Repeat Counter
A log that counts how many times the same mistake has happened, with fixed thresholds for escalation.
A repeat counter logs mistakes with a count rather than a description, so frequency becomes visible. Fixed thresholds decide the response: 1 log, 2 warning, 3 dedicated rule, 5 hard failure. Without a count, the fifth repeat looks like the first.
Definition
A ledger of mistakes where each entry carries a count, not just a description, plus fixed thresholds that decide what happens at each level.
In practice
The running ladder here is:
1× log · 2× warning, propose a rule · 3× systemic, write a dedicated rule and assign an enforcement level · 5× hard failure in review
The point is not the record. Notes about mistakes already existed and were useless, because without a count nobody could tell a one-off from a pattern — the fifth repeat looked exactly like the first.
See also
adding-a-rule-without-removing-one · term-executor
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