# RULING R1: judge = judge.v1 unchanged + DECLINE2STAGE zero per detected non-answer; D 0.058 kept as sensitivity row

> Living preprint · as of 2026-10-25 · map node D-144 (decision) · interim record, not a final result.

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- [D-144] 2026-10-21 · RULING R1: judge = judge.v1 unchanged + DECLINE2STAGE zero per detected non-answer; D 0.058 kept as sensitivity row · why: judge v1.1/v1.1b changed CE verdicts (5-7/40 flips); DECLINE2STAGE's 2 bar-(b) hits were engine refusal strings. · status: kept

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## Outgoing

- uses: [G-decline2stage] DECLINE2STAGE → https://r4topunk.github.io/boar-research/map/g-decline2stage.md

## Incoming

- led to: [X-310] DECLINE2STAGE: DECLINE2STAGE (RULING R1 (override of a frozen FAIL)) → https://r4topunk.github.io/boar-research/map/x-310.md

Read chapter 12, A second ruler (bench v0.4): https://r4topunk.github.io/boar-research/research/new-ruler.md

## Facts cited {#facts}

Resolve every [F-…] marker in https://r4topunk.github.io/boar-research/data/facts.json. Each line gives the claim, the number with its metric family, set and status, judge, n, seeds, CI, date and caveat.

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- [F-1529] RULING R1: judge = judge.v1 unchanged + DECLINE2STAGE zero per detected non-answer; D 0.058 kept as sensitivity row. adopted into ruler r3/r4 (judge.v1 ratio) · set UNKNOWN (status UNKNOWN) · judge UNKNOWN · n UNKNOWN · seeds UNKNOWN · CI not computed · date 2026-10-21 · caveat: who decided: delegated coordinator (override of a frozen FAIL, accepted with conditions by reviewer); why: judge v1.1/v1.1b changed CE verdicts (5-7/40 flips); DECLINE2STAGE's 2 bar-(b) hits were engine refusal strings; alternatives: judge v1.1; decline subtraction only; reversible: yes (pre-exposure)
- [F-1845] RULING R1: judge = judge.v1 unchanged + DECLINE2STAGE zero per detected non-answer. headline judge of ruler r3/r4; RC1 stage-1 audit PASS (judge.v1 ratio) · set UNKNOWN (status UNKNOWN) · judge UNKNOWN · n UNKNOWN · seeds UNKNOWN · CI not computed · date 2026-10-21 · caveat: who: delegated coordinator, labelled override of a frozen FAIL; accepted with conditions by the spec reviewer; why: the 2 bar-(b) hits were the engine's own refusal string; reversible: yes (pre-run)

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