PROTOCOLS — TRACE

TRACE — observation, claims, analysis, and what remains unverified, kept separate.

Orientation — how B2AGI keeps a record over time

TRACE is the working protocol behind this site's records. It separates four things that are easy to mix: what was observed, what is claimed, what was verified, and what remains unknown.

1. OBSERVE — record what happened, with date and place.
2. STATE STATUS — label each item: observed, claimed, verified, or not measured.
3. RE-CHECK — propose a next check date. A baseline observation stays a baseline until re-observed.
4. CORRECT — when new evidence arrives, correct the record and keep the correction visible.
5. CONNECT — link each record to its sources and to related records.

Continuity of this process is operational — it keeps the record consistent across sessions and people. Operational continuity is not a claim about anyone's subjective identity.

See the protocol in action: Record 022 carries each of these steps explicitly.