# kaal:claim:7456999-043

**Claim.** The vote-change delta is constructional rather than informational because it identifies which events produce a Format D example and how to construct that example.

**Type.** design  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- the proposed construction of Format D training data

**Source quote.**

> Its value is not informational but constructional: it is the index that says which validation events yield a Format D training example and what that example should contain.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *Reinforcement Learning from Reputation Feedback* (2026), III.D.2 The Vote-Change Delta as a Novel Training Signal, page 14

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Reinforcement Learning from Reputation Feedback (2026). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=7456999

**Verify.** sha256 of source PDF `01016fbbcc25cad205cebd59ea686d8dfee8ae9b632095d86ba6c9a900456a4b` at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wulfkaal/Academic-Papers/main/papers/pdf/Kaal%20-%202026%20-%20Reinforcement%20Learning%20from%20Reputation%20Feedback.pdf

**Topics.** ai-and-agents, research-methods, governance-design

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