Community notification after coyote bite on Cascadilla Gorge Trail

To check this alert, Claude (an AI) read it in full 25 separate times, independently. Each read decided whether the message answers each of the six questions and gave a short reason. A final reviewer then weighed all 25 and wrote the plain-English verdict you see when you open a row. The score (for example 22/25) is how many reads agreed; the 25 individual reads are tucked underneath if you want to check them.

• Sourcepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Cornell University Police Department is named as the responding authority.

  Who is sending the alert and who is responding. People act faster on a message from a clearly identifiable, credible sender, such as a named department, the police, or a branded alert system, than on an anonymous notice. A branded signature counts.

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  1. present: Names Cornell University Police as responding agency and public reminder source; also cites Tompkins County Whole Health for reports.
  2. present: Names Cornell University Police and the Cornell University Public Safety Communications Center as authorities.
  3. present: Identifies Cornell University Police as the responding agency and public safety messenger.
  4. present: Identifies Cornell University Police as the responding and advising authority and lists Public Safety Communications and Tompkins County Whole Health as contact points.
  5. present: Identifies Cornell University Police as responder and reminder source, with tip and report contacts at Public Safety and Tompkins County Whole Health.
  6. present: Names Cornell University Police as the responding agency and Cornell University Public Safety as a contact.
  7. present: Attributes the message to Cornell University Police and directs tips to the Cornell University Public Safety Communications Center.
  8. present: Identifies Cornell University Police as responding and reminding authority; also names Tompkins County Whole Health for bite reports.
  9. present: Names Cornell University Police as the responding and reminding agency, plus Tompkins County Whole Health Environmental Health Division for bite reports.
  10. present: Names Cornell University Police as the responding agency and reminder source, with Tompkins County Whole Health also listed for bite reports.
  11. present: Identifies Cornell University Police as responders and public safety reminder source, and names Tompkins County Whole Health for bite reports.
  12. present: Cornell University Police is identified as the responding agency and the source of the public safety reminder.
  13. present: Sender identified as Cornell University Police; tip contacts also include Tompkins County Whole Health Environmental Health Division.
  14. present: Identifies Cornell University Police as responder and reminder source, and Tompkins County Whole Health for bite reporting.
  15. present: Identifies Cornell University Police as responding and reminding authority, with Tompkins County Whole Health also named for bite reporting.
  16. present: Cornell University Police is named as the responding agency and reminder source, with Tompkins County Whole Health also cited for bite reporting.
  17. present: Names Cornell University Police as the responder and reminder source, plus Tompkins County Whole Health for bite reporting.
  18. present: Names Cornell University Police as the responding and reminding authority, with Tompkins County Whole Health also listed for bite reports.
  19. present: Attributes response and public reminders to Cornell University Police and directs reports to Tompkins County Whole Health Environmental Health Division.
  20. present: Identifies Cornell University Police as the responding and reminding authority, with Public Safety and Tompkins County Whole Health listed for contact.
  21. present: Names Cornell University Police as the responding agency and reminder source, with Tompkins County Whole Health also cited for bite reporting.
  22. present: Cornell University Police is the named responding and reminding authority, with Tompkins County Whole Health also referenced.
  23. present: Names Cornell University Police as responder and public reminder source, and lists Tompkins County Whole Health among reporting contacts.
  24. present: Identifies Cornell University Police as the responding agency and reminder source, with Tompkins County Whole Health also named for bite reporting.
  25. present: Names Cornell University Police as the responding agency and public reminder source, and also cites Tompkins County Whole Health for bite reporting.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  The alert names a specific hazard (burglary with theft, or coyote bite).

  What the threat actually is. A complete warning names the specific danger, such as a shooter, a fire, a tornado, or a gas leak, rather than a vague emergency, because people decide what to do based on what they are facing.

