 remain individually compatible with the refresh. See the [reconciliation record](AUDIT.md#organization-profile-overlap-resolved-2026-10-17). Older proposals and their dependencies still require separate review. | | [x] | P1-04 | done | Rae approved the single-sentence organization bio on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). See the [wording record in the audit](AUDIT.md#proposed-short-organization-bio). Live organization settings remain unchanged; wording approval does not authorize a settings change. | | [x] | P1-08 | done | Supported site review complete: Take part, **4/4 footer passages and 7/7 panel refinements applied**. Read the seven-section flow; checked wide/narrow layout, section navigation and focus, native disclosures, reading controls, project panels, and script-free reading. See the [page-pass record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#wiki-panel-and-full-page-review-october-18-2026-pacific) and [validation](site/VALIDATION.md#wiki-panel-and-full-page-review-2026-10-18-pacific). Full accessibility review and Rae’s exact-source decision remain separate. | -| [x] | P1-10 | done | Prepare and verify organization-profile consistency in [draft #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10), head `16b13249bddad95c1351d52c23ff22d9f215efae`. Reuse the approved site opening/invitation and project passages, preserve all six research limits, broaden Computing beyond OS-only scope, contextualize the founder, and retain AI/accessibility disclosure in native details. Fix the fuller-explanation link to an existing public section. Rendered draft and public-tree paths checked; publication remains for P1-11. | +| [x] | P1-10 | done | Prepare and verify organization-profile consistency in [draft #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10), head `8b44b6a9b2dbb987b101f5f7364e42b2306bcc29`. Reuse the approved site opening/invitation and project passages, preserve all six research limits, broaden Computing beyond OS-only scope, contextualize the founder, and retain AI/accessibility disclosure in native details. Fix the fuller-explanation link to an existing public section. Rendered draft and public-tree paths checked; publication remains for P1-11. | | [x] | P1-05 | done | Rae explicitly approved website publication on 2026-10-19 (UTC). [Website-only PR #47](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/47) merged as `b179a7fa56252dfd9fefbb3f93dcf1a9e1dd3ec6`; [Pages run](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/actions/runs/39211072192) succeeded. Live HTTPS apex and www return the exact generated release. The approval record matches the reviewed source; the gate still rejects historical/stale approval. No other draft or research endorsement follows. | -| [ ] | P1-11 | in progress | Review the organization-profile draft and remaining repository front-door documentation before publication. **Opening and navigation approved and applied** (blocks `49216` and `64283`); the selected-research heading and first entry are next for passage review. Other research-table wording remains unchanged. Keep approved documentation publication separate from applicant samples unless those receive P2-04 review. Research/governance PRs and live bio decisions retain separate scope. | +| [ ] | P1-11 | in progress | Review the organization-profile draft and remaining repository front-door documentation before publication. **Opening, navigation, research heading, and method row approved/applied** (blocks `49216`, `64283`, `84526`). **README research rows: 1/6 complete; working paper next.** Remaining rows and evidence notes are unchanged. Keep approved documentation publication separate from applicant samples unless those receive P2-04 review. Research/governance PRs and live bio decisions retain separate scope. | | [ ] | P1-06 | to do | Broader documentation repair: the untouched base has 15 reader-check errors in living-paper notes. Repair in its own scoped pass, following that directory's instructions. | ## P2: small applicant work-samples track @@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `86204` by replying “b - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. The profile overlap has been reconciled; existing research and commons drafts remain open for separate substantive review. -- **Next supported review:** Review the organization README selected-research heading and research-method entry in existing draft #10 (P1-11). Opening and navigation are approved and applied. Website publication is complete; the same draft PRs are reused. Applicant samples still await P2-04 review; later Wiki freshness reconciliation remains queued, with no material transferred. +- **Next supported review:** Review the organization README working-paper row in existing draft #10 (P1-11). The research heading and method row are approved and applied (1/6 README research rows). Website publication is complete; the same draft PRs are reused. Applicant samples still await P2-04 review; later Wiki freshness reconciliation remains queued, with no material transferred. -Current status after website publication and README consistency: **22 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 0 blocked** across 29 tasks. P1-05 and P1-10 are complete; P1-11 is under passage review, with the organization opening/navigation approved and applied; the selected-research table is next. +Current status after website publication and README consistency: **22 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 0 blocked** across 29 tasks. P1-05 and P1-10 are complete; P1-11 is under passage review: the organization opening/navigation and 1/6 research rows are approved and applied; the working-paper row is next. ## Accepted name context and first related-project description @@ -235,3 +235,13 @@ The mission and invitation remain unchanged. A source diff confirms that this pa Rae accepted writing block `64283` and explicitly requested application and continued review. The exact “Where to begin” heading, six link descriptions, and Discussions public/account/privacy note are applied in existing organization draft #10, commit `16b13249bddad95c1351d52c23ff22d9f215efae`. Source comparison confirms that all seven navigation destinations, including the methods/evidence/AI-use fragment, are unchanged and later sections are untouched. The rendered GitHub draft shows the new heading, descriptions, and participation note. P1-11 remains in progress. The selected-research heading and research-method description are next for short passage review; their source is not changed. The current evidence/review limits remain. Existing root #46 and organization #10 are reused, with no additional PR, merge, deployment, or wider-backlog consolidation. Passage approval remains separate from whole-profile publication. + +## Accepted organization research heading and method entry: October 19, 2026 (UTC) + +Rae accepted block `84526` by replying “Nice,” continuing the established passage-review sequence. Applied its exact “Selected research and writing” heading and research-method description in existing organization draft #10, commit `8b44b6a9b2dbb987b101f5f7364e42b2306bcc29`: + +> A guide to examining a connection between ideas and finding research that can help us assess it. + +The method link, column labels, and explicit developing/unestablished-usefulness note remain. Source comparison confirms that all destinations and the five later rows are unchanged; the GitHub-rendered heading/row matches the accepted text. README research-row review is 1/6 complete under P1-11, separate from the previously completed homepage-description review and any scientific validation. + +The working-paper row is next. Its canonical living-paper charter was checked for the institutional context and existing AI-assisted/author-review/peer-review limits before proposing a concise description. No manuscript, website, remaining table row, source-inspection record, or review status changes. Both existing PRs remain draft; no additional PR or merge is included. From 0d7bc8ce1de3db00c05c81d5dc1b813c2eaa5a30 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:02:31 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 43/55] Record working-paper description approval and next framework review --- ROADMAP.md | 18 ++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index e7429875..fd522c1e 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | [x] | P1-03 | done | Current refresh overlaps reconciled. Organization #10 owns the profile summary; #9 retains its four substantive guidance files unchanged and no longer edits the profile. Their combined tree passes without conflict. Root #42–#45 remain individually compatible with the refresh. See the [reconciliation record](AUDIT.md#organization-profile-overlap-resolved-2026-10-17). Older proposals and their dependencies still require separate review. | | [x] | P1-04 | done | Rae approved the single-sentence organization bio on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). See the [wording record in the audit](AUDIT.md#proposed-short-organization-bio). Live organization settings remain unchanged; wording approval does not authorize a settings change. | | [x] | P1-08 | done | Supported site review complete: Take part, **4/4 footer passages and 7/7 panel refinements applied**. Read the seven-section flow; checked wide/narrow layout, section navigation and focus, native disclosures, reading controls, project panels, and script-free reading. See the [page-pass record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#wiki-panel-and-full-page-review-october-18-2026-pacific) and [validation](site/VALIDATION.md#wiki-panel-and-full-page-review-2026-10-18-pacific). Full accessibility review and Rae’s exact-source decision remain separate. | -| [x] | P1-10 | done | Prepare and verify organization-profile consistency in [draft #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10), head `8b44b6a9b2dbb987b101f5f7364e42b2306bcc29`. Reuse the approved site opening/invitation and project passages, preserve all six research limits, broaden Computing beyond OS-only scope, contextualize the founder, and retain AI/accessibility disclosure in native details. Fix the fuller-explanation link to an existing public section. Rendered draft and public-tree paths checked; publication remains for P1-11. | +| [x] | P1-10 | done | Prepare and verify organization-profile consistency in [draft #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10), head `a394d11409bfe0b68067dc8dd5b28c44701859ce`. Reuse the approved site opening/invitation and project passages, preserve all six research limits, broaden Computing beyond OS-only scope, contextualize the founder, and retain AI/accessibility disclosure in native details. Fix the fuller-explanation link to an existing public section. Rendered draft and public-tree paths checked; publication remains for P1-11. | | [x] | P1-05 | done | Rae explicitly approved website publication on 2026-10-19 (UTC). [Website-only PR #47](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/47) merged as `b179a7fa56252dfd9fefbb3f93dcf1a9e1dd3ec6`; [Pages run](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/actions/runs/39211072192) succeeded. Live HTTPS apex and www return the exact generated release. The approval record matches the reviewed source; the gate still rejects historical/stale approval. No other draft or research endorsement follows. | -| [ ] | P1-11 | in progress | Review the organization-profile draft and remaining repository front-door documentation before publication. **Opening, navigation, research heading, and method row approved/applied** (blocks `49216`, `64283`, `84526`). **README research rows: 1/6 complete; working paper next.** Remaining rows and evidence notes are unchanged. Keep approved documentation publication separate from applicant samples unless those receive P2-04 review. Research/governance PRs and live bio decisions retain separate scope. | +| [ ] | P1-11 | in progress | Review the organization-profile draft and remaining repository front-door documentation before publication. **Opening, navigation, research heading, method, and working-paper rows approved/applied** (blocks `49216`, `64283`, `84526`, `69137`). **README research rows: 2/6 complete; adaptive continuity next.** Remaining rows and evidence notes are unchanged. Keep approved documentation publication separate from applicant samples unless those receive P2-04 review. Research/governance PRs and live bio decisions retain separate scope. | | [ ] | P1-06 | to do | Broader documentation repair: the untouched base has 15 reader-check errors in living-paper notes. Repair in its own scoped pass, following that directory's instructions. | ## P2: small applicant work-samples track @@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `86204` by replying “b - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. The profile overlap has been reconciled; existing research and commons drafts remain open for separate substantive review. -- **Next supported review:** Review the organization README working-paper row in existing draft #10 (P1-11). The research heading and method row are approved and applied (1/6 README research rows). Website publication is complete; the same draft PRs are reused. Applicant samples still await P2-04 review; later Wiki freshness reconciliation remains queued, with no material transferred. +- **Next supported review:** Review the organization README adaptive-continuity/dynamic-coherence row in existing draft #10 (P1-11). The method and working-paper rows are approved and applied (2/6 README research rows). Website publication is complete; the same draft PRs are reused. Applicant samples still await P2-04 review; later Wiki freshness reconciliation remains queued, with no material transferred. -Current status after website publication and README consistency: **22 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 0 blocked** across 29 tasks. P1-05 and P1-10 are complete; P1-11 is under passage review: the organization opening/navigation and 1/6 research rows are approved and applied; the working-paper row is next. +Current status after website publication and README consistency: **22 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 0 blocked** across 29 tasks. P1-05 and P1-10 are complete; P1-11 is under passage review: the organization opening/navigation and 2/6 research rows are approved and applied; adaptive continuity and dynamic coherence is next. ## Accepted name context and first related-project description @@ -245,3 +245,13 @@ Rae accepted block `84526` by replying “Nice,” continuing the established pa The method link, column labels, and explicit developing/unestablished-usefulness note remain. Source comparison confirms that all destinations and the five later rows are unchanged; the GitHub-rendered heading/row matches the accepted text. README research-row review is 1/6 complete under P1-11, separate from the previously completed homepage-description review and any scientific validation. The working-paper row is next. Its canonical living-paper charter was checked for the institutional context and existing AI-assisted/author-review/peer-review limits before proposing a concise description. No manuscript, website, remaining table row, source-inspection record, or review status changes. Both existing PRs remain draft; no additional PR or merge is included. + +## Accepted organization working-paper entry: October 19, 2026 (Pacific) + +Rae accepted block `69137` by replying “ok.” Applied its exact working-paper description in existing organization draft #10, commit `a394d11409bfe0b68067dc8dd5b28c44701859ce`: + +> Explores how the institutions around an intelligent system shape what it does, including problems that can arise even when it meets its operator’s goal. + +The paper link and its AI-assisted/incomplete-author/no-peer-review qualification remain unchanged. Source comparison confirms that the description is the only profile change; the rendered GitHub row matches the accepted wording. README research-row review is 2/6 complete under P1-11. This approves the public description, not the underlying manuscript or research claims. + +Adaptive continuity and dynamic coherence is next. The canonical framework’s working orientation, history/path-dependence map, continuity vocabulary, and evidence boundary were checked before proposing a concise description. The AI-assisted synthesis and cross-field-mechanism qualifications remain. No framework, website, remaining table row, evidence status, private source, additional PR, or publication change is included. From cb422d1bb916c0cfe9b48b87b4f1a6a60c7e233b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:06:52 