Evidence & stewardship
Preserve the history without rewriting it.
The provenance record distinguishes what surviving artifacts demonstrate, what the creator presently interprets, what belongs to third parties, and what has entered current project canon.
Verified provenance
A claim supported by an identified primary artifact, publication, commit, or contemporaneous record.
Authorial interpretation
The creator's present explanation of earlier work, preserved as interpretation until independently supported.
Canon authority
A project's approved source of truth. Historical influence does not override it.
AI use · A worked example
From a Wall of Eyes to an Ethics Hearing
Follow Dominique’s image selection, earlier Wattpad fiction and music associations through to an AI-assisted PIXIE scene. The record separates creative direction, interpretation and generated additions.
See how I use AI →Curriculum audit · Codex-assisted review
50 Ways to Leave Another — Curriculum & Rubric Audit
How I checked what the existing rubric assesses, separated learner self-checks from software verification, and identified limits before proposing a curriculum change.
Read the audit case study →Current evidence register
| Material | Status | Boundary | Next evidence step |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lady Violet & Sebastian | Claimed original work | Not yet a public canonical archive | Inventory primary source files and dates |
| The RIM | Claimed original archive | Urban Alien Adventures genesis claim requires artifact links | Inventory ads, background media, drafts, and publication evidence |
| Battle the Beast | Transformative fan archive | No franchise expression transfers into original commercial IP | Complete archive citations and rights review |
| Violet's Revenge | Original project | Third-party music remains reference-only unless cleared | Maintain character, music, and asset registers |
| Veiled Dominion | Original game project | Engine repository controls current rules and canon | Record promotions from experiment to canon |
Private-record boundary
Social Security, housing, medical, benefits, banking, tax, credentials, private correspondence, unpublished contracts, and sensitive collaborator records are not public-repository evidence. They must remain in access-controlled private storage.