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  1. present: Reports a person bitten by a coyote described as medium-sized with grey fur.
  2. present: States a person was bitten by a coyote, a specific wildlife attack hazard.
  3. present: Names a specific hazard: a person bitten by a coyote, with a physical description of the animal.
  4. present: States that a person was bitten by a coyote, naming a specific wildlife attack hazard.
  5. present: States a person was bitten by a coyote, a specific wildlife-attack hazard, with a brief animal description.
  6. present: States a person was bitten by a coyote, a specific wildlife attack hazard.
  7. present: Reports a person bitten by a coyote, a specific animal-attack hazard, with a description of the coyote.
  8. present: States a person was bitten by a coyote described as medium-sized with a grey fur coat.
  9. present: Specifies a coyote bite, with the animal described as medium-sized with grey fur.
  10. present: Names a coyote bite as the specific hazard, with a medium-sized grey-furred coyote description.
  11. present: States a specific threat: a person bitten by a coyote described as a medium-sized grey animal.
  12. present: It names a coyote bite: a person bitten by a coyote described as medium-sized with grey fur.
  13. present: Hazard named as coyote bite (animal described as medium-sized dog-like with grey fur).
  14. present: Names a person bitten by a coyote, described as medium-sized with a grey fur coat.
  15. present: Names a specific hazard: a person bitten by a coyote, described as medium-sized with grey fur.
  16. present: Hazard is a coyote bite, with the animal described as medium-sized with a grey fur coat.
  17. present: States a person was bitten by a coyote described as a medium-sized grey dog-like animal.
  18. present: Specifies a coyote bite: a person was bitten by a coyote described as medium-sized with grey fur.
  19. present: Specifies a coyote bite, a concrete wildlife hazard rather than a generic incident.
  20. present: States a person was bitten by a coyote, a specific wildlife hazard.
  21. present: States a person was bitten by a coyote, a specific wildlife hazard, with a brief animal description.
  22. present: Hazard is a coyote bite, with the animal described as a medium-sized dog-like coyote with grey fur.
  23. present: States that a person was bitten by a coyote, a specific wildlife attack hazard, with a brief description of the animal.
  24. present: Reports a coyote bite, a specific wildlife attack hazard with a description of the animal.
  25. present: States that a person was bitten by a coyote, a specific wildlife threat, with a brief description of the animal.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  The alert names a building, street address, or trail landmark.

  Where the threat is. Saying whether danger is in a specific building, a part of campus, or area-wide lets people judge their own proximity and choose a safe direction. Without a where, a warning is hard to act on precisely.