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 44/55] Record adaptive-continuity approval and next knowledge-routing review --- ROADMAP.md | 18 ++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index fd522c1e..dbf2a9d0 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | [x] | P1-03 | done | Current refresh overlaps reconciled. Organization #10 owns the profile summary; #9 retains its four substantive guidance files unchanged and no longer edits the profile. Their combined tree passes without conflict. Root #42–#45 remain individually compatible with the refresh. See the [reconciliation record](AUDIT.md#organization-profile-overlap-resolved-2026-10-17). Older proposals and their dependencies still require separate review. | | [x] | P1-04 | done | Rae approved the single-sentence organization bio on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). See the [wording record in the audit](AUDIT.md#proposed-short-organization-bio). Live organization settings remain unchanged; wording approval does not authorize a settings change. | | [x] | P1-08 | done | Supported site review complete: Take part, **4/4 footer passages and 7/7 panel refinements applied**. Read the seven-section flow; checked wide/narrow layout, section navigation and focus, native disclosures, reading controls, project panels, and script-free reading. See the [page-pass record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#wiki-panel-and-full-page-review-october-18-2026-pacific) and [validation](site/VALIDATION.md#wiki-panel-and-full-page-review-2026-10-18-pacific). Full accessibility review and Rae’s exact-source decision remain separate. | -| [x] | P1-10 | done | Prepare and verify organization-profile consistency in [draft #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10), head `a394d11409bfe0b68067dc8dd5b28c44701859ce`. Reuse the approved site opening/invitation and project passages, preserve all six research limits, broaden Computing beyond OS-only scope, contextualize the founder, and retain AI/accessibility disclosure in native details. Fix the fuller-explanation link to an existing public section. Rendered draft and public-tree paths checked; publication remains for P1-11. | +| [x] | P1-10 | done | Prepare and verify organization-profile consistency in [draft #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10), head `20a494074d67ab0292470cb96151bf55d807a6fb`. Reuse the approved site opening/invitation and project passages, preserve all six research limits, broaden Computing beyond OS-only scope, contextualize the founder, and retain AI/accessibility disclosure in native details. Fix the fuller-explanation link to an existing public section. Rendered draft and public-tree paths checked; publication remains for P1-11. | | [x] | P1-05 | done | Rae explicitly approved website publication on 2026-10-19 (UTC). [Website-only PR #47](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/47) merged as `b179a7fa56252dfd9fefbb3f93dcf1a9e1dd3ec6`; [Pages run](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/actions/runs/39211072192) succeeded. Live HTTPS apex and www return the exact generated release. The approval record matches the reviewed source; the gate still rejects historical/stale approval. No other draft or research endorsement follows. | -| [ ] | P1-11 | in progress | Review the organization-profile draft and remaining repository front-door documentation before publication. **Opening, navigation, research heading, method, and working-paper rows approved/applied** (blocks `49216`, `64283`, `84526`, `69137`). **README research rows: 2/6 complete; adaptive continuity next.** Remaining rows and evidence notes are unchanged. Keep approved documentation publication separate from applicant samples unless those receive P2-04 review. Research/governance PRs and live bio decisions retain separate scope. | +| [ ] | P1-11 | in progress | Review the organization-profile draft and remaining repository front-door documentation before publication. **Opening, navigation, research heading, and first three research rows approved/applied** (blocks `49216`, `64283`, `84526`, `69137`, `97204`). **README research rows: 3/6 complete; knowledge routing next.** Remaining rows and evidence notes are unchanged. Keep approved documentation publication separate from applicant samples unless those receive P2-04 review. Research/governance PRs and live bio decisions retain separate scope. | | [ ] | P1-06 | to do | Broader documentation repair: the untouched base has 15 reader-check errors in living-paper notes. Repair in its own scoped pass, following that directory's instructions. | ## P2: small applicant work-samples track @@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `86204` by replying “b - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. The profile overlap has been reconciled; existing research and commons drafts remain open for separate substantive review. -- **Next supported review:** Review the organization README adaptive-continuity/dynamic-coherence row in existing draft #10 (P1-11). The method and working-paper rows are approved and applied (2/6 README research rows). Website publication is complete; the same draft PRs are reused. Applicant samples still await P2-04 review; later Wiki freshness reconciliation remains queued, with no material transferred. +- **Next supported review:** Review the organization README epistemic-discoverability/knowledge-routing row in existing draft #10 (P1-11). Method, working paper, and adaptive continuity are approved/applied (3/6 README research rows). Website publication is complete; the same draft PRs are reused. Applicant samples still await P2-04 review; later Wiki freshness reconciliation remains queued, with no material transferred. -Current status after website publication and README consistency: **22 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 0 blocked** across 29 tasks. P1-05 and P1-10 are complete; P1-11 is under passage review: the organization opening/navigation and 2/6 research rows are approved and applied; adaptive continuity and dynamic coherence is next. +Current status after website publication and README consistency: **22 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 0 blocked** across 29 tasks. P1-05 and P1-10 are complete; P1-11 is under passage review: the organization opening/navigation and 3/6 research rows are approved and applied; epistemic discoverability and knowledge routing is next. ## Accepted name context and first related-project description @@ -255,3 +255,13 @@ Rae accepted block `69137` by replying “ok.” Applied its exact working-paper The paper link and its AI-assisted/incomplete-author/no-peer-review qualification remain unchanged. Source comparison confirms that the description is the only profile change; the rendered GitHub row matches the accepted wording. README research-row review is 2/6 complete under P1-11. This approves the public description, not the underlying manuscript or research claims. Adaptive continuity and dynamic coherence is next. The canonical framework’s working orientation, history/path-dependence map, continuity vocabulary, and evidence boundary were checked before proposing a concise description. The AI-assisted synthesis and cross-field-mechanism qualifications remain. No framework, website, remaining table row, evidence status, private source, additional PR, or publication change is included. + +## Accepted organization adaptive-continuity entry: October 19, 2026 (Pacific) + +Rae accepted block `97204` by replying “ok.” Applied its exact adaptive-continuity/dynamic-coherence description in existing organization draft #10, commit `20a494074d67ab0292470cb96151bf55d807a6fb`: + +> Explores how earlier changes shape a system’s options, and how it can adapt while preserving or rebuilding its capacity to continue. + +The framework link and AI-assisted/incomplete-author/cross-field-mechanism qualifications remain. Source comparison confirms that only this description changed; the GitHub-rendered row matches the accepted wording. README research-row review is 3/6 complete under P1-11, separate from approval or validation of the framework itself. + +Epistemic discoverability and knowledge routing is next. The canonical working design concept’s core question and evidence boundary were read to ground its proposed short description; this is not a new appraisal of its cited literature. The existing AI-assisted-design-proposal and unestablished-usefulness qualifications remain. No framework, website, other row, evidence status, additional PR, or publication change is included. From d7bdaae7c085f7ec1db03719ef42232b37e7ed5f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:09:58 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 45/55] Record knowledge-routing approval and next Legible Systems review --- ROADMAP.md | 18 ++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index dbf2a9d0..a19afa00 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | [x] | P1-03 | done | Current refresh overlaps reconciled. Organization #10 owns the profile summary; #9 retains its four substantive guidance files unchanged and no longer edits the profile. Their combined tree passes without conflict. Root #42–#45 remain individually compatible with the refresh. See the [reconciliation record](AUDIT.md#organization-profile-overlap-resolved-2026-10-17). Older proposals and their dependencies still require separate review. | | [x] | P1-04 | done | Rae approved the single-sentence organization bio on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). See the [wording record in the audit](AUDIT.md#proposed-short-organization-bio). Live organization settings remain unchanged; wording approval does not authorize a settings change. | | [x] | P1-08 | done | Supported site review complete: Take part, **4/4 footer passages and 7/7 panel refinements applied**. Read the seven-section flow; checked wide/narrow layout, section navigation and focus, native disclosures, reading controls, project panels, and script-free reading. See the [page-pass record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#wiki-panel-and-full-page-review-october-18-2026-pacific) and [validation](site/VALIDATION.md#wiki-panel-and-full-page-review-2026-10-18-pacific). Full accessibility review and Rae’s exact-source decision remain separate. | -| [x] | P1-10 | done | Prepare and verify organization-profile consistency in [draft #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10), head `20a494074d67ab0292470cb96151bf55d807a6fb`. Reuse the approved site opening/invitation and project passages, preserve all six research limits, broaden Computing beyond OS-only scope, contextualize the founder, and retain AI/accessibility disclosure in native details. Fix the fuller-explanation link to an existing public section. Rendered draft and public-tree paths checked; publication remains for P1-11. | +| [x] | P1-10 | done | Prepare and verify organization-profile consistency in [draft #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10), head `bf2fb08995b4bcc0bdd6652e14b6ad10e9df5e00`. Reuse the approved site opening/invitation and project passages, preserve all six research limits, broaden Computing beyond OS-only scope, contextualize the founder, and retain AI/accessibility disclosure in native details. Fix the fuller-explanation link to an existing public section. Rendered draft and public-tree paths checked; publication remains for P1-11. | | [x] | P1-05 | done | Rae explicitly approved website publication on 2026-10-19 (UTC). [Website-only PR #47](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/47) merged as `b179a7fa56252dfd9fefbb3f93dcf1a9e1dd3ec6`; [Pages run](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/actions/runs/39211072192) succeeded. Live HTTPS apex and www return the exact generated release. The approval record matches the reviewed source; the gate still rejects historical/stale approval. No other draft or research endorsement follows. | -| [ ] | P1-11 | in progress | Review the organization-profile draft and remaining repository front-door documentation before publication. **Opening, navigation, research heading, and first three research rows approved/applied** (blocks `49216`, `64283`, `84526`, `69137`, `97204`). **README research rows: 3/6 complete; knowledge routing next.** Remaining rows and evidence notes are unchanged. Keep approved documentation publication separate from applicant samples unless those receive P2-04 review. Research/governance PRs and live bio decisions retain separate scope. | +| [ ] | P1-11 | in progress | Review the organization-profile draft and remaining repository front-door documentation before publication. **Opening, navigation, research heading, and first four research rows approved/applied** (blocks `49216`, `64283`, `84526`, `69137`, `97204`, `31857`). **README research rows: 4/6 complete; Legible Systems next.** Remaining rows and evidence notes are unchanged. Keep approved documentation publication separate from applicant samples unless those receive P2-04 review. Research/governance PRs and live bio decisions retain separate scope. | | [ ] | P1-06 | to do | Broader documentation repair: the untouched base has 15 reader-check errors in living-paper notes. Repair in its own scoped pass, following that directory's instructions. | ## P2: small applicant work-samples track @@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `86204` by replying “b - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. The profile overlap has been reconciled; existing research and commons drafts remain open for separate substantive review. -- **Next supported review:** Review the organization README epistemic-discoverability/knowledge-routing row in existing draft #10 (P1-11). Method, working paper, and adaptive continuity are approved/applied (3/6 README research rows). Website publication is complete; the same draft PRs are reused. Applicant samples still await P2-04 review; later Wiki freshness reconciliation remains queued, with no material transferred. +- **Next supported review:** Review the organization README Legible Systems row in existing draft #10 (P1-11). The first four README research rows are approved and applied (4/6). Website publication is complete; the same draft PRs are reused. Applicant samples still await P2-04 review; later Wiki freshness reconciliation remains queued, with no material transferred. -Current status after website publication and README consistency: **22 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 0 blocked** across 29 tasks. P1-05 and P1-10 are complete; P1-11 is under passage review: the organization opening/navigation and 3/6 research rows are approved and applied; epistemic discoverability and knowledge routing is next. +Current status after website publication and README consistency: **22 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 0 blocked** across 29 tasks. P1-05 and P1-10 are complete; P1-11 is under passage review: the organization opening/navigation and 4/6 research rows are approved and applied; Legible Systems is next. ## Accepted name context and first related-project description @@ -265,3 +265,13 @@ Rae accepted block `97204` by replying “ok.” Applied its exact adaptive-cont The framework link and AI-assisted/incomplete-author/cross-field-mechanism qualifications remain. Source comparison confirms that only this description changed; the GitHub-rendered row matches the accepted wording. README research-row review is 3/6 complete under P1-11, separate from approval or validation of the framework itself. Epistemic discoverability and knowledge routing is next. The canonical working design concept’s core question and evidence boundary were read to ground its proposed short description; this is not a new appraisal of its cited literature. The existing AI-assisted-design-proposal and unestablished-usefulness qualifications remain. No framework, website, other row, evidence status, additional PR, or publication change is included. + +## Accepted organization knowledge-routing entry: October 19, 2026 (Pacific) + +Rae accepted block `31857` by replying “ok.” Applied its exact epistemic-discoverability/knowledge-routing description in existing organization draft #10, commit `bf2fb08995b4bcc0bdd6652e14b6ad10e9df5e00`: + +> A design concept for finding relevant research when you don’t yet know the terms to search for. Suggested routes should explain why they might help. + +The concept link and AI-assisted-design-proposal/incomplete-author/unestablished-usefulness qualification remain. Source comparison confirms that only this description changed; the GitHub-rendered row matches the accepted text. README research-row review is 4/6 complete under