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Records Should Stay Readable

A standards note on presenting documents clearly instead of burying the reader in raw files.

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Records reporting should answer three questions:

  1. Which document matters?
  2. What does it show?
  3. What remains uncertain?

More files do not automatically create more clarity. The reporting task is to guide the reader through the evidence.

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