From da223c288bcaf4604d95ed959cd5c052a85485f6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: martbost Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:35:24 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Remove the last three-state references from the spec Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) --- docs/placement-switch-spec.md | 15 ++++++++------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/placement-switch-spec.md b/docs/placement-switch-spec.md index f93a9de..1766e31 100644 --- a/docs/placement-switch-spec.md +++ b/docs/placement-switch-spec.md @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Worth stating plainly, because this is where people assume more than is true: --- -## The proposal: three states, chosen by the member +## Two settings, chosen by the member On the dashboard, under "Share this position": @@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ Consequences of that choice, all intentional: - If Terry is on **Direct**, everyone he personally brings in starts on **Direct**. - If one of them switches to **Team first**, only that person changes. Their own future referrals then start on **Team first**, because they are now the sponsor. -- If Terry later switches, only members on **Follow my sponsor** move with him. Anyone who made - an explicit choice keeps it. +- If Terry later switches, **nobody already in his team moves**. Only people who join after the + change start on the new setting. -That last rule is what stops the tree becoming unreadable. An explicit choice is never -overwritten by someone above. +That is what stops the tree becoming unreadable: a setting is copied once, at join, and an +explicit choice is never overwritten by someone above. --- @@ -121,8 +121,9 @@ Ambiguous under spillover. *Handling:* the sponsor, always. Written into the spe is the same every time anyone asks. **3. Settings drifting out of sync.** -If a leader changes their mind, what happens below? *Handling:* only **Follow my sponsor** -tracks changes. An explicit choice stays put. +If a leader changes their mind, what happens below? *Handling:* nothing — the copy happens once, +at join. Nobody already in the team moves, and the panel shows which sponsor a setting came from +so the history is visible rather than mysterious. **4. Spillover expectations.** Members who are used to receiving spillover from an active upline will see it slow down if that