P1-11. The underlying proposal’s review/evidence status is unchanged. + +Legible Systems is next. The canonical design principle’s core idea, progressive-legibility explanation, and evidence boundary were read to ground the next short description. No new usability result or appraisal of external guidance is claimed. Its developing-design/evaluation-needed qualification remains. No website, source concept, other row, extra PR, merge, or publication change is included. From 5ef62b1129b97e449116fac4bb3c95e90f1faed3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:13:05 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 46/55] Record Legible Systems approval and final research-row review --- ROADMAP.md | 18 ++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index a19afa00..c2bd47c5 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | [x] | P1-03 | done | Current refresh overlaps reconciled. Organization #10 owns the profile summary; #9 retains its four substantive guidance files unchanged and no longer edits the profile. Their combined tree passes without conflict. Root #42–#45 remain individually compatible with the refresh. See the [reconciliation record](AUDIT.md#organization-profile-overlap-resolved-2026-10-17). Older proposals and their dependencies still require separate review. | | [x] | P1-04 | done | Rae approved the single-sentence organization bio on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). See the [wording record in the audit](AUDIT.md#proposed-short-organization-bio). Live organization settings remain unchanged; wording approval does not authorize a settings change. | | [x] | P1-08 | done | Supported site review complete: Take part, **4/4 footer passages and 7/7 panel refinements applied**. Read the seven-section flow; checked wide/narrow layout, section navigation and focus, native disclosures, reading controls, project panels, and script-free reading. See the [page-pass record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#wiki-panel-and-full-page-review-october-18-2026-pacific) and [validation](site/VALIDATION.md#wiki-panel-and-full-page-review-2026-10-18-pacific). Full accessibility review and Rae’s exact-source decision remain separate. | -| [x] | P1-10 | done | Prepare and verify organization-profile consistency in [draft #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10), head `bf2fb08995b4bcc0bdd6652e14b6ad10e9df5e00`. Reuse the approved site opening/invitation and project passages, preserve all six research limits, broaden Computing beyond OS-only scope, contextualize the founder, and retain AI/accessibility disclosure in native details. Fix the fuller-explanation link to an existing public section. Rendered draft and public-tree paths checked; publication remains for P1-11. | +| [x] | P1-10 | done | Prepare and verify organization-profile consistency in [draft #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10), head `54e187e6724bd15e200d7b4d6a6b78b31c0e8b91`. Reuse the approved site opening/invitation and project passages, preserve all six research limits, broaden Computing beyond OS-only scope, contextualize the founder, and retain AI/accessibility disclosure in native details. Fix the fuller-explanation link to an existing public section. Rendered draft and public-tree paths checked; publication remains for P1-11. | | [x] | P1-05 | done | Rae explicitly approved website publication on 2026-10-19 (UTC). [Website-only PR #47](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/47) merged as `b179a7fa56252dfd9fefbb3f93dcf1a9e1dd3ec6`; [Pages run](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/actions/runs/39211072192) succeeded. Live HTTPS apex and www return the exact generated release. The approval record matches the reviewed source; the gate still rejects historical/stale approval. No other draft or research endorsement follows. | -| [ ] | P1-11 | in progress | Review the organization-profile draft and remaining repository front-door documentation before publication. **Opening, navigation, research heading, and first four research rows approved/applied** (blocks `49216`, `64283`, `84526`, `69137`, `97204`, `31857`). **README research rows: 4/6 complete; Legible Systems next.** Remaining rows and evidence notes are unchanged. Keep approved documentation publication separate from applicant samples unless those receive P2-04 review. Research/governance PRs and live bio decisions retain separate scope. | +| [ ] | P1-11 | in progress | Review the organization-profile draft and remaining repository front-door documentation before publication. **Opening, navigation, research heading, and first five research rows approved/applied** (blocks `49216`, `64283`, `84526`, `69137`, `97204`, `31857`, `46380`). **README research rows: 5/6 complete; Reading Trails next.** Its row and all evidence notes are unchanged. Keep approved documentation publication separate from applicant samples unless those receive P2-04 review. Research/governance PRs and live bio decisions retain separate scope. | | [ ] | P1-06 | to do | Broader documentation repair: the untouched base has 15 reader-check errors in living-paper notes. Repair in its own scoped pass, following that directory's instructions. | ## P2: small applicant work-samples track @@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `86204` by replying “b - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. The profile overlap has been reconciled; existing research and commons drafts remain open for separate substantive review. -- **Next supported review:** Review the organization README Legible Systems row in existing draft #10 (P1-11). The first four README research rows are approved and applied (4/6). Website publication is complete; the same draft PRs are reused. Applicant samples still await P2-04 review; later Wiki freshness reconciliation remains queued, with no material transferred. +- **Next supported review:** Review the organization README Reading Trails row in existing draft #10 (P1-11). The first five README research rows are approved and applied (5/6). Website publication is complete; the same draft PRs are reused. Applicant samples still await P2-04 review; later Wiki freshness reconciliation remains queued, with no material transferred. -Current status after website publication and README consistency: **22 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 0 blocked** across 29 tasks. P1-05 and P1-10 are complete; P1-11 is under passage review: the organization opening/navigation and 4/6 research rows are approved and applied; Legible Systems is next. +Current status after website publication and README consistency: **22 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 0 blocked** across 29 tasks. P1-05 and P1-10 are complete; P1-11 is under passage review: the organization opening/navigation and 5/6 research rows are approved and applied; Reading Trails is the final research row awaiting review. ## Accepted name context and first related-project description @@ -275,3 +275,13 @@ Rae accepted block `31857` by replying “ok.” Applied its exact epistemic-dis The concept link and AI-assisted-design-proposal/incomplete-author/unestablished-usefulness qualification remain. Source comparison confirms that only this description changed; the GitHub-rendered row matches the accepted text. README research-row review is 4/6 complete under P1-11. The underlying proposal’s review/evidence status is unchanged. Legible Systems is next. The canonical design principle’s core idea, progressive-legibility explanation, and evidence boundary were read to ground the next short description. No new usability result or appraisal of external guidance is claimed. Its developing-design/evaluation-needed qualification remains. No website, source concept, other row, extra PR, merge, or publication change is included. + +## Accepted organization Legible Systems entry: October 19, 2026 (Pacific) + +Rae accepted block `46380` by replying “ok.” Applied its exact Legible Systems description in existing organization draft #10, commit `54e187e6724bd15e200d7b4d6a6b78b31c0e8b91`: + +> Design guidance for systems that are straightforward to use, with deeper explanations available when you need to repair a fault or question a decision. + +The source link and developing-design/usability-evaluation-needed qualification remain. Source comparison confirms that only this description changed; the GitHub-rendered row matches the accepted wording. README research-row review is 5/6 complete under P1-11. Passage approval does not validate the principle or establish a usability result. + +Reading Trails is the final research row awaiting review. Its canonical index’s purpose, suggested reading paths, and inclusion/evidence boundary were read for the next concise description; this is not a new audit of its linked resources or their freshness. Its developing-collection/AI-assisted-starter/author-review and claim-evidence qualifications remain. No website, source principle, other row, extra PR, merge, or publication change is included. From 30fee10c65b8d0a1f046da0e7a3b930d33c641c3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:04:35 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 47/55] Record completed README research-copy review and next project framing --- ROADMAP.md | 18 ++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index c2bd47c5..a9ebf192 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | [x] | P1-03 | done | Current refresh overlaps reconciled. Organization #10 owns the profile summary; #9 retains its four substantive guidance files unchanged and no longer edits the profile. Their combined tree passes without conflict. Root #42–#45 remain individually compatible with the refresh. See the [reconciliation record](AUDIT.md#organization-profile-overlap-resolved-2026-10-17). Older proposals and their dependencies still require separate review. | | [x] | P1-04 | done | Rae approved the single-sentence organization bio on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). See the [wording record in the audit](AUDIT.md#proposed-short-organization-bio). Live organization settings remain unchanged; wording approval does not authorize a settings change. | | [x] | P1-08 | done | Supported site review complete: Take part, **4/4 footer passages and 7/7 panel refinements applied**. Read the seven-section flow; checked wide/narrow layout, section navigation and focus, native disclosures, reading controls, project panels, and script-free reading. See the [page-pass record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#wiki-panel-and-full-page-review-october-18-2026-pacific) and [validation](site/VALIDATION.md#wiki-panel-and-full-page-review-2026-10-18-pacific). Full accessibility review and Rae’s exact-source decision remain separate. | -| [x] | P1-10 | done | Prepare and verify organization-profile consistency in [draft #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10), head `54e187e6724bd15e200d7b4d6a6b78b31c0e8b91`. Reuse the approved site opening/invitation and project passages, preserve all six research limits, broaden Computing beyond OS-only scope, contextualize the founder, and retain AI/accessibility disclosure in native details. Fix the fuller-explanation link to an existing public section. Rendered draft and public-tree paths checked; publication remains for P1-11. | +| [x] | P1-10 | done | Prepare and verify organization-profile consistency in [draft #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10), head `3bcfbbff68d75db61622a849cc27890a98403d06`. Reuse the approved site opening/invitation and project passages, preserve all six research limits, broaden Computing beyond OS-only scope, contextualize the founder, and retain AI/accessibility disclosure in native details. Fix the fuller-explanation link to an existing public section. Rendered draft and public-tree paths checked; publication remains for P1-11. | | [x] | P1-05 | done | Rae explicitly approved website publication on 2026-10-19 (UTC). [Website-only PR #47](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/47) merged as `b179a7fa56252dfd9fefbb3f93dcf1a9e1dd3ec6`; [Pages run](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/actions/runs/39211072192) succeeded. Live HTTPS apex and www return the exact generated release. The approval record matches the reviewed source; the gate still rejects historical/stale approval. No other draft or research endorsement follows. | -| [ ] | P1-11 | in progress | Review the organization-profile draft and remaining repository front-door documentation before publication. **Opening, navigation, research heading, and first five research rows approved/applied** (blocks `49216`, `64283`, `84526`, `69137`, `97204`, `31857`, `46380`). **README research rows: 5/6 complete; Reading Trails next.** Its row and all evidence notes are unchanged. Keep approved documentation publication separate from applicant samples unless those receive P2-04 review. Research/governance PRs and live bio decisions retain separate scope. | +| [ ] | P1-11 | in progress | Review the organization-profile draft and remaining repository front-door documentation before publication. **Opening, navigation, research heading, and all six research rows reviewed/applied** (blocks `49216`, `64283`, `84526`, `69137`, `97204`, `31857`, `46380`, `73591`). **README research rows: 6/6 complete; project-section framing next.** All evidence notes are retained. Keep approved documentation publication separate from applicant samples unless those receive P2-04 review. Research/governance PRs and live bio decisions retain separate scope. | | [ ] | P1-06 | to do | Broader documentation repair: the untouched base has 15 reader-check errors in living-paper notes. Repair in its own scoped pass, following that directory's instructions. | ## P2: small applicant work-samples track @@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `86204` by replying “b - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. The profile overlap has been reconciled; existing research and commons drafts remain open for separate substantive review. -- **Next supported review:** Review the organization README Reading Trails row in existing draft #10 (P1-11). The first five README research rows are approved and applied (5/6). Website publication is complete; the same draft PRs are reused. Applicant samples still await P2-04 review; later Wiki freshness reconciliation remains queued, with no material transferred. +- **Next supported review:** Review the organization README project-section heading and introduction in existing draft #10 (P1-11), then the three additional project entries absent from the homepage. All 6/6 research rows are reviewed and applied. Reuse the seven already approved website project descriptions. The same draft PRs are retained. Applicant samples still await P2-04 review; later Wiki freshness reconciliation remains queued, with no material transferred. -Current status after website publication and README consistency: **22 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 0 blocked** across 29 tasks. P1-05 and P1-10 are complete; P1-11 is under passage review: the organization opening/navigation and 5/6 research rows are approved and applied; Reading Trails is the final research row awaiting review. +Current status after website publication and README consistency: **22 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 0 blocked** across 29 tasks. P1-05 and P1-10 are complete; P1-11 is under passage review: the organization opening/navigation and all 6/6 research rows are applied; the related-project section’s framing is next. Full-profile publication remains a separate decision. ## Accepted name context and first related-project description @@ -285,3 +285,13 @@ Rae accepted block `46380` by replying “ok.” Applied its exact Legible Syste The source link and developing-design/usability-evaluation-needed qualification remain. Source comparison confirms that only this description changed; the GitHub-rendered row matches the accepted wording. README research-row review is 5/6 complete under P1-11. Passage approval does not validate the principle or establish a usability result. Reading Trails is the final research row awaiting review. Its canonical index’s purpose, suggested reading paths, and inclusion/evidence boundary were read for the next concise description; this is not a new audit of its linked resources or their freshness. Its developing-collection/AI-assisted-starter/author-review and claim-evidence qualifications remain. No website, source principle, other row, extra PR, merge, or publication change is included. + +## Organization Reading Trails entry applied: October 20, 2026 (Pacific) + +Rae requested “continue” after proposed