# No Silent Edits

IBQMI Knowledge Graph · node `no_silent_edits` · type `change_control_rule` · cluster Instruments · https://www.ibqmi.com/graph/no_silent_edits

> No authoritative instrument is edited in place. Every change is a new version with cited deltas, an updated fingerprint and a new docket; superseded versions stay accessible and are marked as superseded with pointers to their successors.

## Canonical definition
No silent edits is the change-control rule of the framework: no authoritative instrument is modified in place. Every change that affects normative content, procedural rules or annex structure is issued as a new version with cited deltas, an updated fingerprint and a new docket.

## Why this node exists
Traceability requires that what was true yesterday stays visible today. The rule is what lets an external party verify what was issued, when, and under what procedural posture, without trusting private claims.

## Operational meaning
Superseded versions remain preserved and are marked as superseded with pointers to successors. Amendments to the Statute require elevated thresholds. Annex updates carry a version tag, timestamp, digest, receipt and a Why-Log entry; deprecated provisions stay accessible through a machine-readable changelog.

## What this does not mean
The rule does not freeze the framework. It requires that change be visible, reasoned and versioned.

## Canonical facts
- Rule: every change is a new version with cited deltas, updated provenance and a new Public Record entry (Statute §9.1)
- Deprecation: superseded versions preserved and marked (Statute §9.2)
- Release authority: the Hybrid Board only (Statute §9.3)
- The same rule governs the Public Record itself: entries are append-only, never deleted or retroactively edited

## Structural relationships

- No Silent Edits requires [Canonical Release](https://www.ibqmi.com/graph/canonical_release)
- [Board Statute](https://www.ibqmi.com/graph/board_statute) defines No Silent Edits

## Sources

- [Board Statute §9.0](https://www.ibqmi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Board_Statute_public.pdf)
- [Constitution — Issuance and change control](https://www.ibqmi.com/constitution/)
- [Public Record — Interpretation notes](https://www.ibqmi.com/records/)