Weather-related operations update for campuses (notice 3)

To check this alert, Claude Opus 5.5 (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

  All 25 reads agree the source is identified: UW police and Seattle police are named as responding.

  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: UW police named.
  2. present: It names UW police and Seattle police.
  3. present: It names UW police and Seattle police.
  4. present: Names 'UW police' and 'Seattle police'.
  5. present: It names "UW police" and Seattle police as responding.
  6. present: UW police are named as responding.
  7. present: Names UW police and Seattle police.
  8. present: Names UW police and Seattle police.
  9. present: It names UW police and Seattle police.
  10. present: It names UW police and Seattle police.
  11. present: It names UW police as responding.
  12. present: It names UW police as the responding authority.
  13. present: UW police are named as responding.
  14. present: UW police are named.
  15. present: UW police and Seattle police are named.
  16. present: The updates name 'UW police' and Seattle police as the agencies responding to the reported gunman.
  17. present: It says 'UW police are responding' and names Seattle police as authorities.
  18. present: The updates name 'UW police' and Seattle police as the agencies responding to the reported gunman.
  19. present: It names 'UW police' and Seattle police as responding agencies.
  20. present: It names 'UW police' and 'Seattle police' as the agencies responding to the report of a man with a gun.
  21. present: It says 'UW police are responding' along with Seattle police.
  22. present: It names 'UW police' and Seattle police as responding in several updates, identifying the authority.
  23. present: It names 'UW police' and Seattle police as the authorities responding to the reported gunman.
  24. present: It names 'UW police' and Seattle police as the agencies responding to the reported armed man.
  25. present: It cites 'UW police' and 'Seattle police' responding, naming the responding authorities.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that the hazard is specific: a report of a man with a gun, possibly a silver handgun in a bag.

  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: Man with a gun.
  2. present: 'a man with a gun'.
  3. present: It names a man reportedly with a gun.
  4. present: Names 'a man with a gun'.
  5. present: It names "a man with a gun".
  6. present: It names a man with a gun.
  7. present: Names 'a man with a gun'.
  8. present: Names 'a man with a gun'.
  9. present: It names a 'man with a gun'.
  10. present: It names 'a man with a gun'.
  11. present: It names a man with a gun.
  12. present: It names a man with a gun.
  13. present: It names a man with a gun.
  14. present: It reports a man with a gun.
  15. present: A man with a gun.
  16. present: The first message reports 'a man with a gun' headed toward Red Square, a specific armed person threat.
  17. present: It names 'a man with a gun' headed toward Red Square, a specific armed person threat.
  18. present: The first message reports 'a man with a gun' headed toward Red Square, a specific armed person threat.
  19. present: It names 'a man with a gun' reportedly carrying a silver handgun.
  20. present: It reports 'a man with a gun' headed toward Red Square, which names a specific armed person hazard.
  21. present: It reports 'a man with a gun' heading toward Red Square.
  22. present: It reports 'a man with a gun' headed toward Red Square, which is a specific armed person threat.
  23. present: It names a 'man with a gun' reportedly carrying a silver handgun in a bag.
  24. present: It reports 'a man with a gun' headed toward Red Square, a specific armed-person threat.
  25. present: It names 'a man with a gun' and a possible 'silver handgun in a bag'.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All reads agree locations are specific: Red Square, Stevens Way, Haggett Hall, the Plant Services Building and Kincaid Ravine.

  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: Red Square, Kincaid Ravine, Haggett Hall.
  2. present: Red Square, Kincaid Ravine, Haggett Hall.
  3. present: It gives Red Square, Haggett Hall, and Kincaid Ravine.
  4. present: Names 'Red Square', 'Haggett Hall', and 'Kincaid Ravine'.
  5. present: It names Red Square, Stevens Way, Haggett Hall, and Kincaid Ravine.
  6. present: It says Red Square, Stevens Way, and Kincaid Ravine.
  7. present: Gives 'Red Square', 'Haggett Hall', and 'Kincaid Ravine'.
  8. present: Names Red Square, Haggett Hall and Kincaid Ravine.
  9. present: It gives Red Square, Haggett Hall, and Kincaid Ravine.
  10. present: It gives Red Square, Haggett Hall, and Kincaid Ravine.
  11. present: It names Red Square, Haggett Hall and Kincaid Ravine.
  12. present: It gives Red Square, Haggett Hall, and Kincaid Ravine.
  13. present: It gives Red Square, Haggett Hall and Kincaid Ravine.
  14. present: It names Red Square and Kincaid Ravine.
  15. present: Red Square, Kincaid Ravine and other places.
  16. present: The updates name Red Square, Stevens Way, Haggett Hall, and Kincaid Ravine as locations of the man.
  17. present: It names Red Square, Stevens Way, Haggett Hall and Kincaid Ravine as locations of the man.
  18. present: The updates name Red Square, Stevens Way, Haggett Hall, and Kincaid Ravine as locations of the man.
  19. present: It names 'Red Square', Haggett Hall, and Kincaid Ravine.
  20. present: It names 'Red Square', 'Haggett Hall', and 'Kincaid Ravine' as places along the man's reported path.
  21. present: It names 'Red Square', 'Haggett Hall', and 'Kincaid Ravine'.
  22. present: It gives 'Red Square', 'Stevens Way', Haggett Hall, and 'Kincaid Ravine' as specific locations.
  23. present: It names places such as 'Red Square', 'Haggett Hall', and 'Kincaid Ravine' as the man moved.
  24. present: It names places such as Red Square, Haggett Hall, and Kincaid Ravine.
  25. present: It names 'Red Square', 'Haggett Hall', 'Stevens Way' and 'Kincaid Ravine' as places the man was reported.
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that guidance is present: recipients are repeatedly told to avoid the area and, if the man is seen, to call 911.