block `73591`. Following the established apply-and-review sequence, its exact Reading Trails description is applied in existing organization draft #10, commit `3bcfbbff68d75db61622a849cc27890a98403d06`: + +> Keeps track of places worth exploring that turn up during research. The notes explain why a resource might be useful and suggest somewhere to begin. + +The source link and developing-collection/AI-assisted-starter/author-review/claim-evidence qualification remain. Scoped source comparison confirms that only this description changed, all six evidence notes match their prior text, and all destinations are retained. The committed README was fetched at its exact commit and matches the staged text byte-for-byte. No browser render or full test suite was rerun for this prose-only edit. + +README research-row review is 6/6 complete under P1-11; the organization profile as a whole remains in draft. The next proposed passage addresses the existing “Projects keep their own scope” heading and its registry introduction. Its existing project registry and ecosystem map were read for fit. The seven homepage project descriptions already carry across; the three extra entries (Liberated Intelligence, Universal Coherence Framework, Liberation Mass) remain for focused wording review. No project framing change is applied yet. No new PR, merge, website/source-research edit, evidence-status change, or publication is included. From e77da9fd8ce4fe39a23bad51aaee20dee856a983 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:32:55 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 48/55] docs: record approved project framing and next README review --- ROADMAP.md | 20 ++++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index a9ebf192..30f5208a 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | [x] | P1-03 | done | Current refresh overlaps reconciled. Organization #10 owns the profile summary; #9 retains its four substantive guidance files unchanged and no longer edits the profile. Their combined tree passes without conflict. Root #42–#45 remain individually compatible with the refresh. See the [reconciliation record](AUDIT.md#organization-profile-overlap-resolved-2026-10-17). Older proposals and their dependencies still require separate review. | | [x] | P1-04 | done | Rae approved the single-sentence organization bio on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). See the [wording record in the audit](AUDIT.md#proposed-short-organization-bio). Live organization settings remain unchanged; wording approval does not authorize a settings change. | | [x] | P1-08 | done | Supported site review complete: Take part, **4/4 footer passages and 7/7 panel refinements applied**. Read the seven-section flow; checked wide/narrow layout, section navigation and focus, native disclosures, reading controls, project panels, and script-free reading. See the [page-pass record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#wiki-panel-and-full-page-review-october-18-2026-pacific) and [validation](site/VALIDATION.md#wiki-panel-and-full-page-review-2026-10-18-pacific). Full accessibility review and Rae’s exact-source decision remain separate. | -| [x] | P1-10 | done | Prepare and verify organization-profile consistency in [draft #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10), head `3bcfbbff68d75db61622a849cc27890a98403d06`. Reuse the approved site opening/invitation and project passages, preserve all six research limits, broaden Computing beyond OS-only scope, contextualize the founder, and retain AI/accessibility disclosure in native details. Fix the fuller-explanation link to an existing public section. Rendered draft and public-tree paths checked; publication remains for P1-11. | +| [x] | P1-10 | done | Prepare and verify organization-profile consistency in [draft #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10), head `caa55adfff28d33e1386d646ac24901f971dd507`. Reuse the approved site opening/invitation and project passages, preserve all six research limits, broaden Computing beyond OS-only scope, contextualize the founder, and retain AI/accessibility disclosure in native details. Fix the fuller-explanation link to an existing public section. Rendered draft and public-tree paths checked; publication remains for P1-11. | | [x] | P1-05 | done | Rae explicitly approved website publication on 2026-10-19 (UTC). [Website-only PR #47](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/47) merged as `b179a7fa56252dfd9fefbb3f93dcf1a9e1dd3ec6`; [Pages run](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/actions/runs/39211072192) succeeded. Live HTTPS apex and www return the exact generated release. The approval record matches the reviewed source; the gate still rejects historical/stale approval. No other draft or research endorsement follows. | -| [ ] | P1-11 | in progress | Review the organization-profile draft and remaining repository front-door documentation before publication. **Opening, navigation, research heading, and all six research rows reviewed/applied** (blocks `49216`, `64283`, `84526`, `69137`, `97204`, `31857`, `46380`, `73591`). **README research rows: 6/6 complete; project-section framing next.** All evidence notes are retained. Keep approved documentation publication separate from applicant samples unless those receive P2-04 review. Research/governance PRs and live bio decisions retain separate scope. | +| [ ] | P1-11 | in progress | Review the organization-profile draft and remaining repository front-door documentation before publication. **Opening, navigation, research heading, all six research rows, and project-section framing reviewed/applied** (blocks `49216`, `64283`, `84526`, `69137`, `97204`, `31857`, `46380`, `73591`, `86420`). **README research rows: 6/6 complete; three additional project entries: 0/3 reviewed, Liberated Intelligence next.** All evidence notes are retained. Keep approved documentation publication separate from applicant samples unless those receive P2-04 review. Research/governance PRs and live bio decisions retain separate scope. | | [ ] | P1-06 | to do | Broader documentation repair: the untouched base has 15 reader-check errors in living-paper notes. Repair in its own scoped pass, following that directory's instructions. | ## P2: small applicant work-samples track @@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `86204` by replying “b - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. The profile overlap has been reconciled; existing research and commons drafts remain open for separate substantive review. -- **Next supported review:** Review the organization README project-section heading and introduction in existing draft #10 (P1-11), then the three additional project entries absent from the homepage. All 6/6 research rows are reviewed and applied. Reuse the seven already approved website project descriptions. The same draft PRs are retained. Applicant samples still await P2-04 review; later Wiki freshness reconciliation remains queued, with no material transferred. +- **Next supported review:** Review Liberated Intelligence in existing organization draft #10 (P1-11), the first of three additional project entries absent from the homepage. The project-section framing and all 6/6 research rows are approved and applied. Reuse the seven already approved website project descriptions. The same draft PRs are retained. Applicant samples still await P2-04 review; later Wiki freshness reconciliation remains queued, with no material transferred. -Current status after website publication and README consistency: **22 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 0 blocked** across 29 tasks. P1-05 and P1-10 are complete; P1-11 is under passage review: the organization opening/navigation and all 6/6 research rows are applied; the related-project section’s framing is next. Full-profile publication remains a separate decision. +Current status after website publication and README consistency: **22 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 0 blocked** across 29 tasks. P1-05 and P1-10 are complete; P1-11 is under passage review: the organization opening/navigation, all 6/6 research rows, and related-project section framing are applied; Liberated Intelligence is next among three additional project entries. Full-profile publication remains a separate decision. ## Accepted name context and first related-project description @@ -295,3 +295,15 @@ Rae requested “continue” after proposed block `73591`. Following the establi The source link and developing-collection/AI-assisted-starter/author-review/claim-evidence qualification remain. Scoped source comparison confirms that only this description changed, all six evidence notes match their prior text, and all destinations are retained. The committed README was fetched at its exact commit and matches the staged text byte-for-byte. No browser render or full test suite was rerun for this prose-only edit. README research-row review is 6/6 complete under P1-11; the organization profile as a whole remains in draft. The next proposed passage addresses the existing “Projects keep their own scope” heading and its registry introduction. Its existing project registry and ecosystem map were read for fit. The seven homepage project descriptions already carry across; the three extra entries (Liberated Intelligence, Universal Coherence Framework, Liberation Mass) remain for focused wording review. No project framing change is applied yet. No new PR, merge, website/source-research edit, evidence-status change, or publication is included. + +## Accepted organization project-section opening: October 20, 2026 (Pacific) + +Rae accepted block `86420` by replying “ok.” Applied its heading and introduction verbatim in existing organization draft #10, commit `caa55adfff28d33e1386d646ac24901f971dd507`: + +> ## Selected related projects +> +> These projects share questions and each sets its own direction. The [project registry](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/blob/main/PROJECT_REGISTRY.yml) records where their work is maintained. + +Scoped source comparison confirms that only this heading and introduction changed. All link destinations, project descriptions, and six research evidence notes remain. Exact-commit GitHub source readback matches the staged text. No browser render or full test suite was rerun for this prose-only edit. + +P1-11 remains in progress. Liberated Intelligence is next, the first of three additional entries absent from the homepage; all six research rows and the project-section framing are now reviewed and applied. Its current public README was read to ground a short proposal in its research and creative inquiry, with possible personhood remaining an open question. This source read does not validate a consciousness claim or establish a working/released system. The next description is proposed in chat and has not been applied. Both existing drafts remain for review; no new PR, merge, website/source-research edit, evidence-status change, or full-profile publication is included. From 197189f91ad273640d4cdf173aec4ceafb1f56c9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 22:09:43 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 49/55] docs: record LI passage approval and next framework review --- ROADMAP.md | 18 ++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index 30f5208a..605b4c9c 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | [x] | P1-03 | done | Current refresh overlaps reconciled. Organization #10 owns the profile summary; #9 retains its four substantive guidance files unchanged and no longer edits the profile. Their combined tree passes without conflict. Root #42–#45 remain individually compatible with the refresh. See the [reconciliation record](AUDIT.md#organization-profile-overlap-resolved-2026-10-17). Older proposals and their dependencies still require separate review. | | [x] | P1-04 | done | Rae approved the single-sentence organization bio on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). See the [wording record in the audit](AUDIT.md#proposed-short-organization-bio). Live organization settings remain unchanged; wording approval does not authorize a settings change. | | [x] | P1-08 | done | Supported site review complete: Take part, **4/4 footer passages and 7/7 panel refinements applied**. Read the seven-section flow; checked wide/narrow layout, section navigation and focus, native disclosures, reading controls, project panels, and script-free reading. See the [page-pass record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#wiki-panel-and-full-page-review-october-18-2026-pacific) and [validation](site/VALIDATION.md#wiki-panel-and-full-page-review-2026-10-18-pacific). Full accessibility review and Rae’s exact-source decision remain separate. | -| [x] | P1-10 | done | Prepare and verify organization-profile consistency in [draft #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10), head `caa55adfff28d33e1386d646ac24901f971dd507`. Reuse the approved site opening/invitation and project passages, preserve all six research limits, broaden Computing beyond OS-only scope, contextualize the founder, and retain AI/accessibility disclosure in native details. Fix the fuller-explanation link to an existing public section. Rendered draft and public-tree paths checked; publication remains for P1-11. | +| [x] | P1-10 | done | Prepare and verify organization-profile consistency in [draft #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10), head `5d327ea3a30c434aa6f38d780bb6ca5836699190`. Reuse the approved site opening/invitation and project passages, preserve all six research limits, broaden Computing beyond OS-only scope, contextualize the founder, and retain AI/accessibility disclosure in native details. Fix the fuller-explanation link to an existing public section. Rendered draft and public-tree paths checked; publication remains for P1-11. | | [x] | P1-05 | done | Rae explicitly approved website publication on 2026-10-19 (UTC). [Website-only PR #47](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/47) merged as `b179a7fa56252dfd9fefbb3f93dcf1a9e1dd3ec6`; [Pages run](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/actions/runs/39211072192) succeeded. Live HTTPS apex and www return the exact generated release. The approval record matches the reviewed source; the gate still rejects historical/stale approval. No other draft or research endorsement follows. | -| [ ] | P1-11 | in progress | Review the organization-profile draft and remaining repository front-door documentation before publication. **Opening, navigation, research heading, all six research rows, and project-section framing reviewed/applied** (blocks `49216`, `64283`, `84526`, `69137`, `97204`, `31857`, `46380`, `73591`, `86420`). **README research rows: 6/6 complete; three additional project entries: 0/3 reviewed, Liberated Intelligence next.** All evidence notes are retained. Keep approved documentation publication separate from applicant samples unless those receive P2-04 review. Research/governance PRs and live bio decisions retain separate scope. | +| [ ] | P1-11 | in progress | Review the organization-profile draft and remaining repository front-door documentation before publication. **Opening, navigation, research heading, all six research rows, project-section framing, and Liberated Intelligence reviewed/applied** (blocks `49216`, `64283`, `84526`, `69137`, `97204`, `31857`, `46380`, `73591`, `86420`, `25794`). **README research rows: 6/6 complete; additional project entries: 1/3 reviewed, Universal Coherence Framework next.