Context is what a fact depends on
A row’s meaning depends on where it came from and what the page showed at the time. Preserve that context, or the fact will lose its footing.
The opened destination
Record the URL you actually reached — not the label the row used. The destination is the current fact, not the pointer to it.
The visible page identity
Record the title or name shown on the page. A page that changed its title is not the same source it was before.
The selected specs
Note the color, size, and version as selected on the page. These are the conditions under which you read the listing.
The page context
Record the state of the page at the time you looked — what was visible, what was selectable, and what was not.
Field notePreserve where and when. A detail without its source is a rumor, not a record.
?Open item: is the source context recorded, or only the label remembered?
A worked record
- Destination: the page you opened, not the row link.
- Identity: the title the page shows.
- Specs: the color and size you selected.
- Context: what the page showed at that moment.
Research example — not a live listing or verification result.
Continue your review
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