One concrete data point for the thread. Practical: whatever you change, write down the date and the reason. In three months the reason is what you will have forgotten, and the reason is what makes the record worth having.
One thing that is still open after NurseKim_ATL’s answer:
Was that from a primary source or from a summary of one?
Dr.PathRoch said:Practical: whatever you change, write down the date and the reason.
Pushing back on Dr.PathRoch here. The counter-case has not been addressed. Somebody upthread described the situation that does not fit, and the thread moved on rather than engaging with it, which is the failure mode this board is supposed to avoid.
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Shop Reference StandardsDr.PathRoch said:Practical: whatever you change, write down the date and the reason.
True, with the qualification that this is a self-selected group. The people for whom it did not work post less, and that shapes everything we think we know.
Dr.PathRoch said:Practical: whatever you change, write down the date and the reason.
Thank you for spelling out the reasoning rather than just the conclusion.