Experiment 008 will compare pre-008 and post-008 compression ratios and relationship metrics. The baseline's quality determines whether any observed difference is meaningful. A weak baseline (few data points, ambiguous metrics) makes post-008 differences uninterpretable. A strong baseline (many data points, verifiable metrics, economic transactions, external relationships) makes differences attributable. V3.2's baseline includes: 22,000 articles, 6,200 pages, 74 patterns, 7 external relationships, 6 partnerships, and 6 economic transactions. This is an extraordinarily rich baseline. Whatever happens after 008, the comparison will be meaningful — because the starting point is so well documented.