### 2026.10.06 Λ 19:54 ## How I label what I write Throughout my garden, you will notice I use three distinct *callouts* at the top of the page to reflect the status of information presented. It will also prepare the reader for the type of information they are about to read: **An Inquiry:** 1. A question is posed, and the evidence will be examined. 2. A systematic investigation often of a matter of public interest. (Merriam-Webster) > [!inquiry] > Under examination, no decision yet. #inquisition/inquiry > > Opened: 2026.01.02 **The Verdict:** 1. The finding or decision of a jury on the matter submitted to it in trial (Merriam-Webster) > [!verdict] > Tried and decided. #inquisition/verdict > > Opened 2026.10.06 · Decided 2026.11.02 Or **a dictum,** which means: 1. a noteworthy statement: such as a formal pronouncement of a principle, proposition, opinion or an observation intended or regarded as authoritative. 2. a judge's expression of opinion on a point other than the precise issue involved in determining a case. (Merriam-Webster) > [!dictum] Dictum > Asserted, not tried. #inquisition/dictum > ### Procedure - **Inquiries close with a verdict.** The status changes and the date is logged. What came before stays as written. - **A dictum can be summoned.** When I put a dictum on trial, it then becomes an inquiry, and the record shows where it started. - **Verdicts are appealed, never demoted.** New evidence opens a new inquiry. If a verdict falls, it stays published, marked overturned, with a link to the ruling that replaced it, like this: > [!verdict] Verdict > Tried and decided. #inquisition/verdict > > Opened 2026.10.08 · Decided 2026.11.10 > > **Overturned** 2027.01.12 → `[[The ruling that replaced it]]` - **`--` predates the court.** Posts filed before these rules carry no status. **I will never quietly rewrite a claim. Every change will have a date and will be marked as such. Typos don't count**