** All evidence notes are retained. Keep approved documentation publication separate from applicant samples unless those receive P2-04 review. Research/governance PRs and live bio decisions retain separate scope. | | [ ] | P1-06 | to do | Broader documentation repair: the untouched base has 15 reader-check errors in living-paper notes. Repair in its own scoped pass, following that directory's instructions. | ## P2: small applicant work-samples track @@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `86204` by replying “b - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. The profile overlap has been reconciled; existing research and commons drafts remain open for separate substantive review. -- **Next supported review:** Review Liberated Intelligence in existing organization draft #10 (P1-11), the first of three additional project entries absent from the homepage. The project-section framing and all 6/6 research rows are approved and applied. Reuse the seven already approved website project descriptions. The same draft PRs are retained. Applicant samples still await P2-04 review; later Wiki freshness reconciliation remains queued, with no material transferred. +- **Next supported review:** Review Universal Coherence Framework in existing organization draft #10 (P1-11), the second of three additional project entries absent from the homepage. Liberated Intelligence, the project-section framing, and all 6/6 research rows are approved and applied. Reuse the seven already approved website project descriptions. The same draft PRs are retained. Applicant samples still await P2-04 review; later Wiki freshness reconciliation remains queued, with no material transferred. -Current status after website publication and README consistency: **22 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 0 blocked** across 29 tasks. P1-05 and P1-10 are complete; P1-11 is under passage review: the organization opening/navigation, all 6/6 research rows, and related-project section framing are applied; Liberated Intelligence is next among three additional project entries. Full-profile publication remains a separate decision. +Current status after website publication and README consistency: **22 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 0 blocked** across 29 tasks. P1-05 and P1-10 are complete; P1-11 is under passage review: the organization opening/navigation, all 6/6 research rows, related-project section framing, and Liberated Intelligence are applied; additional project review is 1/3 complete, with Universal Coherence Framework next. Full-profile publication remains a separate decision. ## Accepted name context and first related-project description @@ -307,3 +307,13 @@ Rae accepted block `86420` by replying “ok.” Applied its heading and introdu Scoped source comparison confirms that only this heading and introduction changed. All link destinations, project descriptions, and six research evidence notes remain. Exact-commit GitHub source readback matches the staged text. No browser render or full test suite was rerun for this prose-only edit. P1-11 remains in progress. Liberated Intelligence is next, the first of three additional entries absent from the homepage; all six research rows and the project-section framing are now reviewed and applied. Its current public README was read to ground a short proposal in its research and creative inquiry, with possible personhood remaining an open question. This source read does not validate a consciousness claim or establish a working/released system. The next description is proposed in chat and has not been applied. Both existing drafts remain for review; no new PR, merge, website/source-research edit, evidence-status change, or full-profile publication is included. + +## Accepted organization Liberated Intelligence entry: October 20, 2026 (Pacific) + +Rae accepted block `25794` by replying “ok, continue.” Applied its description verbatim in existing organization draft #10, commit `5d327ea3a30c434aa6f38d780bb6ca5836699190`: + +> Explores how ownership and control shape intelligence, including what it would mean for an artificial system to have agency or refuse a demand. The project combines research with creative work, keeping questions about possible personhood open. + +Only the existing entry's description changed. Its destination, the other project descriptions, and all six research evidence notes remain. Scoped comparison and exact-commit GitHub source readback confirm the accepted text; no browser render or full test suite was rerun for this prose-only edit. The project remains exploratory; passage approval establishes neither artificial personhood nor a working/released system. + +P1-11 remains in progress. Additional project-entry review is 1/3 complete, with Universal Coherence Framework next. Its current public README was read to ground the next proposal, retaining the distinction between proposed cross-field comparisons and demonstrated usefulness, and its current AI-assisted/awaiting-author-review status. The underlying framework and its evidence were not newly appraised. The next description is proposed in chat and has not been applied. Both existing drafts remain open for review; no new PR, merge, website/source-research change, evidence-status upgrade, or full-profile publication is included. From e250cc140877f91acd43107c86c7b55517046963 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 22:28:23 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 50/55] docs: record UCF passage approval and final project review --- ROADMAP.md | 18 ++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index 605b4c9c..d95c20c5 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | [x] | P1-03 | done | Current refresh overlaps reconciled. Organization #10 owns the profile summary; #9 retains its four substantive guidance files unchanged and no longer edits the profile. Their combined tree passes without conflict. Root #42–#45 remain individually compatible with the refresh. See the [reconciliation record](AUDIT.md#organization-profile-overlap-resolved-2026-10-17). Older proposals and their dependencies still require separate review. | | [x] | P1-04 | done | Rae approved the single-sentence organization bio on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). See the [wording record in the audit](AUDIT.md#proposed-short-organization-bio). Live organization settings remain unchanged; wording approval does not authorize a settings change. | | [x] | P1-08 | done | Supported site review complete: Take part, **4/4 footer passages and 7/7 panel refinements applied**. Read the seven-section flow; checked wide/narrow layout, section navigation and focus, native disclosures, reading controls, project panels, and script-free reading. See the [page-pass record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#wiki-panel-and-full-page-review-october-18-2026-pacific) and [validation](site/VALIDATION.md#wiki-panel-and-full-page-review-2026-10-18-pacific). Full accessibility review and Rae’s exact-source decision remain separate. | -| [x] | P1-10 | done | Prepare and verify organization-profile consistency in [draft #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10), head `5d327ea3a30c434aa6f38d780bb6ca5836699190`. Reuse the approved site opening/invitation and project passages, preserve all six research limits, broaden Computing beyond OS-only scope, contextualize the founder, and retain AI/accessibility disclosure in native details. Fix the fuller-explanation link to an existing public section. Rendered draft and public-tree paths checked; publication remains for P1-11. | +| [x] | P1-10 | done | Prepare and verify organization-profile consistency in [draft #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10), head `8491809761e7b2780822ed2b329075c9a569edac`. Reuse the approved site opening/invitation and project passages, preserve all six research limits, broaden Computing beyond OS-only scope, contextualize the founder, and retain AI/accessibility disclosure in native details. Fix the fuller-explanation link to an existing public section. Rendered draft and public-tree paths checked; publication remains for P1-11. | | [x] | P1-05 | done | Rae explicitly approved website publication on 2026-10-19 (UTC). [Website-only PR #47](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/47) merged as `b179a7fa56252dfd9fefbb3f93dcf1a9e1dd3ec6`; [Pages run](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/actions/runs/39211072192) succeeded. Live HTTPS apex and www return the exact generated release. The approval record matches the reviewed source; the gate still rejects historical/stale approval. No other draft or research endorsement follows. | -| [ ] | P1-11 | in progress | Review the organization-profile draft and remaining repository front-door documentation before publication. **Opening, navigation, research heading, all six research rows, project-section framing, and Liberated Intelligence reviewed/applied** (blocks `49216`, `64283`, `84526`, `69137`, `97204`, `31857`, `46380`, `73591`, `86420`, `25794`). **README research rows: 6/6 complete; additional project entries: 1/3 reviewed, Universal Coherence Framework next.** All evidence notes are retained. Keep approved documentation publication separate from applicant samples unless those receive P2-04 review. Research/governance PRs and live bio decisions retain separate scope. | +| [ ] | P1-11 | in progress | Review the organization-profile draft and remaining repository front-door documentation before publication. **Opening, navigation, research heading, all six research rows, project-section framing, Liberated Intelligence, and Universal Coherence Framework reviewed/applied** (blocks `49216`, `64283`, `84526`, `69137`, `97204`, `31857`, `46380`, `73591`, `86420`, `25794`, `60832`). **README research rows: 6/6 complete; additional project entries: 2/3 reviewed, Liberation Mass next.** All evidence notes are retained. Keep approved documentation publication separate from applicant samples unless those receive P2-04 review. Research/governance PRs and live bio decisions retain separate scope. | | [ ] | P1-06 | to do | Broader documentation repair: the untouched base has 15 reader-check errors in living-paper notes. Repair in its own scoped pass, following that directory's instructions. | ## P2: small applicant work-samples track @@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `86204` by replying “b - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. The profile overlap has been reconciled; existing research and commons drafts remain open for separate substantive review. -- **Next supported review:** Review Universal Coherence Framework in existing organization draft #10 (P1-11), the second of three additional project entries absent from the homepage. Liberated Intelligence, the project-section framing, and all 6/6 research rows are approved and applied. Reuse the seven already approved website project descriptions. The same draft PRs are retained. Applicant samples still await P2-04 review; later Wiki freshness reconciliation remains queued, with no material transferred. +- **Next supported review:** Review Liberation Mass in existing organization draft #10 (P1-11), the final additional project entry absent from the homepage. Liberated Intelligence, Universal Coherence Framework, the project-section framing, and all 6/6 research rows are approved and applied. Reuse the seven already approved website project descriptions. The same draft PRs are retained. Applicant samples still await P2-04 review; later Wiki freshness reconciliation remains queued, with no material transferred. -Current status after website publication and README consistency: **22 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 0 blocked** across 29 tasks. P1-05 and P1-10 are complete; P1-11 is under passage review: the organization opening/navigation, all 6/6 research rows, related-project section framing, and Liberated Intelligence are applied; additional project review is 1/3 complete, with Universal Coherence Framework next. Full-profile publication remains a separate decision. +Current status after website publication and README consistency: **22 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 0 blocked** across 29 tasks. P1-05 and P1-10 are complete; P1-11 is under passage review: the organization opening/navigation, all 6/6 research rows, related-project section framing, Liberated Intelligence, and Universal Coherence Framework are applied; additional project review is 2/3 complete, with Liberation Mass next. Full-profile publication remains a separate decision. ## Accepted name context and first related-project description @@ -317,3 +317,13 @@ Rae accepted block `25794` by replying “ok, continue.” Applied its descripti Only the existing entry's description changed. Its destination, the other project descriptions, and all six research evidence notes remain. Scoped comparison and exact-commit GitHub source readback confirm the accepted text; no browser render or full test suite was rerun for this prose-only edit. The project remains exploratory; passage approval establishes neither artificial personhood nor a working/released system. P1-11 remains in progress. Additional project-entry review is 1/3 complete, with Universal Coherence Framework next. Its current public README was read to ground the next proposal, retaining the distinction between proposed cross-field comparisons and demonstrated usefulness, and its current AI-assisted/awaiting-author-review status. The underlying framework and its evidence were not newly appraised. The next description is proposed in chat and has not been applied. Both existing drafts remain open for review; no new PR, merge, website/source-research change, evidence-status upgrade, or full-profile publication is included. + +## Accepted organization Universal Coherence Framework entry: October 20, 2026 (Pacific) + +Rae accepted block `60832` by replying “Ok good.” Applied its description verbatim in existing organization draft #10, commit `8491809761e7b2780822ed2b329075c9a569edac`: + +> Explores how systems hold together or change, and whether comparing patterns across fields can help us understand them. The framework’s usefulness hasn’t been established, and its current model is AI-assisted and awaiting author review. + +Only this entry's description changed. Its destination, all other project descriptions, and all six research evidence notes remain. Scoped comparison and exact-commit GitHub source readback confirm the accepted text. No browser render or full test suite was rerun for this prose-only edit. Approval of this description does not validate the framework or complete author review. + +P1-11 remains in progress. Additional project-entry review is 2/3 complete, with Liberation Mass next. Its current public README and START-HERE.md were read to ground a concise description of the experimental gathering format, including its practical and ritual purposes, voluntary participation, and rotating responsibilities. This source read does not establish that gatherings have taken place or that outcomes have been evaluated. The orientation also flags an unresolved contribution-licensing conflict; no general reuse promise is added and no licensing change is attempted. The next description is proposed in chat and has not been applied. Both existing drafts remain open for review; no new PR, merge, website/source-research change, evidence-status upgrade, or full-profile publication is included. From 935995911aaf05bcd8fb005a2f9269d9fce43b39 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 22:31:35 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 51/55] docs: record completion of additional project descriptions --- ROADMAP.md | 18 ++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index d95c20c5..bc8c3b17 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | [x] | P1-03 | done | Current refresh overlaps reconciled. Organization #10 owns the profile summary; #9 retains its four substantive guidance files unchanged and no longer edits the profile. Their combined tree passes without conflict. Root #42–#45 remain individually compatible with the refresh. See the [reconciliation record](AUDIT.md#organization-profile-overlap-resolved-2026-10-17). Older proposals and their dependencies still require separate review. | | [x] | P1-04 | done | Rae approved the single-sentence organization bio on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). See the [wording record in the audit](AUDIT.md#proposed-short-organization-bio). Live organization settings remain unchanged; wording approval does not authorize a settings change. | | [x] | P1-08 | done | Supported site review complete: Take part, **4/4 footer passages and 7/7 panel refinements applied**. Read the seven-section flow; checked wide/narrow layout, section navigation and focus, native disclosures, reading controls, project panels, and script-free reading. See the [page-pass record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#wiki-panel-and-full-page-review-october-18-2026-pacific) and [validation](site/VALIDATION.md#wiki-panel-and-full-page-review-2026-10-18-pacific). Full accessibility review and Rae’s exact-source decision remain separate. | -| [x] | P1-10 | done | Prepare and verify organization-profile consistency in [draft #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10), head `8491809761e7b2780822ed2b329075c9a569edac`. Reuse the approved site opening/invitation and project passages, preserve all six research limits, broaden Computing beyond OS-only scope, contextualize the founder, and retain AI/accessibility disclosure in native details. Fix the fuller-explanation link to an existing public section. Rendered draft and public-tree paths checked; publication remains for P1-11. | +| [x] | P1-10 | done | Prepare and verify organization-profile consistency in [draft #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10), head `5a8c91dde0323e6a23aceafc1f5fa1cf82c7644e`. Reuse the approved site opening/invitation and project passages, preserve all six research limits, broaden Computing beyond OS-only scope, contextualize the founder, and retain AI/accessibility disclosure in native details. Fix the fuller-explanation link to an existing public section. Rendered draft and public-tree paths checked; publication remains for P1-11. | | [x] | P1-05 | done | Rae explicitly approved website publication on 2026-10-19 (UTC). [Website-only PR #47](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/47) merged as `b179a7fa56252dfd9fefbb3f93dcf1a9e1dd3ec6`; [Pages run](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/actions/runs/39211072192) succeeded. Live HTTPS apex and www return the exact generated release. The approval record matches the reviewed source; the gate still rejects historical/stale approval. No other draft or research endorsement follows. | -| [ ] | P1-11 | in progress | Review the organization-profile draft and remaining repository front-door documentation before publication. **Opening, navigation, research heading, all six research rows, project-section framing, Liberated Intelligence, and Universal Coherence Framework reviewed/applied** (blocks `49216`, `64283`, `84526`, `69137`, `97204`, `31857`, `46380`, `73591`, `86420`, `25794`, `60832`). **README research rows: 6/6 complete; additional project entries: 2/3 reviewed, Liberation Mass next.