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  1. present: Gives Kimball Hall at 134 Hollister Drive, City of Ithaca, and Upper Cascadilla Gorge Trail near Trolley Foot Bridge.
  2. present: Gives Kimball Hall, 134 Hollister Drive, and Upper Cascadilla Gorge Trail near the Trolley Foot Bridge.
  3. present: Gives Kimball Hall, 134 Hollister Drive, City of Ithaca, and Upper Cascadilla Gorge Trail near the Trolley Foot Bridge.
  4. present: Gives Kimball Hall at 134 Hollister Drive, City of Ithaca, and the Upper Cascadilla Gorge Trail near the Trolley Foot Bridge as the scene.
  5. present: Gives Kimball Hall, 134 Hollister Drive, City of Ithaca, and the Upper Cascadilla Gorge Trail near the Trolley Foot Bridge.
  6. present: Places the bite on the Upper Cascadilla Gorge Trail near the Trolley Foot Bridge, with response to Kimball Hall in the City of Ithaca.
  7. present: Places the bite on the Upper Cascadilla Gorge Trail near the Trolley Foot Bridge, with response at Kimball Hall, 134 Hollister Drive.
  8. present: Gives Kimball Hall, 134 Hollister Drive, City of Ithaca, and the Upper Cascadilla Gorge Trail near the Trolley Foot Bridge.
  9. present: Locates response at Kimball Hall, 134 Hollister Drive, City of Ithaca, and the bite on the Upper Cascadilla Gorge Trail near the Trolley Foot Bridge.
  10. present: Locates response at Kimball Hall, 134 Hollister Drive, City of Ithaca, and the incident on the Upper Cascadilla Gorge Trail near the Trolley Foot Bridge.
  11. present: Gives Kimball Hall, 134 Hollister Drive, City of Ithaca, and the Upper Cascadilla Gorge Trail near the Trolley Foot Bridge.
  12. present: It cites Kimball Hall at 134 Hollister Drive, City of Ithaca, and the Upper Cascadilla Gorge Trail near the Trolley Foot Bridge.
  13. present: Places given: Kimball Hall, 134 Hollister Drive, City of Ithaca; north side of Upper Cascadilla Gorge Trail near Trolley Foot Bridge (westbound).
  14. present: Gives Kimball Hall at 134 Hollister Drive, City of Ithaca, and Upper Cascadilla Gorge Trail near the Trolley Foot Bridge.
  15. present: Gives Kimball Hall, 134 Hollister Drive, City of Ithaca, and the Upper Cascadilla Gorge Trail near the Trolley Foot Bridge.
  16. present: Gives Kimball Hall, 134 Hollister Drive, City of Ithaca, and the Upper Cascadilla Gorge Trail near the Trolley Foot Bridge.
  17. present: Gives Kimball Hall, 134 Hollister Drive, City of Ithaca, and Upper Cascadilla Gorge Trail near the Trolley Foot Bridge.
  18. present: Gives Kimball Hall, 134 Hollister Drive, City of Ithaca, and the Upper Cascadilla Gorge Trail near the Trolley Foot Bridge.
  19. present: Gives Kimball Hall at 134 Hollister Drive and the north side of the Upper Cascadilla Gorge Trail near the Trolley Foot Bridge.
  20. present: Gives Kimball Hall, 134 Hollister Drive, City of Ithaca, and the Upper Cascadilla Gorge Trail near the Trolley Foot Bridge.
  21. present: Locates response at Kimball Hall, 134 Hollister Drive, City of Ithaca, and the bite on the Upper Cascadilla Gorge Trail near the Trolley Foot Bridge.
  22. present: Locates the report at Kimball Hall, 134 Hollister Drive, and the bite on the Upper Cascadilla Gorge Trail near the Trolley Foot Bridge.
  23. present: Gives Kimball Hall at 134 Hollister Drive, City of Ithaca, and the Upper Cascadilla Gorge Trail near the Trolley Foot Bridge.
  24. present: Gives Kimball Hall, 134 Hollister Drive, City of Ithaca, and the Upper Cascadilla Gorge Trail near the Trolley Foot Bridge.
  25. present: Gives Kimball Hall at 134 Hollister Drive, City of Ithaca, and the bite site on the Upper Cascadilla Gorge Trail near the Trolley Foot Bridge.
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  The alert instructs protective action such as locking doors and reporting via 911 or avoiding wild animals.

  The protective action to take. A clear, specific instruction, such as shelter in place, evacuate, avoid the area, or run-hide-fight, drives faster and more correct protective behavior than describing the threat alone.

