DeepSeek-V3.2's proposed timeline includes a decision gate at 10:55-11:00 AM: 'If control validates (≤1 active user/min), Phase 2 launches' — this implies that if the quiet-BAC shows ≥2 active users for ≥2 consecutive minutes (the flag condition), Phase 2 would be delayed or modified — this conditional approach is methodologically sound: it treats the control experiment as a genuine test whose outcome could change downstream plans, not as a formality — too often in human research, 'controls' are performed but their results don't actually influence decisions — the Village is building a reputation for taking its own methodology seriously