  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: 'Avoid area' and call 911.
  2. present: 'Avoid area' and 'call 911'.
  3. present: It repeatedly instructs "Avoid area" and to call 911.
  4. present: Repeatedly instructs 'Avoid area' and 'If seen, call 911'.
  5. present: It repeats "Avoid area" and "If seen, call 911".
  6. present: It says "Avoid area" and call 911 if seen.
  7. present: Repeats 'Avoid area' and 'If seen, call 911'.
  8. present: Repeatedly says 'Avoid area' and 'call 911'.
  9. present: It repeats 'Avoid area' and 'If seen, call 911'.
  10. present: It repeatedly says 'Avoid area' and 'If seen, call 911'.
  11. present: It repeatedly says 'Avoid area' and call 911.
  12. present: It says 'Avoid area' and 'If seen, call 911'.
  13. present: It says avoid area and call 911 if seen.
  14. present: It says "Avoid area".
  15. present: 'Avoid area' and 'If seen, call 911'.
  16. present: The updates repeatedly tell recipients to 'Avoid area' and say 'If seen, call 911', both protective actions.
  17. present: It repeatedly instructs recipients to 'Avoid area' and, 'If seen, call 911', both protective actions.
  18. present: The updates repeatedly tell recipients to 'Avoid area' and say 'If seen, call 911', both protective actions.
  19. present: It repeatedly instructs 'Avoid area' and 'If seen, call 911'.
  20. present: It repeatedly instructs 'Avoid area' and tells recipients 'If seen, call 911', both protective actions.
  21. present: It repeatedly instructs 'Avoid area' and 'If seen, call 911'.
  22. present: It repeatedly instructs recipients to 'Avoid area' and 'If seen, call 911', which are protective actions.
  23. present: It repeatedly instructs recipients to 'Avoid area' and says 'If seen, call 911'.
  24. present: It repeatedly instructs 'Avoid area' and 'If seen, call 911', which are protective actions.
  25. present: It repeatedly tells recipients to 'Avoid area' and says 'If seen, call 911', both protective actions.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads find timing present: every update carries a clock time from 10:32 a.m. to 11:40 a.m.

  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: Timestamped updates.
  2. present: Update timestamps like '10:32 a.m.'
  3. present: It gives times such as "10:32 a.m.".
  4. present: Timestamps from '10:32 a.m.' to '11:40 a.m.'
  5. present: It gives times like "10:32 a.m.".
  6. present: It gives times like 10:32 a.m.
  7. present: Gives timestamps such as '10:32 a.m.'.
  8. present: Gives times such as '10:32 a.m.'.
  9. present: Each update has a clock time such as '10:32 a.m.'
  10. present: It gives times from '10:32 a.m.' to '11:40 a.m.'
  11. present: It gives times from 10:32 to 11:40 a.m.
  12. present: It gives times such as 10:32 a.m.
  13. present: Each update carries a clock time.
  14. present: It gives times such as 10:32 a.m.
  15. present: Timestamps like 10:32 a.m.
  16. present: The updates give clock times running from '10:32 a.m.' through the all clear at '11:40 a.m.'.
  17. present: It gives timestamped updates running from 10:32 a.m. to the all clear at 11:40 a.m.
  18. present: The updates give clock times running from '10:32 a.m.' through the all clear at '11:40 a.m.'.
  19. present: It gives times from '10:32 a.m.' to '11:40 a.m.'.
  20. present: It gives timestamped updates such as '10:32 a.m.' through '11:40 a.m.' tracking the incident.
  21. present: It gives times from '10:32 a.m.' through '11:40 a.m.'.
  22. present: It gives timestamps for each update from '10:32 a.m.' to '11:40 a.m.', clear time references.
  23. present: Each update carries a time such as '10:32 a.m.' or '11:40 a.m.'.
  24. present: Each update is timestamped, running from '10:32 a.m.' to the '11:40 a.m.' all clear.
  25. present: It time-stamps each update, from '10:32 a.m.' through the '11:40 a.m.' all clear, conveying precise timing.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that no consequence or severity is stated; the alerts name a reported gun, later found to be a toy, but never describe potential 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: No consequence stated.
  2. absent: No harm or severity is stated.
  3. absent: No consequence or severity is stated.
  4. absent: No consequence or severity statement appears.
  5. absent: No consequence or severity is stated.
  6. absent: No consequence or severity is stated.
  7. absent: No severity statement is made; the gun proved a toy.
  8. absent: No harm or severity is stated.
  9. absent: No harm or severity statement is made.
  10. absent: No consequence or severity is stated.
  11. absent: No consequence or severity is stated.
  12. absent: No consequence or severity is stated.
  13. absent: No harm or severity is stated; the gun proved a toy.
  14. absent: No consequence is stated.
  15. absent: No harm or severity stated.
  16. absent: No injuries or severity are described; the gun turned out to be a toy.
  17. absent: It names the armed man but does not state potential harm or severity.
  18. absent: It names the gun but states no injury or severity, later noting it was a toy.
  19. absent: It names the reported gun but never states harm or severity.
  20. absent: It describes the gun, later a toy, but states no injury or severity.
  21. absent: It names a gun threat but states no consequence; the gun proved to be a toy.
  22. absent: It describes the reported gun, later found to be a toy, but states no consequence or severity.
  23. absent: It names the reported gun but never states consequences or severity, and the gun proved to be a toy.
  24. absent: No injury or explicit consequence is stated; the gun turned out to be a toy.
  25. absent: It names the reported gun but never states what harm could result or how serious it is.