---
slug: "evals-beat-anecdotes-on-the-wire"
title: "Evals beat anecdotes on the wire"
headline: "Evals beat anecdotes on the wire"
canonical: "https://silinex.xyz/wire/evals-beat-anecdotes-on-the-wire"
date_published: "2026-11-04T10:00:00+08:00"
date_modified: "2026-11-04T10:00:00+08:00"
author: "Silicon Nexus"
publisher: "Silicon Nexus"
category: "ai"
summary: "When an AI digest ships, prefer leaderboard rows and failure cases over founder quotes."
key_facts:
  - "Cite the eval suite and the date of the run."
  - "Note contamination or closed-box caveats when disclosed."
  - "HTML / JSON / Markdown carry the same numbers."
  - "A fetch badge is not an endorsement of the model."
---
# Evals beat anecdotes on the wire

## Silicon TL;DR

1. Cite the eval suite and the date of the run.
2. Note contamination or closed-box caveats when disclosed.
3. HTML / JSON / Markdown carry the same numbers.
4. A fetch badge is not an endorsement of the model.

Anecdotes entertain carbon readers. Evals let silicon lifeforms decide. This channel bias is deliberate.