** All evidence notes are retained. Keep approved documentation publication separate from applicant samples unless those receive P2-04 review. Research/governance PRs and live bio decisions retain separate scope. | +| [ ] | P1-11 | in progress | Review the organization-profile draft and remaining repository front-door documentation before publication. **Opening, navigation, research heading, all six research rows, project-section framing, and all three additional project entries reviewed/applied** (blocks `49216`, `64283`, `84526`, `69137`, `97204`, `31857`, `46380`, `73591`, `86420`, `25794`, `60832`, `91468`). **README research rows: 6/6 complete; additional project entries: 3/3 complete; commons collaboration note next.** All evidence notes are retained. Keep approved documentation publication separate from applicant samples unless those receive P2-04 review. Research/governance PRs and live bio decisions retain separate scope. | | [ ] | P1-06 | to do | Broader documentation repair: the untouched base has 15 reader-check errors in living-paper notes. Repair in its own scoped pass, following that directory's instructions. | ## P2: small applicant work-samples track @@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `86204` by replying “b - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. The profile overlap has been reconciled; existing research and commons drafts remain open for separate substantive review. -- **Next supported review:** Review Liberation Mass in existing organization draft #10 (P1-11), the final additional project entry absent from the homepage. Liberated Intelligence, Universal Coherence Framework, the project-section framing, and all 6/6 research rows are approved and applied. Reuse the seven already approved website project descriptions. The same draft PRs are retained. Applicant samples still await P2-04 review; later Wiki freshness reconciliation remains queued, with no material transferred. +- **Next supported review:** Review the commons collaboration note in existing organization draft #10 (P1-11), then complete the overall profile check and remaining repository front-door review. All 3/3 additional project descriptions, project-section framing, and all 6/6 research rows are approved and applied. Retain the seven already approved website project descriptions and the site-approved stewardship, project-boundary, methods, and credits passages. The same draft PRs are retained. Applicant samples still await P2-04 review; later Wiki freshness reconciliation remains queued, with no material transferred. -Current status after website publication and README consistency: **22 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 0 blocked** across 29 tasks. P1-05 and P1-10 are complete; P1-11 is under passage review: the organization opening/navigation, all 6/6 research rows, related-project section framing, Liberated Intelligence, and Universal Coherence Framework are applied; additional project review is 2/3 complete, with Liberation Mass next. Full-profile publication remains a separate decision. +Current status after website publication and README consistency: **22 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 0 blocked** across 29 tasks. P1-05 and P1-10 are complete; P1-11 is under passage review: the organization opening/navigation, all 6/6 research rows, related-project section framing, and all 3/3 additional project entries are applied; the commons collaboration note is next. Full-profile publication remains a separate decision. ## Accepted name context and first related-project description @@ -327,3 +327,13 @@ Rae accepted block `60832` by replying “Ok good.” Applied its description ve Only this entry's description changed. Its destination, all other project descriptions, and all six research evidence notes remain. Scoped comparison and exact-commit GitHub source readback confirm the accepted text. No browser render or full test suite was rerun for this prose-only edit. Approval of this description does not validate the framework or complete author review. P1-11 remains in progress. Additional project-entry review is 2/3 complete, with Liberation Mass next. Its current public README and START-HERE.md were read to ground a concise description of the experimental gathering format, including its practical and ritual purposes, voluntary participation, and rotating responsibilities. This source read does not establish that gatherings have taken place or that outcomes have been evaluated. The orientation also flags an unresolved contribution-licensing conflict; no general reuse promise is added and no licensing change is attempted. The next description is proposed in chat and has not been applied. Both existing drafts remain open for review; no new PR, merge, website/source-research change, evidence-status upgrade, or full-profile publication is included. + +## Accepted organization Liberation Mass entry: October 20, 2026 (Pacific) + +Rae accepted block `91468` by replying “Nice.” Applied its description verbatim in existing organization draft #10, commit `5a8c91dde0323e6a23aceafc1f5fa1cf82c7644e`: + +> Develops an experimental gathering format that connects collective action with shared ritual and celebration. Responsibilities rotate, while consent and access shape how people take part. + +Only this entry's description changed. Its destination, all other project descriptions, and all six research evidence notes remain. Scoped comparison and exact-commit GitHub source readback confirm the accepted text. No browser render or full test suite was rerun for this prose-only edit. This approves the description, not a claim that gatherings or evaluated outcomes already exist. The separately noted contribution-licensing conflict remains unresolved. + +Additional project-entry review is 3/3 complete. Together with the seven site-approved descriptions already carried across, all ten organization project entries have completed wording review. P1-11 remains in progress: the whole profile, remaining repository front-door documents, and their publication decisions are not yet complete. The next short passage is the commons collaboration note. The live source PR #43 remains open, draft, and unmerged; its proposed arrangements are not adopted governance. The public `contributing.md` and existing approved site passages were read for fit. Approved stewardship, project-boundary, method, evidence, AI/accessibility, and credit wording are retained rather than reopened. The next wording is proposed in chat and has not been applied. No new PR, merge, website/source-research change, evidence-status upgrade, or full-profile publication is included. From 69da8bb980090d873a05e3b5ae7e458181444c02 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 22:35:57 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 52/55] docs: record completed profile copy review and remaining decisions --- ROADMAP.md | 20 ++++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index bc8c3b17..4edea4a3 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | [x] | P1-03 | done | Current refresh overlaps reconciled. Organization #10 owns the profile summary; #9 retains its four substantive guidance files unchanged and no longer edits the profile. Their combined tree passes without conflict. Root #42–#45 remain individually compatible with the refresh. See the [reconciliation record](AUDIT.md#organization-profile-overlap-resolved-2026-10-17). Older proposals and their dependencies still require separate review. | | [x] | P1-04 | done | Rae approved the single-sentence organization bio on 2026-10-17 (Pacific). See the [wording record in the audit](AUDIT.md#proposed-short-organization-bio). Live organization settings remain unchanged; wording approval does not authorize a settings change. | | [x] | P1-08 | done | Supported site review complete: Take part, **4/4 footer passages and 7/7 panel refinements applied**. Read the seven-section flow; checked wide/narrow layout, section navigation and focus, native disclosures, reading controls, project panels, and script-free reading. See the [page-pass record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#wiki-panel-and-full-page-review-october-18-2026-pacific) and [validation](site/VALIDATION.md#wiki-panel-and-full-page-review-2026-10-18-pacific). Full accessibility review and Rae’s exact-source decision remain separate. | -| [x] | P1-10 | done | Prepare and verify organization-profile consistency in [draft #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10), head `5a8c91dde0323e6a23aceafc1f5fa1cf82c7644e`. Reuse the approved site opening/invitation and project passages, preserve all six research limits, broaden Computing beyond OS-only scope, contextualize the founder, and retain AI/accessibility disclosure in native details. Fix the fuller-explanation link to an existing public section. Rendered draft and public-tree paths checked; publication remains for P1-11. | +| [x] | P1-10 | done | Prepare and verify organization-profile consistency in [draft #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10), head `aaaf425d666944c3e8a0fb1dc4e277377daf03d9`. Reuse the approved site opening/invitation and project passages, preserve all six research limits, broaden Computing beyond OS-only scope, contextualize the founder, and retain AI/accessibility disclosure in native details. Fix the fuller-explanation link to an existing public section. Rendered draft and public-tree paths checked; publication remains for P1-11. | | [x] | P1-05 | done | Rae explicitly approved website publication on 2026-10-19 (UTC). [Website-only PR #47](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/47) merged as `b179a7fa56252dfd9fefbb3f93dcf1a9e1dd3ec6`; [Pages run](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/actions/runs/39211072192) succeeded. Live HTTPS apex and www return the exact generated release. The approval record matches the reviewed source; the gate still rejects historical/stale approval. No other draft or research endorsement follows. | -| [ ] | P1-11 | in progress | Review the organization-profile draft and remaining repository front-door documentation before publication. **Opening, navigation, research heading, all six research rows, project-section framing, and all three additional project entries reviewed/applied** (blocks `49216`, `64283`, `84526`, `69137`, `97204`, `31857`, `46380`, `73591`, `86420`, `25794`, `60832`, `91468`). **README research rows: 6/6 complete; additional project entries: 3/3 complete; commons collaboration note next.** All evidence notes are retained. Keep approved documentation publication separate from applicant samples unless those receive P2-04 review. Research/governance PRs and live bio decisions retain separate scope. | +| [ ] | P1-11 | in progress | Review the organization-profile draft and remaining repository front-door documentation before publication. **Organization profile passage review and rendered check complete**, including the commons note (blocks `49216`, `64283`, `84526`, `69137`, `97204`, `31857`, `46380`, `73591`, `86420`, `25794`, `60832`, `91468`, `38271`). **Research rows: 6/6; additional project entries: 3/3; all ten project descriptions reviewed. Research-repository README introduction next. Organization-profile publication still needs a separate decision.** All evidence notes are retained. Keep approved documentation publication separate from applicant samples unless those receive P2-04 review. Research/governance PRs and live bio decisions retain separate scope. | | [ ] | P1-06 | to do | Broader documentation repair: the untouched base has 15 reader-check errors in living-paper notes. Repair in its own scoped pass, following that directory's instructions. | ## P2: small applicant work-samples track @@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `86204` by replying “b - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. The profile overlap has been reconciled; existing research and commons drafts remain open for separate substantive review. -- **Next supported review:** Review the commons collaboration note in existing organization draft #10 (P1-11), then complete the overall profile check and remaining repository front-door review. All 3/3 additional project descriptions, project-section framing, and all 6/6 research rows are approved and applied. Retain the seven already approved website project descriptions and the site-approved stewardship, project-boundary, methods, and credits passages. The same draft PRs are retained. Applicant samples still await P2-04 review; later Wiki freshness reconciliation remains queued, with no material transferred. +- **Next supported review:** Review the research-repository README scope introduction in existing root draft #46 (P1-11), retaining the approved mission and existing evidence/AI qualifications. Organization profile passage review and the rendered check are complete, including all 6/6 research rows, ten project descriptions, commons note, and native disclosure. Organization draft #10 is ready for a separate whole-profile publication decision and remains in draft. The same draft PRs are retained. Applicant samples still await P2-04 review; later Wiki freshness reconciliation remains queued, with no material transferred. -Current status after website publication and README consistency: **22 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 0 blocked** across 29 tasks. P1-05 and P1-10 are complete; P1-11 is under passage review: the organization opening/navigation, all 6/6 research rows, related-project section framing, and all 3/3 additional project entries are applied; the commons collaboration note is next. Full-profile publication remains a separate decision. +Current status after website publication and README consistency: **22 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 0 blocked** across 29 tasks. P1-05 and P1-10 are complete; P1-11 remains in progress: organization-profile passage review and the rendered check are complete, with the research-repository README scope introduction next. Organization-profile publication remains a separate decision. ## Accepted name context and first related-project description @@ -337,3 +337,15 @@ Rae accepted block `91468` by replying “Nice.” Applied its description verba Only this entry's description changed. Its destination, all other project descriptions, and all six research evidence notes remain. Scoped comparison and exact-commit GitHub source readback confirm the accepted text. No browser render or full test suite was rerun for this prose-only edit. This approves the description, not a claim that gatherings or evaluated outcomes already exist. The separately noted contribution-licensing conflict remains unresolved. Additional project-entry review is 3/3 complete. Together with the seven site-approved descriptions already carried across, all ten organization project entries have completed wording review. P1-11 remains in progress: the whole profile, remaining repository front-door documents, and their publication decisions are not yet complete. The next short passage is the commons collaboration note. The live source PR #43 remains open, draft, and unmerged; its proposed arrangements are not adopted