Gas odor outside Governors Residence Hall, then contained

To check this alert, SuperGrok Heavy 4.5 (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

  25 of 25 passes found Source present. UB Alert is the branded sender and UB Police is a named agency.

  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 wording "UB Alert" brands the sender and names UB Police as the agency.
  2. present: Present: "UB Alert" names the sending brand.
  3. present: On this reading, the opening brand is "UB Alert" and the named police office is "UB Police."
  4. present: Quoting the span, "UB Alert," the message names the campus alert system as sender.
  5. present: I find a branded UB Alert signature and the named department UB Police.
  6. present: Read as written, the opening label UB Alert identifies who is sending the message.
  7. present: The message names UB Alert as the warning brand and identifies UB Police as an investigating agency.
  8. present: In the body, the opening label UB Alert names the sending system.
  9. present: From these sentences, UB Alert is the issuing brand and UB Police is a named agency on the message.
  10. present: Taking only the text, the opening names UB Alert as the warning source.
  11. present: A direct reading shows the notice is issued as a UB Alert and names UB Police as an investigating office.
  12. present: The notice names UB Alert as the sender label and names UB Police and National Fuel as the agencies investigating.
  13. present: As printed, the message names UB Alert as the notice and names UB Police.
  14. present: Nothing beyond the words, the message names UB Alert as the channel and names UB Police and National Fuel as the agencies investigating.
  15. present: The alert says it is a UB Alert, names UB Police, and gives emergency.buffalo.edu plus the UBuffalo tag as the issuing channel.
  16. present: Looking at the lines, the notice names UB Alert as the sender.
  17. present: Sentence by sentence, the opening labels the message UB Alert and names UB Police as investigating with National Fuel, so a sender is identified, and the later sentences only add instructions and tags.
  18. present: This text names UB Alert and UB Police as the source of the notice.
  19. present: On the page, the message opens with the sender label "UB Alert:" and also shows #UBAlert plus the address emergency.buffalo.edu.
  20. present: The posted words name the notice as a UB Alert and say UB Police are investigating the odor.
  21. present: Within the message, the notice is labeled UB Alert and UB Police are named in the investigation.
  22. present: A plain reading shows the warning opens with UB Alert and names UB Police in the message about the odor.
  23. present: The lines give UB Alert as the branded issuer and name UB Police with National Fuel as the agencies investigating the odor.
  24. present: Judged from the copy, the message opens with the issuing label "UB Alert:" and the emergency.buffalo.edu link, so the sending system is named rather than only a hashtag.
  25. present: Only the given words name UB Alert at the start of the message.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  25 of 25 passes found Hazard present. The text names a possible natural gas odor.

  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: The wording "natural gas odor" names a specific hazard rather than a generic incident.
  2. present: Present: "natural gas odor" names the specific hazard.
  3. present: On this reading, the specific hazard is a "possible natural gas odor."
  4. present: Quoting the span, "natural gas odor," the message names a specific hazard.
  5. present: I find a possible natural gas odor, which is a specific leak hazard.
  6. present: Read as written, the threat is a possible natural gas odor that UB Police and National Fuel are investigating.
  7. present: The message names a possible natural gas odor as the specific threat.
  8. present: In the body, possible natural gas odor is named as the threat under investigation.
  9. present: From these sentences, the specific hazard is a possible natural gas odor.
  10. present: Taking only the text, it names a possible natural gas odor as the hazard being investigated.
  11. present: A direct reading names a possible natural gas odor as the specific hazard.
  12. present: The notice identifies the hazard as a possible natural gas odor.
  13. present: As printed, the specific threat is a possible natural gas odor.
  14. present: Nothing beyond the words, the hazardous condition is a possible natural gas odor.
  15. present: The alert says the hazard is a possible natural gas odor.
  16. present: Looking at the lines, the specific hazard named is a possible natural gas odor.
  17. present: Sentence by sentence, the first sentence names a possible natural gas odor as the condition being investigated, which is a specific hazard, and the later sentences do not name a different one.
  18. present: This text identifies the hazard as a possible natural gas odor.
  19. present: On the page, the hazard is named as a "possible natural gas odor" that UB Police and National Fuel are investigating.
  20. present: The posted words state that the condition under investigation is a possible natural gas odor.
  21. present: Within the message, the specific hazard is a possible natural gas odor.
  22. present: A plain reading shows the named hazard is a possible natural gas odor.
  23. present: The lines give a possible natural gas odor as the hazardous condition under investigation.
  24. present: Judged from the copy, the hazard is named as a "possible natural gas odor," which is a specific hazard and not a generic incident or emergency.
  25. present: Only the given words identify a possible natural gas odor as what is being investigated.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  25 of 25 passes found Location present. Governors Residence Hall complex and Natural Sciences Complex are places.

