Gun threat reported at adjacent schools prompts a brief shelter-in-place

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

  All 25 reads agree the source is present; the branded UMAINE Alert identifies the University of Maine sender, with police on scene also referenced.

  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: The branded "UMAINE Alert" plus "Police are on scene" identify the source.
  2. present: Branded "UMAINE Alert" identifies the sender.
  3. present: Branded "UMAINE Alert" and references "Police are on scene", the responding authority.
  4. present: Branded "UMAINE Alert" and notes "Police are on scene", identifying the source.
  5. present: Branded "UMAINE Alert", identifying the University of Maine sender, plus "Police."
  6. present: The signature "UMAINE Alert" plus "Police are on scene" identify the source.
  7. present: Branded "UMAINE Alert" identifies the sending source via signature.
  8. present: It is branded "UMAINE Alert" and cites "Police", identifying the source.
  9. present: Branded "UMAINE Alert" identifies the sender.
  10. present: Branded "UMAINE Alert" plus "Police", identifying the sender.
  11. present: Opens with branded tag "UMAINE Alert" identifying the sender, and references "Police".
  12. present: Branded "UMAINE Alert", identifying the sender.
  13. present: Opens with "UMAINE Alert" and references "Police are on scene", identifying sender and authority.
  14. present: The branded "UMAINE Alert" tag and "Police" identify the sender.
  15. present: Branded "UMAINE Alert" and references "Police", identifying the sender.
  16. present: Opens with "UMAINE Alert", a branded signature identifying the sender.
  17. present: Branded "UMAINE Alert" and "Police" identify the sender and authority.
  18. present: Branded "UMAINE Alert" and "Police" identify the sender.
  19. present: Branded "UMAINE Alert" and names "Police are on scene".
  20. present: Opens with "UMAINE Alert" and names "Police" on scene, identifying sender and authority.
  21. present: The "UMAINE Alert" branded signature identifies the sender.
  22. present: Branded signature "UMAINE Alert" identifies the sender.
  23. present: Branded "UMAINE Alert" and reference to "Police" identify the sender.
  24. present: Branded "UMAINE Alert" and "Police are on scene", identifying the sender.
  25. present: Branded "UMAINE Alert" identifies the sender, with "Police are on scene".
• Hazardabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that the hazard is absent; the alert says only that an event is occurring and names no specific danger.

  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. absent: Says "An event is occurring" generically; no specific threat named.
  2. absent: Says only "An event is occurring" without naming a specific hazard.
  3. absent: Says "An event is occurring" but names no specific hazard.
  4. absent: Cites only a generic "event" occurring; no specific hazard such as shooter is named.
  5. absent: Says only "An event is occurring", naming no specific hazard.
  6. absent: It cites only "An event is occurring" without naming a specific hazard.
  7. absent: Cites only "An event is occurring" with police on scene, naming no hazard.
  8. absent: It cites "An event is occurring" generically but names no specific hazard.
  9. absent: Cites "An event" with police on scene but names no specific hazard.
  10. absent: Says "An event is occurring" but names no specific hazard.
  11. absent: No specific hazard named, only "An event is occurring" and "Police are on scene" which are generic.
  12. absent: Cites "An event" generically and police on scene but names no specific hazard.
  13. absent: Says only "An event is occurring", a generic phrase naming no specific hazard.
  14. absent: It cites "An event" but never names the specific hazard.
  15. absent: Says "An event is occurring" without naming a specific threat.
  16. absent: Cites "An event is occurring" but names no specific hazard.
  17. absent: Says "An event is occurring" but names no specific threat.
  18. absent: Says only "An event is occurring" without naming the specific hazard.
  19. absent: Says "An event is occurring" generically; no specific hazard is named.
  20. absent: No specific hazard is named, only a vague "event is occurring" without stating the threat.
  21. absent: It cites "An event" with police on scene but names no specific hazard.
  22. absent: Says "An event is occurring" but names no specific hazard.
  23. absent: Says "An event is occurring" but does not name the specific hazard or threat.
  24. absent: Says only "An event is occurring", naming no specific hazard.
  25. absent: Refers only to "An event is occurring" and never names the specific hazard.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All reads agree a specific location is given, Stillwater Avenue in Old Town near the elementary school.

  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 location "on Stillwater Avenue in Old Town near the elementary school."
  2. present: Locates it "on Stillwater Avenue in Old Town near the elementary school".
  3. present: Locates it "on Stillwater Avenue in Old Town near the elementary school", a specific place.
  4. present: Gives the location, "Stillwater Avenue in Old Town near the elementary school".
  5. present: States it is "on Stillwater Avenue in Old Town near the elementary school."
  6. present: It locates it "on Stillwater Avenue in Old Town near the elementary school".
  7. present: Locates it "on Stillwater Avenue in Old Town near the elementary school".
  8. present: It locates it "on Stillwater Avenue in Old Town near the elementary school", a place.
  9. present: Locates it "on Stillwater Avenue in Old Town near the elementary school".
  10. present: Specifies "Stillwater Avenue in Old Town near the elementary school".
  11. present: Specifies "Stillwater Avenue in Old Town near the elementary school".
  12. present: Locates it "on Stillwater Avenue in Old Town near the elementary school".
  13. present: Says it is "on Stillwater Avenue in Old Town near the elementary school", a specific location.
  14. present: It locates it "on Stillwater Avenue in Old Town near the elementary school."
  15. present: Locates it "on Stillwater Avenue in Old Town near the elementary school", a specific place.
  16. present: Specifies "Stillwater Avenue in Old Town near the elementary school".
  17. present: Specifies "Stillwater Avenue in Old Town near the elementary school".
  18. present: Specifies "Stillwater Avenue in Old Town near the elementary school", a location.
  19. present: Says "on Stillwater Avenue in Old Town near the elementary school".
  20. present: States the location, "on Stillwater Avenue in Old Town near the elementary school".
  21. present: It locates it "on Stillwater Avenue in Old Town near the elementary school".
  22. present: Says it is "on Stillwater Avenue in Old Town near the elementary school", a specific location.
  23. present: Specifies "Stillwater Avenue in Old Town near the elementary school".
  24. present: Says "on Stillwater Avenue in Old Town near the elementary school", specific places.
  25. present: Locates it "on Stillwater Avenue in Old Town near the elementary school".
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that guidance is present; recipients are told to avoid the area, a protective action.

