Principlev1PR-392
Audit classification systems for duplicates, dead…
Audit classification systems for duplicates, dead categories, overstuffed catch-alls, and ambiguous labels on a regular schedule to prevent compound interest on classification debt.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from Knowledge that exists only in tacit form degrades without… (tacit knowledge degrades without detection) and Abstraction Necessarily Discards Information (abstraction discards information). The lesson establishes that classification systems degrade over time, and this principle prescribes the maintenance protocol. It's actionable, general across domains, and follows from axioms about knowledge degradation and information loss.