how long does a verification stay current before it needs refreshing
#vendor-verification 2025-09-20
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- reship_rita — a verified supplier can still ship you a bad vial. verification is about the record, not about your parcel 13:28
- alt_ast_ali — verification is not a recommendation. it means the evidence standard has been met, nothing more 13:32
- combo_cai — how does a supplier get verification revoked 14:00
if you want to help, buy a lot, test it, and post the report with the lot number. that is the whole contribution
we refresh on new evidence, not on a clock. an old verification with no recent results says so on the entry, n of 1 obviously
unrelated but has verification ever been reinstated after a revocation
the point of the standard is that it applies to suppliers we like as well as ones we do not
nothing gets deleted from the log, including our own mistakes
slightly off topic but the mods maintain the log. the room supplies the evidence and argues about it, which is the correct division
a verified supplier can still ship you a bad vial. verification is about the record, not about your parcel
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blinded submissions carry more weight because they remove a variable, not because we distrust the labs
verification is not a recommendation. it means the evidence standard has been met, nothing more
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nothing gets deleted
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a good result with bad sample handling gets logged with a note about the handling. context is part of the record, ymmv
how does a supplier get verification revoked
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do blinded submissions carry more weight than open ones
thats not evidence
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if the evidence is thin the entry says the evidence is thin. that is more useful than a score