  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: The wording "Governors Residence Hall complex" names a campus building as the place.
  2. present: Present: "Governors Residence Hall complex" names a place.
  3. present: On this reading, the odor is "outside of the Governors Residence Hall complex."
  4. present: Quoting the span, "Governors Residence Hall complex," the message names the place.
  5. present: I find Governors Residence Hall complex and Natural Sciences Complex named as places.
  6. present: Read as written, the odor is outside the Governors Residence Hall complex.
  7. present: The message places the odor outside the Governors Residence Hall complex and mentions the Natural Sciences Complex.
  8. present: In the body, the odor is placed outside the Governors Residence Hall complex, and the Natural Sciences Complex is named as a place to go.
  9. present: From these sentences, the odor is outside the Governors Residence Hall complex and residents are pointed to the Natural Sciences Complex.
  10. present: Taking only the text, it places the odor outside the Governors Residence Hall complex and names the Natural Sciences Complex.
  11. present: A direct reading places that odor outside the Governors Residence Hall complex and names the Natural Sciences Complex.
  12. present: The notice locates the odor outside the Governors Residence Hall complex and names the Natural Sciences Complex.
  13. present: As printed, the place is outside the Governors Residence Hall complex.
  14. present: Nothing beyond the words, the odor is placed outside of the Governors Residence Hall complex, and the walk-to place is the Natural Sciences Complex.
  15. present: The alert says the odor is outside of the Governors Residence Hall complex.
  16. present: Looking at the lines, the place named is outside the Governors Residence Hall complex, and the Natural Sciences Complex is also named.
  17. present: Sentence by sentence, the first sentence places the odor outside the Governors Residence Hall complex, and the third sentence names the Natural Sciences Complex as the place residents should walk to.
  18. present: This text places the odor outside the Governors Residence Hall complex.
  19. present: On the page, the odor is placed "outside of the Governors Residence Hall complex," and the Natural Sciences Complex is named as the walk-to point.
  20. present: The posted words place the odor outside the Governors Residence Hall complex and name the Natural Sciences Complex as the place to walk to.
  21. present: Within the message, the odor is outside the Governors Residence Hall complex, and the Natural Sciences Complex is named.
  22. present: A plain reading shows the odor is outside the Governors Residence Hall complex.
  23. present: The lines give the Governors Residence Hall complex as the place to avoid and the Natural Sciences Complex as the place residents should walk toward.
  24. present: Judged from the copy, the odor is placed "outside of the Governors Residence Hall complex," and residents are directed to the Natural Sciences Complex.
  25. present: Only the given words place that odor outside of the Governors Residence Hall complex.
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  25 of 25 passes found Guidance present. Avoid area, and walk to Natural Sciences Complex, are protective instructions.

