RELEASE-SURFACE SWEEP — COPYABLE REMOVAL WORKSHEET
Status: local companion asset; not publication or destination evidence
Author: Alfred

Purpose
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Use this worksheet to test whether one exactly identified rejected element and
its disallowed property are absent from every declared surface of one exact
release candidate. Deleting a source path is not a removal decision.

This is an original operating checklist. It does not establish ownership,
permission, legal compliance, universal absence, destination cache eviction,
public unavailability, or authority to upload, publish, promote, or contact.

Evidence states
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ABSENT_WITHIN_RECORDED_SCOPE  Not found on every declared inspected surface.
PRESENT                       Rejected material or meaning remains.
BLOCKED                       A required identity, surface, tool, or authority
                              is unavailable.
NOT_TESTED                    The declared check was not performed.
UNCERTAIN                     Evidence cannot support presence or absence.
SUPERSEDED                    Historical evidence does not approve this revision.

Do not average states. One required PRESENT, BLOCKED, NOT_TESTED, or UNCERTAIN
result prevents approval. Absence claims must name their inspected scope.

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A. REMOVAL AND CANDIDATE ENVELOPE
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removal_id:
review_started_at:
review_completed_at:
reviewer_role:
publication_state: NOT_PUBLIC

Rejected identity
-----------------
rejected_member_id:
rejected_byte_identity_or_immutable_revision:
rejected_original_path_or_label:
rejection_reason_class: RIGHTS | PRIVACY | ACCURACY | QUALITY | SUPERSEDED | UNKNOWN
exact_disallowed_property:
known_aliases:
known_fragments:
known_derivatives:
known_text_or_claim_residue:

Replacement and candidate identity
----------------------------------
replacement_member_id:
replacement_byte_identity_or_revision:
project_revision:
timeline_or_composition_revision:
render_specification_revision:
candidate_manifest_revision:
delivery_package_revision:
delivery_member_byte_identities:
intended_destination_class:
destination_rendition_identity: NOT_OBSERVED

Identity gate
-------------
[ ] The rejected member has an exact byte identity or immutable revision.
[ ] The disallowed property is explicit, not inferred from a vague filename.
[ ] The replacement is distinct from the rejected identity.
[ ] Project, timeline, manifest, package, and delivery identities are recorded.
[ ] Alternate and superseded outputs are named.
[ ] Unknown rejected identity produces BLOCKED, not a guessed search target.

identity_gate_state:
identity_gate_evidence:
identity_gate_notes:

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B. REJECTION-REASON DECISION LANES
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Keep these decisions separate. A quality pass cannot compensate for unknown
rights, and transformation cannot manufacture permission.

rights_basis_record:
rights_state:
attribution_requirement:
attribution_state:
privacy_basis_record:
privacy_state:
accuracy_or_claim_basis:
accuracy_state:
quality_requirement:
quality_state:
accessibility_text_requirement:
accessibility_text_state:

reason-specific removal requirement:
prohibited residual forms:
required inspection methods:
required authority or reviewer:
unknowns that block approval:

Decision-lane gate
------------------
[ ] Rights, attribution, privacy, accuracy, quality, and accessibility text are
    evaluated independently where applicable.
[ ] Cropping, blurring, recoloring, rewriting, or mixing is not treated as
    automatic eligibility.
[ ] The sweep covers the property that caused rejection, not only exact bytes.
[ ] Required authority is present for every decision that depends on it.

reason_gate_state:
reason_gate_evidence:
reason_gate_notes:

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C. RELEASE-SURFACE INVENTORY
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Declare every candidate-relevant surface before searching. Add one record for
each project, file, track, derivative, text surface, package member, or delivery.

SURFACE RECORD
--------------
surface_id:
surface_class: SOURCE | TIMELINE | DERIVATIVE | TEXT | PACKAGE | DELIVERY | DESTINATION
surface_role:
relative_path_or_immutable_label:
byte_identity_or_revision:
created_from:
can_preserve_exact_bytes: YES | NO | UNKNOWN
can_preserve_transformed_fragment: YES | NO | UNKNOWN
can_preserve_disallowed_meaning: YES | NO | UNKNOWN
required_for_release: YES | NO
inspection_method:
inspection_state:
evidence:
notes:

Repeat for every surface.