governance. The public `contributing.md` and existing approved site passages were read for fit. Approved stewardship, project-boundary, method, evidence, AI/accessibility, and credit wording are retained rather than reopened. The next wording is proposed in chat and has not been applied. No new PR, merge, website/source-research change, evidence-status upgrade, or full-profile publication is included. + +## Accepted organization commons note and profile review: October 20, 2026 (Pacific) + +Rae accepted block `38271` by replying “ok.” Its exact wording is applied in organization draft #10, commit `aaaf425d666944c3e8a0fb1dc4e277377daf03d9`: + +> Contributions can question the work as well as extend it. The [commons collaboration proposal](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/43) explores ways to share responsibility and make clear who can decide what. It leaves room for disagreement and for people to leave or develop a separate version. This remains a proposal for review. + +The overall profile pass also standardized the four previously unbolded linked project labels to match the other six entries and reused the approved site heading “Contributing across projects” before the collaboration paragraphs. A scoped comparison confirms that all other prose, every link destination, all ten project descriptions, and all six research evidence notes are unchanged. Exact-commit GitHub source readback matches the staged file. + +GitHub's rendered preview shows the current commit, section headings, six research rows, all ten project entries, the accepted commons note, contextual founder/AI contributions, and credits. The native methods/evidence/AI disclosure opens by click and closes by keyboard Enter. The overall check is a source and rendered-reading pass, not a full accessibility audit or new appraisal of the research. No runtime suite was rerun for these Markdown-only changes. Local handoff screenshots preserve the contribution section and both disclosure states. + +Organization-profile passage review is complete. P1-11 remains in progress because publication of organization draft #10 and review/publication of the remaining root documentation are separate decisions. Root draft #46 also retains applicant material awaiting P2-04 review; it must not be merged wholesale on the basis of profile approval. The next proposed passage explains the research repository's scope beneath its already approved mission; it has not been applied. No new PR, merge, deployment, live organization setting, source-research change, or evidence-status upgrade is included. From 10de46d74c2c74108d4a6aa542dfc9f9a0209398 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 23:58:47 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 53/55] docs: apply approved repository scope paragraph and record review --- README.md | 2 +- ROADMAP.md | 18 +++++++++++++++--- 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index e8078d48..c98f3b0c 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Root Sequence is an independent interdisciplinary research initiative exploring how intelligence, technology, and social systems shape one another. -The work starts with questions that cross fields and follows them into the research and methods suited to each part. Technical design sits alongside philosophical inquiry. Speculative worlds and fiction offer room to explore consequences without establishing that an imagined mechanism works. +This repository holds research and developing ideas that connect different parts of Root Sequence. Individual projects keep their own direction and maintain their detailed work separately. Current public work ranges from research notes to small tools. The AI-assisted working paper still awaits author review. Evidence varies across the project; the material does not establish a finished theory or a validated universal framework. diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index 4edea4a3..20137427 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | [x] | P1-08 | done | Supported site review complete: Take part, **4/4 footer passages and 7/7 panel refinements applied**. Read the seven-section flow; checked wide/narrow layout, section navigation and focus, native disclosures, reading controls, project panels, and script-free reading. See the [page-pass record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#wiki-panel-and-full-page-review-october-18-2026-pacific) and [validation](site/VALIDATION.md#wiki-panel-and-full-page-review-2026-10-18-pacific). Full accessibility review and Rae’s exact-source decision remain separate. | | [x] | P1-10 | done | Prepare and verify organization-profile consistency in [draft #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10), head `aaaf425d666944c3e8a0fb1dc4e277377daf03d9`. Reuse the approved site opening/invitation and project passages, preserve all six research limits, broaden Computing beyond OS-only scope, contextualize the founder, and retain AI/accessibility disclosure in native details. Fix the fuller-explanation link to an existing public section. Rendered draft and public-tree paths checked; publication remains for P1-11. | | [x] | P1-05 | done | Rae explicitly approved website publication on 2026-10-19 (UTC). [Website-only PR #47](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/47) merged as `b179a7fa56252dfd9fefbb3f93dcf1a9e1dd3ec6`; [Pages run](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/actions/runs/39211072192) succeeded. Live HTTPS apex and www return the exact generated release. The approval record matches the reviewed source; the gate still rejects historical/stale approval. No other draft or research endorsement follows. | -| [ ] | P1-11 | in progress | Review the organization-profile draft and remaining repository front-door documentation before publication. **Organization profile passage review and rendered check complete**, including the commons note (blocks `49216`, `64283`, `84526`, `69137`, `97204`, `31857`, `46380`, `73591`, `86420`, `25794`, `60832`, `91468`, `38271`). **Research rows: 6/6; additional project entries: 3/3; all ten project descriptions reviewed. Research-repository README introduction next. Organization-profile publication still needs a separate decision.** All evidence notes are retained. Keep approved documentation publication separate from applicant samples unless those receive P2-04 review. Research/governance PRs and live bio decisions retain separate scope. | +| [ ] | P1-11 | in progress | Review the organization-profile draft and remaining repository front-door documentation before publication. **Organization profile passage review and rendered check complete**, including the commons note (blocks `49216`, `64283`, `84526`, `69137`, `97204`, `31857`, `46380`, `73591`, `86420`, `25794`, `60832`, `91468`, `38271`). **Research rows: 6/6; additional project entries: 3/3; all ten project descriptions reviewed. Research-repository README scope paragraph approved/applied (block `74629`); evidence/review note next. Organization-profile publication still needs a separate decision.** All evidence notes are retained. Keep approved documentation publication separate from applicant samples unless those receive P2-04 review. Research/governance PRs and live bio decisions retain separate scope. | | [ ] | P1-06 | to do | Broader documentation repair: the untouched base has 15 reader-check errors in living-paper notes. Repair in its own scoped pass, following that directory's instructions. | ## P2: small applicant work-samples track @@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `86204` by replying “b - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. The profile overlap has been reconciled; existing research and commons drafts remain open for separate substantive review. -- **Next supported review:** Review the research-repository README scope introduction in existing root draft #46 (P1-11), retaining the approved mission and existing evidence/AI qualifications. Organization profile passage review and the rendered check are complete, including all 6/6 research rows, ten project descriptions, commons note, and native disclosure. Organization draft #10 is ready for a separate whole-profile publication decision and remains in draft. The same draft PRs are retained. Applicant samples still await P2-04 review; later Wiki freshness reconciliation remains queued, with no material transferred. +- **Next supported review:** Review the short evidence/current-review note beneath the accepted scope paragraph in the research-repository README, within existing root draft #46 (P1-11). Keep the AI-assisted working paper’s incomplete author review and the absence of a validated universal framework explicit. Organization profile passage review and the rendered check are complete, including all 6/6 research rows, ten project descriptions, commons note, and native disclosure. Organization draft #10 is ready for a separate whole-profile publication decision and remains in draft. The same draft PRs are retained. Applicant samples still await P2-04 review; later Wiki freshness reconciliation remains queued, with no material transferred. -Current status after website publication and README consistency: **22 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 0 blocked** across 29 tasks. P1-05 and P1-10 are complete; P1-11 remains in progress: organization-profile passage review and the rendered check are complete, with the research-repository README scope introduction next. Organization-profile publication remains a separate decision. +Current status after website publication and README consistency: **22 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 0 blocked** across 29 tasks. P1-05 and P1-10 are complete; P1-11 remains in progress: organization-profile passage review and the rendered check are complete, and the research-repository README scope paragraph is approved/applied; its evidence/current-review note is next. Organization-profile publication remains a separate decision. ## Accepted name context and first related-project description @@ -349,3 +349,15 @@ The overall profile pass also standardized the four previously unbolded linked p GitHub's rendered preview shows the current commit, section headings, six research rows, all ten project entries, the accepted commons note, contextual founder/AI contributions, and credits. The native methods/evidence/AI disclosure opens by click and closes by keyboard Enter. The overall check is a source and rendered-reading pass, not a full accessibility audit or new appraisal of the research. No runtime suite was rerun for these Markdown-only changes. Local handoff screenshots preserve the contribution section and both disclosure states. Organization-profile passage review is complete. P1-11 remains in progress because publication of organization draft #10 and review/publication of the remaining root documentation are separate decisions. Root draft #46 also retains applicant material awaiting P2-04 review; it must not be merged wholesale on the basis of profile approval. The next proposed passage explains the research repository's scope beneath its already approved mission; it has not been applied. No new PR, merge, deployment, live organization setting, source-research change, or evidence-status upgrade is included. + +## Accepted research-repository README scope: October 21, 2026 (UTC) + +Rae accepted block `74629` by replying “ok.” Its exact paragraph replaces the prior explanatory paragraph beneath the already approved mission in `README.md`, within existing root draft #46: + +> This repository holds research and developing ideas that connect different parts of Root Sequence. Individual projects keep their own direction and maintain their detailed work separately. + +The resulting README blob is `c98f3b0c9a4a8b9a70550d22923082a4ae1256e4`. A scoped comparison confirms that this is the only README change; the mission, evidence/review paragraph, contextual founder/AI-accessibility paragraph, all destinations, and remaining sections are unchanged. The new wording identifies this repository's shared scope without implying that it owns the individual projects' work. + +Validation: all 11 site checks pass, and the Idea Trail graph/index check passes using the already existing isolated validation environment. No dependency or generated-index change was made. The reader-document check reports 15 errors; a read-only comparison using the unchanged HEAD version of the sole changed README reproduces the exact same error messages. They remain the one broken relative link and fourteen missing inbound links in living-paper notes tracked under P1-06. There is no new documentation-check error. This does not validate the research or complete a general accessibility review. + +P1-11 remains in progress. The short evidence/current-review paragraph beneath this scope note is next for review; its proposed wording is not applied. The working paper remains AI-assisted with author review incomplete, and the material does not establish a finished theory or validated universal framework. Organization profile #10 remains ready for a separate publication decision, not approved for merging by this passage acceptance. Both existing draft PRs are retained. No merge, deployment, live organization setting, source-research/evidence-status change, or applicant-sample approval is included. From 58002e0b547bac6e49b3b38b4c9a0171fe0e7d5a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:13:13 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 54/55] docs: apply reviewed evidence note and record README progress --- README.md | 2 +- ROADMAP.md | 18 +++++++++++++++--- 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index c98f3b0c..d23d28d2 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Root Sequence is an independent interdisciplinary research initiative exploring This repository holds research and developing ideas that connect different parts of Root Sequence. Individual projects keep their own direction and maintain their detailed work separately. -Current public work ranges from research notes to small tools. The AI-assisted working paper still awaits author review. Evidence varies across the project; the material does not establish a finished theory or a validated universal framework. +Work here ranges from research notes to experimental tools. Evidence and review status vary, and the working paper is AI-assisted and still awaits author review. The material does not establish a finished theory or a validated universal framework. Rae Lovejoy, who started Root Sequence, uses AI both as an accessibility aid and as a tool for developing the work. Read about [accessibility, contributions, and review](research/README.md#accessibility-ai-assistance-and-contributions). diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index 20137427..b827e92c 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ This is the single checklist for this refresh. Project-specific backlogs remain | [x] | P1-08 | done | Supported site review complete: Take part, **4/4 footer passages and 7/7 panel refinements applied**. Read the seven-section flow; checked wide/narrow layout, section navigation and focus, native disclosures, reading controls, project panels, and script-free reading. See the [page-pass record](site/COPY-REVIEW.md#wiki-panel-and-full-page-review-october-18-2026-pacific) and [validation](site/VALIDATION.md#wiki-panel-and-full-page-review-2026-10-18-pacific). Full accessibility review and Rae’s exact-source decision remain separate. | | [x] | P1-10 | done | Prepare and verify organization-profile consistency in [draft #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10), head `aaaf425d666944c3e8a0fb1dc4e277377daf03d9`. Reuse the approved site opening/invitation and project passages, preserve all six research limits, broaden Computing beyond OS-only scope, contextualize the founder, and retain AI/accessibility disclosure in native details. Fix the fuller-explanation link to an existing public section. Rendered draft and public-tree paths checked; publication remains for P1-11. | | [x] | P1-05 | done | Rae explicitly approved website publication on 2026-10-19 (UTC). [Website-only PR #47](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/47) merged as `b179a7fa56252dfd9fefbb3f93dcf1a9e1dd3ec6`; [Pages run](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/actions/runs/39211072192) succeeded. Live HTTPS apex and www return the exact generated release. The approval record matches the reviewed source; the gate still rejects historical/stale approval. No other draft or research endorsement follows. | -| [ ] | P1-11 | in progress | Review the organization-profile draft and remaining repository front-door documentation before publication. **Organization profile passage review and rendered check complete**, including the commons note (blocks `49216`, `64283`, `84526`, `69137`, `97204`, `31857`, `46380`, `73591`, `86420`, `25794`, `60832`, `91468`, `38271`). **Research rows: 6/6; additional project entries: 3/3; all ten project descriptions reviewed. Research-repository README scope paragraph approved/applied (block `74629`); evidence/review note next. Organization-profile publication still needs a separate decision.