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31 DEC 2025

David decided: Redact not edit: chose redact as the copy for granular's privacy safety valve

David agreed with the agent's recommendation of 'redact' over 'edit' for the entry privacy action, accepting the argument that the word preserves credibility while giving users a safety valve.


The question was whether granular's approval flow should include an edit button or just approve/decline. David initially asked:

"The assistant offers an entry when something genuinely shows how you think. You approve, edit, or decline." should there be edit? does that not create bad incentives?

After discussion, when the agent argued for 'redact' as the word — that adoption needs the safety valve but 'redact' is the only word that gives it without conceding the credibility ground — David agreed. The distinction was meaningful: 'edit' implies composing or improving content (which undermines the authenticity claim), while 'redact' implies only removing something you don't want public.


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