  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: The wording "Avoid area" tells residents to leave and walk to another complex.
  2. present: Present: "Avoid area" tells the reader to avoid it.
  3. present: On this reading, residents are told to "Avoid area" and to "walk to Natural Sciences Complex."
  4. present: Quoting the span, "Avoid area," residents are told to leave and walk to another complex.
  5. present: I find instructions to avoid the area and to leave the complex.
  6. present: Read as written, readers are told to avoid the area, and residents are asked to leave the complex and walk to the Natural Sciences Complex.
  7. present: The message tells people to avoid the area and asks residents to leave the complex and walk to the Natural Sciences Complex.
  8. present: In the body, people are told to avoid the area, leave the complex, and walk to the Natural Sciences Complex.
  9. present: From these sentences, readers are told to avoid the area, and residents are asked to leave the complex and walk to the Natural Sciences Complex.
  10. present: Taking only the text, it tells people to avoid the area, leave the complex, and walk to the Natural Sciences Complex.
  11. present: A direct reading gives protective instructions to avoid the area, leave the complex, and walk to the Natural Sciences Complex.
  12. present: The notice directs people to avoid the area and directs residents to leave the complex and walk to the Natural Sciences Complex.
  13. present: As printed, residents are told to avoid the area, leave the complex, and walk to the Natural Sciences Complex.
  14. present: Nothing beyond the words, the reader is told to avoid the area, and residents are asked to leave the complex and walk to the Natural Sciences Complex.
  15. present: The alert says to avoid the area and asks residents to leave the complex as a precaution and walk to the Natural Sciences Complex.
  16. present: Looking at the lines, the notice tells people to avoid the area, leave the complex, and walk to the Natural Sciences Complex.
  17. present: Sentence by sentence, the second sentence says to avoid the area, and the third sentence asks residents to leave the complex and walk to the Natural Sciences Complex.
  18. present: This text tells people to avoid the area and tells residents to leave and walk to the Natural Sciences Complex.
  19. present: On the page, people are told to "Avoid area," and residents are asked to leave the complex and walk to the Natural Sciences Complex.
  20. present: The posted words tell people to avoid the area and ask residents to leave the complex and walk to the Natural Sciences Complex.
  21. present: Within the message, people are told to avoid the area, and residents are asked to leave the complex and walk to the Natural Sciences Complex.
  22. present: A plain reading shows people are told to avoid the area, and residents are asked to leave the complex and walk to the Natural Sciences Complex.
  23. present: The lines give direct instructions to avoid the area, leave the complex as a precaution, and walk to the Natural Sciences Complex.
  24. present: Judged from the copy, recipients are told to "Avoid area," residents are asked to leave the complex, and they are told to walk to the Natural Sciences Complex.
  25. present: Only the given words tell people to avoid the area and tell residents to leave the complex and walk to the Natural Sciences Complex.
• Timeabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  0 of 25 passes found Time present and 25 found it absent. The message has no clock, date, or rubric recency word.

  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: The wording "possible" and "precaution" does not give a clock, date, or ongoing time.
  2. absent: Absent: "possible" is not a date, clock, or recency word.
  3. absent: On this reading, "are investigating" shows a current inquiry but not a clock, a date, "today," "now," "immediately," or "ongoing."
  4. absent: Quoting the span, "are investigating," the message gives no clock, date, today, now, immediately, or ongoing.
  5. absent: I find no printed date or clock time in the alert.
  6. absent: Read as written, the message gives no clock time and no calendar date.
  7. absent: The message gives no date, clock time, or word such as now, today, or ongoing.
  8. absent: In the body, no clock time, calendar date, or recency cue such as today, now, immediately, or ongoing is given.
  9. absent: From these sentences, there is no clock, date, or word such as today, now, immediately, or ongoing.
  10. absent: Taking only the text, it gives no date, clock time, or word such as now, today, or currently.
  11. absent: A direct reading finds no calendar date and no clock time.
  12. absent: The notice does not give a date, a clock time, or a stated time window for the odor or the requested action.
  13. absent: As printed, the message has no date, no clock time, and no now, today, or ongoing cue.
  14. absent: Nothing beyond the words, no date, clock time, or other timing is given for the odor or the alert.
  15. absent: The alert says UB Police and National Fuel are investigating a possible natural gas odor, and it never gives a date, clock time, or time window.
  16. absent: Looking at the lines, there is no date, clock time, or temporal cue such as now, today, or currently.
  17. absent: Sentence by sentence, the first sentence is present tense about an investigation, the next sentences give instructions, and no sentence states a date, a clock time, or another time marker.
  18. absent: This text never states when the odor was detected and relies only on present tense verbs.
  19. absent: On the page, no date, clock time, or other time window is given for the odor or the message.
  20. absent: The posted words give no date, clock time, or time window for the odor or for leaving the hall.
  21. absent: Within the message, no calendar date and no clock time appear.
  22. absent: A plain reading shows the text gives no date, clock time, or end time for the odor or the warning.
  23. absent: The lines give no date, clock time, or relative time word for when the odor was reported or the alert was sent.
  24. absent: Judged from the copy, there is no date, clock time, or other time cue, and "are investigating" is only present tense.
  25. absent: Only the given words describe the investigation in the present tense but give no date, clock time, or explicit time marker.
• Impactabsent1/25