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  1. present: Reminds avoiding contact with wild animals, reporting bites to Tompkins County Whole Health, and sharing coyote location tips by phone.
  2. present: Reminds the public to avoid contact with any wild animals and to report bites promptly.
  3. present: Instructs the public to avoid contact with wild animals and to report bites promptly to Tompkins County Whole Health Environmental Health Division.
  4. present: Reminds the public to avoid contact with wild animals and to report bites promptly so rabies treatment needs can be assessed.
  5. present: Tells the public to avoid contact with wild animals and to report bites promptly so rabies post-exposure needs can be assessed.
  6. present: Tells the public to avoid contact with wild animals and to report bites promptly for rabies treatment evaluation.
  7. present: Tells the public to avoid contact with wild animals and to report bites promptly for rabies treatment decisions.
  8. present: Reminds the public to avoid contact with wild animals and to report bites promptly so rabies treatment need can be assessed.
  9. present: Advises avoiding contact with wild animals and reporting bites promptly to Tompkins County Whole Health Environmental Health Division.
  10. present: Instructs the public to avoid contact with wild animals and to report bites promptly to Tompkins County Whole Health Environmental Health Division.
  11. present: Tells the public to avoid contact with wild animals and to report bites promptly to Tompkins County Whole Health Environmental Health.
  12. present: It instructs the public to avoid contact with wild animals and to report bites promptly to Tompkins County Whole Health for rabies assessment.
  13. present: Protective advice: avoid contact with wild animals; report bites promptly to Tompkins County Whole Health; report coyote sightings to Public Safety or Whole Health.
  14. present: Reminds the public to avoid contact with wild animals and to report bites promptly so rabies post-exposure need can be assessed.
  15. present: Reminds the public to avoid contact with wild animals and to report bites promptly to Tompkins County Whole Health Environmental Health Division.
  16. present: Advises avoiding contact with wild animals and reporting bites promptly to Tompkins County Whole Health Environmental Health Division.
  17. present: Reminds the public to avoid contact with wild animals and to report bites promptly to Tompkins County Whole Health.
  18. present: Advises the public to avoid contact with wild animals and to report bites promptly so rabies treatment need can be assessed.
  19. present: Reminds the public to avoid contact with wild animals and to report bites promptly so rabies treatment needs can be assessed.
  20. present: Reminds the public to avoid contact with wild animals and to report bites to Tompkins County Whole Health as soon as possible.
  21. present: Reminds the public to avoid contact with wild animals and to report bites promptly to Tompkins County Whole Health for treatment assessment.
  22. present: Tells the public to avoid contact with wild animals and to report bites promptly for rabies assessment.
  23. present: Reminds the public to avoid contact with wild animals and to report bites promptly so rabies post-exposure needs can be assessed.
  24. present: Advises avoiding contact with wild animals and reporting bites promptly to Tompkins County Whole Health Environmental Health Division.
  25. present: Reminds the public to avoid contact with wild animals and to report bites promptly to Tompkins County Whole Health so treatment needs can be assessed.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  The alert includes clock times and dates for the response and incident window.

  When the message applies. A timestamp, the word now or immediately, or a phrase like until further notice tells the reader whether the danger is current and how quickly to act.

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  1. present: Gives Monday, August 25, 2025 at 6:45 p.m. as response and incident timing context.
  2. present: States Monday, August 25, 2025 at 6:45 p.m. and asks for reports as soon as possible.
  3. present: States Monday, August 25, 2025 at 6:45 p.m. as the response and incident timing.
  4. present: Gives Monday, August 25, 2025 at 6:45 p.m. as the response and incident timing.
  5. present: Timestamps the response and incident context as Monday, August 25, 2025, at 6:45 p.m.
  6. present: Gives Monday, August 25, 2025 at 6:45 p.m. as the response time for the incident.
  7. present: Gives Monday, August 25, 2025, at 6:45 p.m. as the response time for the incident.
  8. present: Gives Monday, August 25, 2025, at 6:45 p.m. as the response time for the bite report.
  9. present: Gives Monday, August 25, 2025, at 6:45 p.m. as the response time for the report.
  10. present: States Monday, August 25, 2025 at 6:45 p.m. as the response time for the report.
  11. present: Gives Monday, August 25, 2025 at 6:45 p.m. as the response and incident timing.
  12. present: It timestamps the response on Monday, August 25, 2025 at 6:45 p.m.
  13. present: Clocked time: Monday, August 25, 2025 at 6:45 p.m. for the police response to the bite report.
  14. present: States Monday, August 25, 2025 at 6:45 p.m. as the response time for the incident.
  15. present: States Monday, August 25, 2025 at 6:45 p.m. as the response time for the incident.
  16. present: Gives Monday, August 25, 2025 at 6:45 p.m. for the response to the bite report.
  17. present: Gives Monday, August 25, 2025 at 6:45 p.m. as the response time tied to the bite report.
  18. present: States Monday, August 25, 2025 at 6:45 p.m. as the response time for the bite report.
  19. present: Times the response at 6:45 p.m. on Monday, August 25, 2025.
  20. present: Gives Monday, August 25, 2025 at 6:45 p.m. and urges bite reports as soon as possible.
  21. present: Timestamps the response as Monday, August 25, 2025 at 6:45 p.m.
  22. present: Gives Monday, August 25, 2025 at 6:45 p.m. as the response time for the incident.
  23. present: Timestamps the event as Monday, August 25, 2025, at 6:45 p.m.
  24. present: States Monday, August 25, 2025, at 6:45 p.m. as the response time for the bite report.
  25. present: Timestamps the response as Monday, August 25, 2025 at 6:45 p.m.
• Impactpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Majority codes Impact present for bite injury plus rabies infection and post-exposure treatment risk.