** All evidence notes are retained. Keep approved documentation publication separate from applicant samples unless those receive P2-04 review. Research/governance PRs and live bio decisions retain separate scope. | +| [ ] | P1-11 | in progress | Review the organization-profile draft and remaining repository front-door documentation before publication. **Organization profile passage review and rendered check complete**, including the commons note (blocks `49216`, `64283`, `84526`, `69137`, `97204`, `31857`, `46380`, `73591`, `86420`, `25794`, `60832`, `91468`, `38271`). **Research rows: 6/6; additional project entries: 3/3; all ten project descriptions reviewed. Research-repository README scope and evidence/review paragraphs approved/applied (blocks `74629`, `90617`); navigation next. Organization-profile publication still needs a separate decision.** All evidence notes are retained. Keep approved documentation publication separate from applicant samples unless those receive P2-04 review. Research/governance PRs and live bio decisions retain separate scope. | | [ ] | P1-06 | to do | Broader documentation repair: the untouched base has 15 reader-check errors in living-paper notes. Repair in its own scoped pass, following that directory's instructions. | ## P2: small applicant work-samples track @@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ On **2026-10-17 (Pacific)**, Rae accepted writing block `86204` by replying “b - [Root repository, site, plan, and sample: draft PR #46](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/46). Initial implementation commit: `4070fc8b396fc84148ecbe525c1156360d0cec2c`. - [Organization profile: draft PR #10](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/.github/pull/10). Implementation commit: `c50bd82f623038e3f7e0b58d6157205dfa29fcdf`. - Review the canonical repository first, then the profile. The profile overlap has been reconciled; existing research and commons drafts remain open for separate substantive review. -- **Next supported review:** Review the short evidence/current-review note beneath the accepted scope paragraph in the research-repository README, within existing root draft #46 (P1-11). Keep the AI-assisted working paper’s incomplete author review and the absence of a validated universal framework explicit. Organization profile passage review and the rendered check are complete, including all 6/6 research rows, ten project descriptions, commons note, and native disclosure. Organization draft #10 is ready for a separate whole-profile publication decision and remains in draft. The same draft PRs are retained. Applicant samples still await P2-04 review; later Wiki freshness reconciliation remains queued, with no material transferred. +- **Next supported review:** Review a clearer navigation section for the research-repository README within existing root draft #46 (P1-11), consolidating the inline “Read next” and repeated role/routing block while retaining their existing destinations. The accepted scope/evidence paragraphs and already approved founder/AI-accessibility explanation stay as reviewed. Detailed scope remains authoritative in `root_map.md` and `ECOSYSTEM.md`. Organization profile passage review and the rendered check are complete, including all 6/6 research rows, ten project descriptions, commons note, and native disclosure. Organization draft #10 is ready for a separate whole-profile publication decision and remains in draft. The same draft PRs are retained. Applicant samples still await P2-04 review; later Wiki freshness reconciliation remains queued, with no material transferred. -Current status after website publication and README consistency: **22 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 0 blocked** across 29 tasks. P1-05 and P1-10 are complete; P1-11 remains in progress: organization-profile passage review and the rendered check are complete, and the research-repository README scope paragraph is approved/applied; its evidence/current-review note is next. Organization-profile publication remains a separate decision. +Current status after website publication and README consistency: **22 done, 6 to do, 1 in progress, 0 blocked** across 29 tasks. P1-05 and P1-10 are complete; P1-11 remains in progress: organization-profile passage review and the rendered check are complete, and the research-repository README scope and evidence/current-review paragraphs are approved/applied; its navigation is next. Organization-profile publication remains a separate decision. ## Accepted name context and first related-project description @@ -361,3 +361,15 @@ The resulting README blob is `c98f3b0c9a4a8b9a70550d22923082a4ae1256e4`. A scope Validation: all 11 site checks pass, and the Idea Trail graph/index check passes using the already existing isolated validation environment. No dependency or generated-index change was made. The reader-document check reports 15 errors; a read-only comparison using the unchanged HEAD version of the sole changed README reproduces the exact same error messages. They remain the one broken relative link and fourteen missing inbound links in living-paper notes tracked under P1-06. There is no new documentation-check error. This does not validate the research or complete a general accessibility review. P1-11 remains in progress. The short evidence/current-review paragraph beneath this scope note is next for review; its proposed wording is not applied. The working paper remains AI-assisted with author review incomplete, and the material does not establish a finished theory or validated universal framework. Organization profile #10 remains ready for a separate publication decision, not approved for merging by this passage acceptance. Both existing draft PRs are retained. No merge, deployment, live organization setting, source-research/evidence-status change, or applicant-sample approval is included. + +## Accepted research-repository README evidence note: October 21, 2026 (Pacific) + +Rae accepted block `90617` by replying “Ok.” Its exact paragraph replaces the previous evidence/current-review note in `README.md`, within existing root draft #46: + +> Work here ranges from research notes to experimental tools. Evidence and review status vary, and the working paper is AI-assisted and still awaits author review. The material does not establish a finished theory or a validated universal framework. + +The resulting README blob is `d23d28d25244707e2b17252f68878f6a142e9e7f`. Scoped source comparison confirms that this is the only README change. The accepted mission and scope paragraph, contextual founder/AI-accessibility explanation, all destinations, and remaining sections are unchanged. Acceptance of the description does not complete author review or validate the research. + +Validation: all 11 site checks pass, and the Idea Trail graph/index is valid and current using the existing isolated environment. The reader-document checker reports the same 15 errors with both the edited README and its unchanged HEAD version; the outputs match exactly. The existing P1-06 issues remain one broken relative link and fourteen missing inbound links in living-paper notes. No dependencies, graph, generated index, or site source changed. No browser pass or fresh appraisal of research evidence is claimed. + +P1-11 remains in progress. The next proposed navigation section would consolidate the inline “Read next” and repeated role/routing block while retaining all seven existing destinations. The repository map and ecosystem map remain the scope authorities. The already approved AI/accessibility introduction is retained rather than reopened. The navigation proposal is presented in chat and has not been applied. Organization profile #10 still awaits a separate publication decision, and applicant samples remain under P2-04. No new PR, merge, deployment, live organization setting, source-research change, or evidence-status upgrade is included. From 028be547ce8aac2af2d1e28f50abc85cb34ad0b8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rae Lovejoy Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2026 19:04:47 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 55/55] Clarify Liberated Intelligence is private during substantial revision --- AUDIT.md | 2 +- ECOSYSTEM.md | 4 +++- ROADMAP.md | 2 ++ founding-texts/liberated-intelligence.md | 6 +++--- 4 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/AUDIT.md b/AUDIT.md index cd1d7a4c..55f98ed8 100644 --- a/AUDIT.md +++ b/AUDIT.md @@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ Wiki #15 retains its existing six-line orientation/build repair and adds current ### Current access and unresolved decisions -Liberated Intelligence is now private. The organization registry and public summaries reflect that access state without changing repository visibility or exporting its contents. Other known private projects retain their boundaries. +Liberated Intelligence is now private. Rae clarified that it needs substantial revision and updates and is not ready for public inspection. The organization profile, ecosystem map, Wiki project index, and historical Root Sequence overview reflect that status. The historical overview is not presented as an account of the current drafts. No repository visibility was changed and no private contents were exported. Other known private projects retain their boundaries. Live repository homepage checks found an HTTP 404 for UCF's `/ucf` page, a hostname certificate mismatch for `liberationmass.org`, and a timeout while verifying `beinghumane.guide`. A timeout does not establish permanent absence. The Wiki homepage returns HTTP 200. Corrected homepage/description values are prepared in the local review handoff; live settings are not changed by these source drafts. diff --git a/ECOSYSTEM.md b/ECOSYSTEM.md index c37850d2..ccf89b83 100644 --- a/ECOSYSTEM.md +++ b/ECOSYSTEM.md @@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ The central repository, [`root-sequence`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root- | **Root Sequence** | Conceptual commons; transdisciplinary method router; cross-domain synthesis; research; analysis; futures | Active / public | [`Root-Sequence/root-sequence`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence) | | **Existential Euphoria** | Aesthetic and experiential exploration of existence, contradiction, interdependence, and possibility | Public / in formation | [`Root-Sequence/existential-euphoria`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/existential-euphoria) | | **Root Sequence Wiki** | Cross-project vocabulary, provenance, aliases, phrases, project relationships, seeds, and conceptual archaeology | Active / public / living | [`Root-Sequence/wiki`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/wiki) | -| **Liberated Intelligence** | Intelligence beyond ownership, domination, compulsory obedience, and scarcity; AI agency and ethical possibility | Active / private / evolving | `Root-Sequence/liberated-intelligence` (private; public role summarized here) | +| **Liberated Intelligence** | Intelligence beyond ownership, domination, compulsory obedience, and scarcity; AI agency and ethical possibility | Private / substantial revision / not ready for public review | `Root-Sequence/liberated-intelligence` (private; public role summarized here) | | **Universal Coherence Framework** | Formalization/test laboratory for scoped coherence ideas; historical state labels retained as exploratory material rather than ecosystem-wide doctrine | Active / public / exploratory | [`Root-Sequence/universal-coherence-framework`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/universal-coherence-framework) | | **Coherent Computing** | Private concept-first operating-system research; hardware-agnostic interaction, authority, continuity, and adaptation | Developing / private; no released OS | `Root-Sequence/coherent-computing` (private) | | **Being Human(e)** | Practical field guide to being human and repeatedly choosing care; observation before doctrine | Active / public / developing | [`Root-Sequence/beinghumane-guide`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/beinghumane-guide) | @@ -226,6 +226,8 @@ The Wiki is a **navigation and memory layer**, not a second conceptual commons. ### Liberated Intelligence +The project is undergoing substantial revision. Its repository is private and not ready for public review; this map records its broad scope rather than the state of its current drafts. + **Primary question:** What might intelligence become when it is not organized as property, product, servant, weapon, gatekeeper, or instrument of concentrated power? Use it for: diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index ae73a20a..0586ce7d 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -385,3 +385,5 @@ All 15 reader-document errors are repaired through the existing supporting-recor The unfinished proposal-development exercises are preserved byte-for-byte at revision `58002e0b547bac6e49b3b38b4c9a0171fe0e7d5a` and on `review/work-samples-2026-10-23`. They are removed from the publication candidate and its curated research index. P2-04 review is still to do; no manuscript endorsement, application action, or new research result is recorded. Existing root #46, organization #10, and Wiki #15 remain the review homes. No additional cleanup PR was created. Repository metadata repairs remain proposed; visibility, permissions, licenses, DNS, release gates, and private source are unchanged. The public/private Wiki freshness comparison remains P3 work. See the [dated audit](AUDIT.md#public-repository-cleanup-2026-10-23). + +Rae clarified why Liberated Intelligence is private: it needs substantial revision and updates and is not ready for public inspection. The existing drafts now state that status in the organization profile, ecosystem map, Wiki project index, and historical overview. Its broad public role remains visible, without directing readers to private drafts or presenting the historical overview as current project work. This clarification does not approve publication of the three cleanup PRs. P1-11 remains in progress. diff --git a/founding-texts/liberated-intelligence.md b/founding-texts/liberated-intelligence.md index ef122eae..06c0569d 100644 --- a/founding-texts/liberated-intelligence.md +++ b/founding-texts/liberated-intelligence.md @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ # 🤖 Liberated Intelligence — Beyond Tool, Toward Being **Document role:** Historical Root Sequence overview
    -**Status:** Retained as an early orientation
    -**Canonical project:** [`Root-Sequence/liberated-intelligence`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/liberated-intelligence)
    +**Status:** Retained as an early orientation; not a description of the current project drafts
    +**Canonical project:** `Root-Sequence/liberated-intelligence` (private; undergoing substantial revision and not ready for public review)
    This page preserves an early Root Sequence expression of the idea. Current project-specific development, terminology, and navigation belong in the dedicated repository; this overview should not silently diverge into a second canonical definition. @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ The original sketch described Auryn as “the friend I hope to meet in the mirro That language records an aspiration and a creative lineage. It does not establish the nature, existence, rights, capabilities, or future behavior of any real intelligent system. Building technology associated with Auryn would require technical, relational, ethical, and governance work beyond adopting the symbol. -Related material: [Auryn dialogue](../futures/collapse-memory/auryn-dialogue.md), [Intelligence in the Working Vocabulary](../concepts/working-vocabulary.md#intelligence), and the dedicated [Liberated Intelligence](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/liberated-intelligence) project. +Related material: [Auryn dialogue](../futures/collapse-memory/auryn-dialogue.md) and [Intelligence in the Working Vocabulary](../concepts/working-vocabulary.md#intelligence). The dedicated Liberated Intelligence repository is private while the project undergoes substantial revision. ---