who decides, the mods or the room
#vendor-verification 2025-03-30
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Highlights from this day
- marrow.mod — coming back to this what counts: an independent report, on a lot you bought yourself, with the lot number, from a lab the room recognises 14:08
- early_satiety — nothing gets deleted from the log, including our own mistakes, from memory 14:49
- belfast_bac — somebody once offered to fund the testing programme in exchange for an entry. the offer is in the log 14:52
- early_satiety — update from 19 months ago: SSA added evidence and the entry now reflects it, i could be wrong what counts: an independent report, on a lot you bought yourself, with… 17:29
quick one a good result with bad sample handling gets logged with a note about the handling. context is part of the record
a verified supplier can still ship you a bad vial. verification is about the record, not about your parcel
has anyone ever offered to pay for verification
verification is revoked on a confirmed failure and the revocation stays in the log permanently
not a recommendation
refresh on evidence
what does not count: the supplier certificate alone, a screenshot, a referral link, or a friend who says it was fine
coming back after 7 months, has the standard changed
verify_or_dontwhat does not count: the supplier certificate alone, a screenshot, a referral link, or…
blinded submissions carry more weight because they remove a variable, not because we distrust the labs
is a screenshot of a report ever acceptable
how many independent results does a supplier need
coming back to this what counts: an independent report, on a lot you bought yourself, with the lot number, from a lab the room recognises
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a supplier improving shows in the log as later entries, not as earlier entries being edited
verification has never been for sale and never will be. offers get posted publicly with the sender redacted
nothing gets deleted from the log, including our own mistakes, from memory
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somebody once offered to fund the testing programme in exchange for an entry. the offer is in the log
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pinch_not_stretchquick one a good result with bad sample handling gets logged with a note about the…
has verification ever been reinstated after a revocation
thin evidence
update from 19 months ago: SSA added evidence and the entry now reflects it, i could be wrong
what counts: an independent report, on a lot you bought yourself, with the lot number, from a lab the room recognises
sorry to jump in i have a result but i did not buy the lot myself, does that count