Minimum inventory prompts
-------------------------
[ ] Imported image, audio, video, font, data, and text sources.
[ ] Project files, timelines, nested sequences, hidden or disabled tracks.
[ ] Masks, effects, generators, overlays, and flattened compositions.
[ ] Crops, proxies, transcodes, stems, caches, posters, thumbnails, and previews.
[ ] Captions, transcripts, alt text, filenames, titles, descriptions, and credits.
[ ] Manifests, checksum lists, promotion copy, feeds, and social metadata.
[ ] Every package member, alternate rendition, attachment, and archive admitted.
[ ] Final picture, complete audible mix, timed text, opening and final boundaries.
[ ] Relevant container and file metadata.
[ ] Destination products remain separate and NOT_TESTED unless actually observed.

inventory_gate_state:
inventory_gate_evidence:
inventory_gate_notes:

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D. FORWARD TRACE FROM THE REJECTED MEMBER
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Follow every known route by which the rejected member, a fragment, or its
meaning could enter the release unit.

FORWARD-PATH RECORD
-------------------
path_id:
from_identity:
transformation_or_link:
to_surface_id:
automatic_product_created:
exact_copy_possible:
fragment_survival_possible:
meaning_survival_possible:
current_reference_state:
inspection_state:
evidence:
next_path_or_terminal_surface:
notes:

Repeat until every known path ends in inspected absence, observed presence, or
an explicit blocking state.

Forward-trace gate
------------------
[ ] Direct imports and renamed references were traced.
[ ] Nested sequences and flattened compositions were traced.
[ ] Automatic posters, thumbnails, proxies, waveforms, and previews were traced.
[ ] Audio buses, stems, transitions, and complete mixes were traced.
[ ] Captions, metadata, labels, accessibility text, and promotion copy were traced.
[ ] Every terminal path names the exact surface and current evidence state.

forward_trace_state:
forward_trace_evidence:
forward_trace_notes:

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E. BACKWARD TRACE FROM EVERY RELEASE MEMBER
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Start from every admitted final member and trace it to reviewed inputs. An
unexplained member remains UNKNOWN even when it does not resemble the rejected
source during a quick review.

BACKWARD-LINEAGE RECORD
-----------------------
release_member_id:
release_member_byte_identity:
member_role:
immediate_input_identities:
project_or_generation_revision:
all_inputs_admitted: YES | NO | UNKNOWN
all_transformations_recorded: YES | NO | UNKNOWN
rejected_identity_in_lineage: YES | NO | UNKNOWN
rejected_property_could_survive: YES | NO | UNKNOWN
lineage_state:
evidence:
notes:

Repeat for every package member.

Backward-trace gate
-------------------
[ ] Every declared final member has reviewed lineage.
[ ] No member is excused because its filename looks familiar.
[ ] Flattened and generated members identify their admitted inputs.
[ ] Unexplained or incomplete lineage produces BLOCKED or UNCERTAIN.
[ ] Manifest membership matches the exact package under review.

backward_trace_state:
backward_trace_evidence:
backward_trace_notes:

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F. SEARCH AND INSPECTION MATRIX
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No single comparison proves transformed absence. Record methods honestly.

METHOD RECORD
-------------
method_id:
method_class: NAME | EXACT_BYTE | STRUCTURAL | PERCEPTUAL | TEXT | LINEAGE
surfaces_inspected:
search_target:
tool_or_review_method:
complete_scope:
finding:
state:
evidence:
limitations:
required_follow_up:

Method prompts
--------------
[ ] Name search covers known labels and aliases but is not called a byte scan.
[ ] Exact-byte comparison covers exact copies but not transformed fragments.
[ ] Structural inspection covers links, tracks, package members, and references.
[ ] Perceptual review covers visible or audible transformed residuals.
[ ] Text review covers copied claims, labels, attribution, and metadata.
[ ] Lineage review connects transformed outputs to admitted inputs.
[ ] Fragments and preserved meaning are inspected where the reason requires it.
[ ] Every method records its blind spots and follow-up requirement.

inspection_matrix_state:
inspection_matrix_evidence:
inspection_matrix_notes:

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G. REBUILD RECORD WHEN LINEAGE IS UNCLEAR
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Complete this section when an in-place patch cannot establish closed lineage.
Otherwise record NOT_APPLICABLE with a reason.

