Mark Which Series Details Are Confirmed

Use case

When this method helps

Use this when discussing a long series with gaps between releases.

Repeated discussion can make an inference feel canonical. Source labels keep later arguments grounded without dismissing useful theories.

Method

Build the note

1. Write the detail and assign a source label: page-confirmed, remembered, external summary, or theory.

2. Attach volume and page to confirmed details and leave uncertain items unmerged.

3. Upgrade a status only when the relevant text is checked.

Example

See the boundary in practice

The character's birthplace is remembered from an interview, not stated in volume two, so it remains external rather than canonical page evidence.

Quality check

Before you trust the note

A reader should be able to trace every confirmed detail to a volume and location.

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