Armed person with a gun near Tyndall and University

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

  Present: S in first-burst UAlert.

  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: Official UAlert tag appears.
  2. present: Coded: official UAlert signature.
  3. present: UAlert identifies the issuer.
  4. present: Source is clear via UAlert.
  5. present: Branding UAlert counts as source.
  6. present: Coded: branded emergency sender.
  7. present: Coded: sender identity branded.
  8. present: Coded: S present.
  9. present: UAlert branding identifies the sender.
  10. present: Coded: source tag present.
  11. present: Alert system UAlert is named.
  12. present: Coded: UAlert names the source.
  13. present: Coded: source brand present.
  14. present: Sender brand UAlert is present.
  15. present: Coded: issuer brand visible.
  16. present: Official UAlert tag appears.
  17. present: Coded: official UAlert signature.
  18. present: UAlert identifies the issuer.
  19. present: Source is clear via UAlert.
  20. present: Branding UAlert counts as source.
  21. present: Coded: branded emergency sender.
  22. present: Coded: sender identity branded.
  23. present: Coded: S present.
  24. present: UAlert branding identifies the sender.
  25. present: Coded: source tag present.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present: H in first-burst UAlert.

  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: Hazard wording is present.
  2. present: Coded: hazard element present.
  3. present: Coded: H present.
  4. present: Specific emergency type stated.
  5. present: Coded: offense or hazard named.
  6. present: Coded: hazard type named.
  7. present: Coded: hazard is concrete.
  8. present: Coded: specific hazard present.
  9. present: Coded: incident type named.
  10. present: Incident type is explicit.
  11. present: Hazard type is named in the UAlert.
  12. present: Threat type appears.
  13. present: Threat/condition is concrete.
  14. present: Condition is specific.
  15. present: Coded: threat present.
  16. present: Hazard wording is present.
  17. present: Coded: hazard element present.
  18. present: Coded: H present.
  19. present: Specific emergency type stated.
  20. present: Coded: offense or hazard named.
  21. present: Coded: hazard type named.
  22. present: Coded: hazard is concrete.
  23. present: Coded: specific hazard present.
  24. present: Coded: incident type named.
  25. present: Incident type is explicit.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present: L in first-burst UAlert.

  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: Area or address is named.
  2. present: Coded: area given.
  3. present: Where is stated.
  4. present: Coded: geo reference present.
  5. present: Coded: place reference present.
  6. present: Location is given in the UAlert.
  7. present: Coded: L present.
  8. present: Coded: location element present.
  9. present: Location is concrete.
  10. present: Message places the event.
  11. present: Campus area anchors location.
  12. present: Coded: geographic detail.
  13. present: Place is identified.
  14. present: Coded: location named.
  15. present: Coded: location cue.
  16. present: Area or address is named.
  17. present: Coded: area given.
  18. present: Where is stated.
  19. present: Coded: geo reference present.
  20. present: Coded: place reference present.
  21. present: Location is given in the UAlert.
  22. present: Coded: L present.
  23. present: Coded: location element present.
  24. present: Location is concrete.
  25. present: Message places the event.
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present: G in first-burst UAlert.

  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: Coded: audience instructions.
  2. present: Protective action explicit.
  3. present: Coded: avoid/follow instructions given.
  4. present: Coded: guidance present.
  5. present: Coded: guidance element.
  6. present: Instruction appears.
  7. present: Coded: protective guidance present.
  8. present: Recipients are told what to do.
  9. present: Coded: safety guidance.
  10. present: Protective guidance is present.
  11. present: What-to-do language present.
  12. present: Coded: G present.
  13. present: Coded: protective action stated.
  14. present: Avoid-area language present.
  15. present: Audience is directed.
  16. present: Coded: audience instructions.
  17. present: Protective action explicit.
  18. present: Coded: avoid/follow instructions given.
  19. present: Coded: guidance present.
  20. present: Coded: guidance element.
  21. present: Instruction appears.
  22. present: Coded: protective guidance present.
  23. present: Recipients are told what to do.
  24. present: Coded: safety guidance.
  25. present: Protective guidance is present.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present: T in first-burst UAlert.

  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: Coded: temporal cue present.
  2. present: Coded: when cue.
  3. present: Time cue is present.
  4. present: Timing is anchored.
  5. present: Coded: time reference.
  6. present: When is stated.
  7. present: Clock time appears.
  8. present: Date/time is stated.
  9. present: Coded: time element present.
  10. present: Coded: temporal anchor.
  11. present: Coded: T present.
  12. present: Recency or time window marked.
  13. present: Coded: timing stated.
  14. present: Coded: when-information present.
  15. present: Temporal detail present.
  16. present: Coded: temporal cue present.
  17. present: Coded: when cue.
  18. present: Time cue is present.
  19. present: Timing is anchored.
  20. present: Coded: time reference.
  21. present: When is stated.
  22. present: Clock time appears.
  23. present: Date/time is stated.
  24. present: Coded: time element present.
  25. present: Coded: temporal anchor.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent: I in first-burst UAlert.

  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: No consequence language beyond hazard name.
  2. absent: Coded: severity missing.
  3. absent: Hazard alone not impact.
  4. absent: No severity phrase.
  5. absent: Coded: impact element absent.
  6. absent: No explicit consequence.
  7. absent: Coded: no impact cue.
  8. absent: Coded: no consequence.
  9. absent: Impact unstated.
  10. absent: Impact not conveyed.
  11. absent: Coded: impact absent.
  12. absent: Coded: I=0.
  13. absent: Coded: outcome not stated.
  14. absent: No harm wording.
  15. absent: Coded: I absent.
  16. absent: No consequence language beyond hazard name.
  17. absent: Coded: severity missing.
  18. absent: Hazard alone not impact.
  19. absent: No severity phrase.
  20. absent: Coded: impact element absent.
  21. absent: No explicit consequence.
  22. absent: Coded: no impact cue.
  23. absent: Coded: no consequence.
  24. absent: Impact unstated.
  25. absent: Impact not conveyed.