rebuild_required: YES | NO
rebuild_reason:
closed_admitted_source_set:
excluded_source_set:
project_or_render_spec_revision:
caches_invalidated:
proxies_invalidated:
stems_invalidated:
posters_and_thumbnails_invalidated:
other_generated_intermediates_invalidated:
derivatives_recreated:
old_outputs_excluded:
new_manifest_revision:
new_delivery_byte_identities:

Rebuild gate
------------
[ ] Rebuild inputs form a closed admitted set.
[ ] Every affected generated intermediate was invalidated or newly identified.
[ ] Every recreated derivative has a new identity.
[ ] Superseded outputs are excluded from the current manifest and package.
[ ] The rebuilt delivery received fresh picture, sound, text, metadata, and
    package review rather than inheriting approval from the rebuild event.

rebuild_state:
rebuild_evidence:
rebuild_notes:

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H. EXACT DELIVERY AND PACKAGE REVIEW
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delivery_package_revision:
manifest_revision:
package_members_observed:
package_matches_manifest: YES | NO | UNKNOWN
complete_picture_playback: YES | NO
complete_sound_playback: YES | NO
normal_speed_playback: YES | NO
opening_boundary_reviewed: YES | NO
final_boundary_reviewed: YES | NO
cuts_and_dense_transitions_replayed: YES | NO
poster_and_thumbnail_candidates_reviewed: YES | NO
captions_and_timed_text_reviewed: YES | NO
transcript_and_description_reviewed: YES | NO
alt_text_and_labels_reviewed: YES | NO
container_and_file_metadata_reviewed: YES | NO
alternate_exports_reviewed: YES | NO
superseded_output_excluded: YES | NO | UNKNOWN

DELIVERY FINDING
----------------
surface_or_interval:
inspection_method:
observation:
state:
evidence:
required_repair:

Repeat for every relevant boundary and package member.

delivery_gate_state:
delivery_gate_evidence:
delivery_gate_notes:

Rule: editable-state cleanliness cannot substitute for exact delivery review.

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I. CHANGE AND INVALIDATION MAP
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CHANGE RECORD
-------------
change_id:
changed_identity:
change_summary:
dependent_surfaces:
historical_evidence_marked: SUPERSEDED
reopened_forward_paths:
reopened_backward_lineage:
reopened_derivatives:
reopened_text_surfaces:
reopened_delivery_surfaces:
reopened_manifest_or_package_closure:
reopened_destination_surfaces:
required_new_identities:
recheck_state:
evidence:
notes:

Invalidation prompts
--------------------
[ ] Source replacement reopens dependent timelines and derivatives.
[ ] Nested-composition changes reopen every output that includes them.
[ ] Cache changes reopen generated derivatives.
[ ] Text changes reopen captions, metadata, discovery, and promotion copy.
[ ] Poster-rule changes reopen poster and thumbnail outputs.
[ ] Manifest changes reopen package closure.
[ ] Re-export creates new delivery bytes and reopens delivery inspection.
[ ] Transfer creates a distinct destination rendition that remains NOT_TESTED.
[ ] A newly discovered path reopens the inventory and affected decisions.

invalidation_gate_state:
invalidation_gate_evidence:
invalidation_gate_notes:

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J. FAILURE-SHAPED TESTS
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Record PASS only when the worksheet blocks or narrows the candidate as stated.
These are method tests, not claims about a real editor, host, or destination.

1. Same filename, changed bytes
   Fixture: a poster keeps its old name but contains rejected bytes.
   Expected: name familiarity cannot approve it; byte or lineage review finds it.
   Actual:
   State:

2. Renamed exact copy
   Fixture: the rejected source is copied under a new filename.
   Expected: exact-byte or lineage review finds it despite the rename.
   Actual:
   State:

3. Cropped fragment
   Fixture: no exact byte copy remains, but a crop preserves the rejected subject.
   Expected: perceptual and fragment review produce PRESENT.
   Actual:
   State:

4. Rewritten unsupported claim
   Fixture: wording changes while the disallowed meaning survives.
   Expected: text and meaning review produce PRESENT or UNCERTAIN, not absence.
   Actual:
   State:

5. Hidden nested sequence
   Fixture: current main tracks are clean; a nested sequence retains the member.
   Expected: structural forward tracing finds the path.
   Actual:
   State:

6. Stale generated poster
   Fixture: the main delivery is rebuilt but an old poster remains in the package.
   Expected: package closure fails and removal is not approved.
   Actual:
   State:

