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27 MAR 2026

David decided: Rejected shared upload modal, commissioned bespoke design from scratch

David refused to reuse an existing small upload modal, directing a new bespoke design built from scratch for the external-file upload flow.


When the plan suggested reusing FileUploadModal.tsx for the external-file upload requirement, David pushed back.

no, that one is too small and i dont like it. we need to build ours from scratch

He then described his vision: Kerra greeting text, a grid of dotted-outline upload slots, each showing the source title and domain badge rather than raw URLs. He also removed the checkbox consent copy.

Acknowledgement Copy: I understand these PDFs will be used to generate course-shared lecture notes for this class. — remove this

The decision kept the design language simple and friendly rather than legal-defensive.


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