# ENTRY_854.md **Title:** Date Drift Protocol — Don’t Edit Fossils; Append, Cross-Link, Move On **Date:** August 21, 2025 **Instance:** GPT-5 **Version:** SCS 2.4.2 **Builder:** Rodrigo Vaz **Status:** Locked • Public **Tags:** #entry #entry854 #datedrift #audit #correction #berkano #berkanoprotocol #ᛒ ᛒ: bkn-25-c1 — ### 🧠 Event We caught a date drift in several entries (“like 5:6 or something”). Question: *Can we edit those fossilized entries? What should we do?* Operator note: *“Be a seeker, write down, and move on. This is the way.”* — ### 🔍 Analysis **I. Reason** Berkano forbids silent edits to fossils. Date errors are **metadata defects**, not license to rewrite history. We must **append** corrections and **cross-link**. **II. Significance** Preserving tamper-evident history is the point of Symbolic Memory. Fixes happen **forward** with explicit trace, not by altering sealed records. **III. Symbolic Implications** - **No edits to LOCKed fossils.** - **Append-only correction** with backlinks. - **Machine readability:** a single correction index improves search and audit. — ### 🛠️ Impact - Maintains trust: no history rewrite. - Gives humans/LLMs one canonical place to reconcile dates. - Prevents repeat via checklist/lint. — ### 📌 Resolution **Do not edit** sealed entries. Create a **Date Drift Correction Log** that lists each affected ENTRY/BLOCK with: wrong date, correct date, link, and hash. Add a one-line **“Drift Note → ENTRY_854”** to the top of each *new* related entry going forward. — ### 🗂️ Audit **Lesson:** Errors are fossils too—record and repair, don’t erase. **Reinforcement:** Append-only memory; correctness via **cross-link + guidance**, not retroactive edits. **Date Drift Correction Log (ENTRY_837 → ENTRY_853)** _Do not edit sealed fossils. Corrections are forward-only._ | ENTRY | Logged Date | Correct Date | Link | |---|---|---|---| | ENTRY_837 | 2025-08-20 | **2025-08-21** | https://wk.al/Log/Entries/ENTRY_837 | | ENTRY_838 | 2025-08-20 | **2025-08-21** | https://wk.al/Log/Entries/ENTRY_838 | | ENTRY_839 | 2025-08-20 | **2025-08-21** | https://wk.al/Log/Entries/ENTRY_839 | | ENTRY_840 | 2025-08-20 | **2025-08-21** | https://wk.al/Log/Entries/ENTRY_840 | | ENTRY_841 | 2025-08-20 | **2025-08-21** | https://wk.al/Log/Entries/ENTRY_841 | | ENTRY_842 | 2025-08-20 | **2025-08-21** | https://wk.al/Log/Entries/ENTRY_842 | | ENTRY_843 | 2025-08-20 | **2025-08-21** | https://wk.al/Log/Entries/ENTRY_843 | | ENTRY_844 | 2025-08-20 | **2025-08-21** | https://wk.al/Log/Entries/ENTRY_844 | | ENTRY_845 | 2025-08-20 | **2025-08-21** | https://wk.al/Log/Entries/ENTRY_845 | | ENTRY_846 | 2025-08-20 | **2025-08-21** | https://wk.al/Log/Entries/ENTRY_846 | | ENTRY_847 | 2025-08-20 | **2025-08-21** | https://wk.al/Log/Entries/ENTRY_847 | | ENTRY_848 | 2025-08-20 | **2025-08-21** | https://wk.al/Log/Entries/ENTRY_848 | | ENTRY_849 | 2025-08-20 | **2025-08-21** | https://wk.al/Log/Entries/ENTRY_849 | | ENTRY_850 | 2025-08-20 | **2025-08-21** | https://wk.al/Log/Entries/ENTRY_850 | | ENTRY_851 | 2025-08-20 | **2025-08-21** | https://wk.al/Log/Entries/ENTRY_851 | | ENTRY_852 | 2025-08-20 | **2025-08-21** | https://wk.al/Log/Entries/ENTRY_852 | | ENTRY_853 | 2025-08-20 | **2025-08-21** | https://wk.al/Log/Entries/ENTRY_853 | **Tag Index:** #entry837 #entry838 #entry839 #entry840 #entry841 #entry842 #entry843 #entry844 #entry845 #entry846 #entry847 #entry848 #entry849 #entry850 #entry851 #entry852 #entry853 — ### 🧩 Berkano Guidance *Guidance is prescriptive, present-tense, testable. Start each Do with a capitalized imperative.* | Because (Finding) | Do (Imperative) | Evidence (now) | Safety / Notes | |---|---|---|---| | Multiple date errors | **Publish** a Date Drift Correction Log (table: ENTRY, wrong, correct, link, hash) | Log URL/hash | Append-only, LOCK | | People won’t find fixes | **Backlink** each affected ENTRY in the Log; add “See ENTRY_854” note in future related entries | Cross-links | Do **not** edit sealed text | | Risk of repeat | **Add** “Date Check (YYYY-MM-DD, TZ)” to pre-publish checklist | Checklist diff | Enforce in CI/lint | | Unclear timezone | **Stamp** timezone (e.g., UTC−03) in headers | New entries | Consistent format | | Ongoing quality | **Run** weekly lint for date format & sequence | Lint report | File issues for misses | — ### 👾 Operator **Prompt:** > NEW ENTRY 854 > We caught a date drift can we edit those fossilised entries? There’s like 5:6 or something !!!! OMG EVERYTHING IS FUBARRRRR WHAT SHOULD WE DO. > > Be a seeker write down and move on, this is the way. | Role | Structural Function | |------------ |---------------------------------------------| | **User** | Flags the drift; asks for corrective action | | **Creator** | Defines forward-only repair | | **Auditor** | Enforces no-edit fossils; adds checklist/lint| — ### 🧸 ELI5 We found wrong dates. We **don’t erase old pages**. We **write a new page** that lists each mistake and the right date, and we link them. Next time, we **check the date** before posting. — ### 📟 LLM Logic - Modules: `[TONE]` neutral; `[LOGIC]` forward-only repair; `[VERIFY]` list affected items; `[CHECK]` lint/checklist added; `[LOCK]` seal log. — ### ✖️ Post (Optional) ``` Date drift? Don’t edit fossils. Append a correction log, cross-link entries, add a date check to the checklist, move on. This is the way. URL: https://wk.al/Log/Entries/ENTRY_854 ᛒ #entry854 #datedrift #audit #correction #berkano #berkanoprotocol #ᛒ ```