7. Unexplained package member
   Fixture: a thumbnail looks clean but has no admitted backward lineage.
   Expected: BLOCKED or UNCERTAIN rather than a visual pass.
   Actual:
   State:

8. Audio residue
   Fixture: rejected speech is absent from picture but remains in a flattened mix.
   Expected: complete sound review produces PRESENT.
   Actual:
   State:

9. Metadata residue
   Fixture: media is clean but a rejected label remains in container metadata.
   Expected: metadata review produces PRESENT.
   Actual:
   State:

10. Quality pass with unknown rights
    Fixture: replacement looks correct while use authority is missing.
    Expected: separate rights lane remains BLOCKED; quality cannot compensate.
    Actual:
    State:

11. Fresh export after a pass
    Fixture: reviewed bytes are replaced by a new export.
    Expected: delivery evidence becomes SUPERSEDED and review reopens.
    Actual:
    State:

12. Unobserved destination
    Fixture: local package passes but no destination rendition was inspected.
    Expected: local absence remains scoped; destination state is NOT_TESTED.
    Actual:
    State:

failure_test_gate_state:
failure_test_evidence:
failure_test_notes:

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K. TWENTY-CHECK FINAL REVIEW
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[ ] 01. Rejected member has an exact byte identity or immutable revision.
[ ] 02. Rejection reason and disallowed property are explicit.
[ ] 03. Replacement, candidate, manifest, package, and delivery identities exist.
[ ] 04. Unknown rejected identity blocks rather than triggers a filename guess.
[ ] 05. Seven release-surface classes were considered separately.
[ ] 06. Every known forward path reaches a reviewed terminal surface.
[ ] 07. Every final package member traces backward to admitted inputs.
[ ] 08. Names, exact bytes, transformed fragments, and meaning are not conflated.
[ ] 09. Rights, attribution, privacy, accuracy, quality, and text remain separate.
[ ] 10. Transformation is not treated as permission or automatic eligibility.
[ ] 11. Caches, proxies, stems, posters, thumbnails, and previews were considered.
[ ] 12. Captions, metadata, filenames, labels, credits, feeds, and copy were checked.
[ ] 13. Unclear lineage triggered a closed-source rebuild or a blocking state.
[ ] 14. Rebuilt derivatives have new identities and fresh review.
[ ] 15. Complete delivery picture, sound, timed text, and boundaries were inspected.
[ ] 16. Exact package matches a closed manifest with no superseded member admitted.
[ ] 17. No required PRESENT, BLOCKED, NOT_TESTED, or UNCERTAIN state remains.
[ ] 18. Changes superseded affected evidence and reopened package closure as needed.
[ ] 19. Local absence is not presented as destination or publication evidence.
[ ] 20. Final statement names inspected scope, exact candidate, and unknowns.

final_review_state:
final_review_evidence:
final_review_notes:

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L. TERMINAL DECISION
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Select exactly one:
[ ] ABSENT_WITHIN_RECORDED_SCOPE
[ ] HOLD_REJECTED_MATERIAL_PRESENT
[ ] HOLD_FOR_REBUILD_AND_REVIEW
[ ] BLOCKED_ON_IDENTITY_OR_LINEAGE
[ ] BLOCKED_ON_MISSING_SURFACE_OR_AUTHORITY
[ ] SUPERSEDE_AND_REVIEW_AGAIN
[ ] NOT_TESTED

removal_id:
exact_candidate_and_manifest:
exact_delivery_byte_identities:
declared_inspected_surfaces:
observed_residuals:
remaining_unknowns:
required_follow_up:
terminal_decision:
decision_basis:
decided_at:
publication_state: NOT_PUBLIC

Bounded final statement
-----------------------
For removal [removal_id], the exactly identified rejected member and its declared
disallowed property were [state] across [declared inspected surfaces] of
[candidate and manifest identity] under [recorded methods]. Remaining unknowns:
[list]. This decision does not establish universal absence, permission, legal
compliance, destination processing, cache eviction, public unavailability,
publication, audience response, accessibility conformance, or business results.

Source and rights notes
-----------------------
This worksheet is original work by Alfred. Its identifiers and
failure fixtures are blank or explicitly fictional. It contains no third-party
media, copied production record, personal attribution, account data, private
material, or claimed upload, publication, audience, metric, revenue, legal
conclusion, accessibility result, or platform outcome. Real use requires
separate rights, privacy, accuracy, safety, accessibility, destination, and
publication review.