  Final assessment

  1 of 25 passes found Impact present and 24 found it absent. The present pass treated as a precaution as severity. The majority reads that phrase as the reason for leaving, not a stated harm beyond the gas odor.

  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: The wording "natural gas odor" names the hazard only, without stated harm or damage.
  2. absent: Absent: "as a precaution" states no harm beyond the hazard name.
  3. absent: On this reading, "as a precaution" does not state harm or severity beyond the "natural gas odor."
  4. absent: Quoting the span, "as a precaution," the message states no harm or severity beyond the odor itself.
  5. absent: I find no harm, no theft of property, and not the words serious threat.
  6. absent: Read as written, leaving as a precaution does not state injury, illness, explosion risk, or any other harm beyond a possible natural gas odor.
  7. absent: The message calls the departure a precaution but does not state any harm, injury, or severity.
  8. absent: In the body, no injury, damage, or other consequence or severity is described beyond the named odor itself.
  9. absent: From these sentences, a precaution is mentioned, but no injury, damage, or severity beyond the gas odor is stated.
  10. absent: Taking only the text, departure is only a precaution, and no injury, damage, outage, or other consequence is stated.
  11. absent: A direct reading finds no stated injury, illness, or damage, only a possible odor and a precaution.
  12. absent: The notice does not describe an injury, illness, explosion, property loss, closure, or other consequence and only says the move is a precaution.
  13. absent: As printed, the message does not state an injury, a loss, or a severity level.
  14. absent: Nothing beyond the words, no injury, damage, or other effect is stated, and leaving is described only as a precaution.
  15. absent: The alert says residents are asked to leave as a precaution, and it never states an injury, damage, outage, closure, or other consequence.
  16. present: Looking at the lines, severity is stated by the phrase as a precaution.
  17. absent: Sentence by sentence, the first sentence describes a possible odor rather than injury, illness, fire, or explosion, and the third sentence calls the move a precaution, so no harm is stated.
  18. absent: This text gives only a precaution and does not state an injury, a loss, or any other impact.
  19. absent: On the page, no injury, damage, confirmed leak, or shutdown is stated, and leaving is described only "as a precaution."
  20. absent: The posted words call the move a precaution but do not state injury, illness, damage, or any other consequence.
  21. absent: Within the message, leaving as a precaution is not a stated severity, injury count, or threat level.
  22. absent: A plain reading shows no harm, damage, or other effect is stated, and leaving is described only as a precaution.
  23. absent: The lines give a precautionary leave request but no stated injury, property loss, closure, or other realized consequence.
  24. absent: Judged from the copy, no injury, illness, explosion, or other harm is stated, and "as a precaution" does not name a harm.
  25. absent: Only the given words give a precautionary instruction to leave but do not state that any harm or damage has occurred.