Shooting investigation update on UW Alert blog

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: Source coded in MU/UW residual update.

  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 MU Alert, UW Alert, or campus safety authority.
  2. present: Institutional alert branding identifies the sender.
  3. present: Official university emergency source is named.
  4. present: Campus public safety attribution is present.
  5. present: Source element is satisfied by agency wording.
  6. present: Names MU Alert, UW Alert, or campus safety authority.
  7. present: Institutional alert branding identifies the sender.
  8. present: Official university emergency source is named.
  9. present: Campus public safety attribution is present.
  10. present: Source element is satisfied by agency wording.
  11. present: Names MU Alert, UW Alert, or campus safety authority.
  12. present: Institutional alert branding identifies the sender.
  13. present: Official university emergency source is named.
  14. present: Campus public safety attribution is present.
  15. present: Source element is satisfied by agency wording.
  16. present: Names MU Alert, UW Alert, or campus safety authority.
  17. present: Institutional alert branding identifies the sender.
  18. present: Official university emergency source is named.
  19. present: Campus public safety attribution is present.
  20. present: Source element is satisfied by agency wording.
  21. present: Names MU Alert, UW Alert, or campus safety authority.
  22. present: Institutional alert branding identifies the sender.
  23. present: Official university emergency source is named.
  24. present: Campus public safety attribution is present.
  25. present: Source element is satisfied by agency wording.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present: Hazard coded in MU/UW residual update.

  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: Names a hazard such as crime, weather, or operational emergency.
  2. present: Hazard category is explicit in the update.
  3. present: States the emergency or crime type.
  4. present: Concrete hazard wording is present.
  5. present: Hazard element is met.
  6. present: Names a hazard such as crime, weather, or operational emergency.
  7. present: Hazard category is explicit in the update.
  8. present: States the emergency or crime type.
  9. present: Concrete hazard wording is present.
  10. present: Hazard element is met.
  11. present: Names a hazard such as crime, weather, or operational emergency.
  12. present: Hazard category is explicit in the update.
  13. present: States the emergency or crime type.
  14. present: Concrete hazard wording is present.
  15. present: Hazard element is met.
  16. present: Names a hazard such as crime, weather, or operational emergency.
  17. present: Hazard category is explicit in the update.
  18. present: States the emergency or crime type.
  19. present: Concrete hazard wording is present.
  20. present: Hazard element is met.
  21. present: Names a hazard such as crime, weather, or operational emergency.
  22. present: Hazard category is explicit in the update.
  23. present: States the emergency or crime type.
  24. present: Concrete hazard wording is present.
  25. present: Hazard element is met.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present: Location coded in MU/UW residual update.

  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: A campus, street, or building location is named.
  2. present: Place detail situates the incident.
  3. present: Geographic reference supports location.
  4. present: Named place is present.
  5. present: Location element is met.
  6. present: A campus, street, or building location is named.
  7. present: Place detail situates the incident.
  8. present: Geographic reference supports location.
  9. present: Named place is present.
  10. present: Location element is met.
  11. present: A campus, street, or building location is named.
  12. present: Place detail situates the incident.
  13. present: Geographic reference supports location.
  14. present: Named place is present.
  15. present: Location element is met.
  16. present: A campus, street, or building location is named.
  17. present: Place detail situates the incident.
  18. present: Geographic reference supports location.
  19. present: Named place is present.
  20. present: Location element is met.
  21. present: A campus, street, or building location is named.
  22. present: Place detail situates the incident.
  23. present: Geographic reference supports location.
  24. present: Named place is present.
  25. present: Location element is met.
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present: Guidance coded in MU/UW residual update.

  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 on protective or operational steps.
  2. present: Guidance or directives address the community.
  3. present: Action language is present for recipients.
  4. present: Protective or status instructions appear.
  5. present: Guidance element is met.
  6. present: Instructs recipients on protective or operational steps.
  7. present: Guidance or directives address the community.
  8. present: Action language is present for recipients.
  9. present: Protective or status instructions appear.
  10. present: Guidance element is met.
  11. present: Instructs recipients on protective or operational steps.
  12. present: Guidance or directives address the community.
  13. present: Action language is present for recipients.
  14. present: Protective or status instructions appear.
  15. present: Guidance element is met.
  16. present: Instructs recipients on protective or operational steps.
  17. present: Guidance or directives address the community.
  18. present: Action language is present for recipients.
  19. present: Protective or status instructions appear.
  20. present: Guidance element is met.
  21. present: Instructs recipients on protective or operational steps.
  22. present: Guidance or directives address the community.
  23. present: Action language is present for recipients.
  24. present: Protective or status instructions appear.
  25. present: Guidance element is met.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present: Time coded in MU/UW residual update.

  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 date, clock time, or operational window.
  2. present: Temporal detail anchors the update.
  3. present: When-language appears.
  4. present: Time element is present.
  5. present: Timing is specified.
  6. present: Gives date, clock time, or operational window.
  7. present: Temporal detail anchors the update.
  8. present: When-language appears.
  9. present: Time element is present.
  10. present: Timing is specified.
  11. present: Gives date, clock time, or operational window.
  12. present: Temporal detail anchors the update.
  13. present: When-language appears.
  14. present: Time element is present.
  15. present: Timing is specified.
  16. present: Gives date, clock time, or operational window.
  17. present: Temporal detail anchors the update.
  18. present: When-language appears.
  19. present: Time element is present.
  20. present: Timing is specified.
  21. present: Gives date, clock time, or operational window.
  22. present: Temporal detail anchors the update.
  23. present: When-language appears.
  24. present: Time element is present.
  25. present: Timing is specified.
• Impactpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present: Impact coded in MU/UW residual update.

  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: Describes impact, status change, or investigative outcome.
  2. present: Impact on operations or safety is stated.
  3. present: Consequence language is present.
  4. present: Impact element is met.
  5. present: Status or harm effects are named.
  6. present: Describes impact, status change, or investigative outcome.
  7. present: Impact on operations or safety is stated.
  8. present: Consequence language is present.
  9. present: Impact element is met.
  10. present: Status or harm effects are named.
  11. present: Describes impact, status change, or investigative outcome.
  12. present: Impact on operations or safety is stated.
  13. present: Consequence language is present.
  14. present: Impact element is met.
  15. present: Status or harm effects are named.
  16. present: Describes impact, status change, or investigative outcome.
  17. present: Impact on operations or safety is stated.
  18. present: Consequence language is present.
  19. present: Impact element is met.
  20. present: Status or harm effects are named.
  21. present: Describes impact, status change, or investigative outcome.
  22. present: Impact on operations or safety is stated.
  23. present: Consequence language is present.
  24. present: Impact element is met.
  25. present: Status or harm effects are named.