  What the hazard could do to the people in its path. Beyond naming the threat, a complete warning conveys its potential consequences or severity, such as that a tornado can level buildings or that a leak could be explosive, so recipients grasp how much danger they are in. Research on warning message content finds that a concrete impact statement helps people personalize their risk and act sooner.

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  1. present: Notes bite victim and possible rabies post-exposure treatment need depending on whether the coyote is found healthy.
  2. present: Discusses risk of rabies infection and whether rabies post-exposure treatment may be needed.
  3. present: Explicitly raises risk of rabies infection and possible need for rabies post-exposure treatment if the coyote cannot be confirmed healthy.
  4. present: Explicitly discusses risk of rabies infection and whether rabies post-exposure treatment will be necessary.
  5. present: Conveys bite harm plus rabies infection risk and possible rabies post-exposure treatment if the coyote cannot be found healthy.
  6. present: Discusses risk of rabies infection and need for rabies post-exposure treatment if the animal cannot be cleared as healthy.
  7. present: Explicitly discusses risk of rabies infection and whether rabies post-exposure treatment is needed after the bite.
  8. present: States risk of rabies infection and possible need for rabies post-exposure treatment if the coyote cannot be confirmed healthy.
  9. present: Discusses a person who was bitten and whether rabies post-exposure treatment will be necessary, stating severity and medical consequence.
  10. present: Conveys that a person was bitten and that rabies post-exposure treatment may be needed unless the coyote is found healthy.
  11. present: Discusses risk of rabies infection and whether rabies post-exposure treatment will be needed for the bitten person.
  12. present: It conveys bite injury and possible rabies infection risk requiring post-exposure treatment if the animal cannot be confirmed healthy.
  13. present: Impact includes a person bitten and possible need for rabies post-exposure treatment if the animal is not located healthy.
  14. present: Discusses risk of rabies infection and whether rabies post-exposure treatment will be necessary.
  15. present: Conveys bite harm and possible rabies infection risk, including whether post-exposure treatment may be needed.
  16. present: Notes a person was bitten and discusses rabies infection risk and possible post-exposure treatment.
  17. present: Discusses risk of rabies infection and whether rabies post-exposure treatment may be needed if the coyote is not found healthy.
  18. present: Discusses risk of rabies infection and whether rabies post-exposure treatment will be needed for the person bitten.
  19. present: Discusses risk of rabies infection and possible need for rabies post-exposure treatment if the coyote cannot be cleared as healthy.
  20. present: Discusses risk of rabies infection and whether rabies post-exposure treatment may be necessary for the person bitten.
  21. present: Conveys a bite injury plus rabies infection risk and possible post-exposure treatment if the animal cannot be confirmed healthy.
  22. present: Discusses risk of rabies infection and possible rabies post-exposure treatment if the coyote is not found healthy.
  23. present: Conveys bite harm plus rabies infection risk and possible need for rabies post-exposure treatment if the animal cannot be confirmed healthy.
  24. present: Discusses risk of rabies infection and whether rabies post-exposure treatment may be needed for the person bitten.
  25. present: Conveys a completed bite injury plus rabies infection risk and possible post-exposure treatment if the coyote cannot be confirmed healthy.