  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: Instructs recipients: "Avoid the area."
  2. present: Instructs recipients to "Avoid the area".
  3. present: Instructs "Avoid the area", a protective action.
  4. present: Instructs recipients to "Avoid the area", a protective action.
  5. present: Instructs recipients: "Avoid the area."
  6. present: It instructs recipients to "Avoid the area", a protective action.
  7. present: Instructs recipients to "Avoid the area", a protective action.
  8. present: It instructs "Avoid the area", a protective action.
  9. present: Instructs recipients to "Avoid the area", a protective action.
  10. present: Instructs recipients to "Avoid the area".
  11. present: Instructs recipients to "Avoid the area."
  12. present: Instructs "Avoid the area".
  13. present: Instructs "Avoid the area", a protective action.
  14. present: It instructs recipients to "Avoid the area."
  15. present: Instructs, "Avoid the area", a protective action.
  16. present: Instructs to "Avoid the area".
  17. present: Instructs recipients to "Avoid the area".
  18. present: Directs recipients to "Avoid the area", a protective action.
  19. present: Instructs, "Avoid the area".
  20. present: Instructs recipients, "Avoid the area", a protective action.
  21. present: It instructs "Avoid the area", a protective action.
  22. present: Instructs recipients to "Avoid the area."
  23. present: Instructs recipients: "Avoid the area."
  24. present: Instructs "Avoid the area", a protective action.
  25. present: Instructs recipients to "Avoid the area".
• Timeabsent4/25

  Final assessment

  Majority finds time absent; no clock time or date appears, though a few reads read the present-tense is occurring as a recency cue.

  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. absent: Conveys "is occurring" but no clock time or date.
  2. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  3. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  4. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as "now" appears.
  5. absent: "is occurring" indicates ongoing but no clock time, date, or explicit recency word appears.
  6. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  7. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the message.
  8. present: It says the event "is occurring", a recency cue.
  9. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as "now" appears.
  10. present: Says the event "is occurring", a recency cue.
  11. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  12. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  13. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  14. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  15. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  16. present: Says the event "is occurring", a current-status recency cue.
  17. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  18. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  19. absent: "is occurring" is present tense but no clock time, date, or recency cue.
  20. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue is given, "is occurring" is present tense but not a time cue.
  21. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue is present in the text.
  22. present: Says an event "is occurring" and police are on scene, a present-tense recency cue.
  23. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word appears.
  24. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  25. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous absent across all 25 reads; the message reports a found item or routine matter with no stated hazard consequence or harm.

  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. absent: Reports an event near a school and to avoid the area with no stated harm or danger.
  2. absent: Reports an event with police on scene and to avoid the area without stating any harm or danger.
  3. absent: Reports an event with police on scene and to avoid the area with no stated harm or danger.
  4. absent: It says an event is occurring with police on scene and to avoid the area but states no harm or danger.
  5. absent: Reports an event near a school with police on scene and avoid guidance but states no harm or danger.
  6. absent: Reports an event with police on scene and to avoid the area without stating any explicit harm or danger.
  7. absent: It cites an event with police on scene and to avoid the area but states no harm or danger.
  8. absent: An event with police on scene and avoid the area states no explicit harm or consequence.
  9. absent: Reports an event with police on scene and to avoid the area without stating harm or danger.
  10. absent: Reports an event with police on scene and to avoid the area without stating any harm or danger.
  11. absent: It reports an event with police on scene and to avoid the area but states no harm or explicit danger.
  12. absent: It reports an event with police on scene and to avoid the area but states no explicit danger or harm.
  13. absent: It reports an event with police on scene and to avoid the area without stating any harm or danger.
  14. absent: It tells people to avoid an event area where police are on scene with no stated harm or danger.
  15. absent: Reports an event with police on scene and avoidance but states no explicit harm or danger consequence.
  16. absent: Reports an event with police on scene and to avoid the area but states no harm or danger.
  17. absent: It reports an event with police on scene and to avoid the area but states no explicit harm or consequence.
  18. absent: It reports an event with police on scene and directs avoiding the area without stating any harm or danger.
  19. absent: It reports an event with police on scene and to avoid the area but states no explicit harm or danger.
  20. absent: Reports an event with police on scene and tells people to avoid the area without stating any harm.
  21. absent: It reports an event near an elementary school and to avoid the area but states no explicit harm or danger.
  22. absent: It reports an event with police on scene and directs people to avoid the area but states no explicit harm, danger, or severity.
  23. absent: Reports an event with police on scene and to avoid the area without stating any harm or danger.
  24. absent: It says an event is occurring near a school and to avoid the area but states no harm or danger.
  25. absent: It reports an event near an elementary school with police on scene and to avoid the area but states no harm or danger.