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   "text": "Because citation integrity determines both economic reward and governance power in on-chain reputation systems, the citation mechanism is a load bearing structural element of the entire governance architecture rather than an academic courtesy.",
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   "text": "Citation-weighted payment mechanisms as currently formulated will systematically erode the quality of knowledge attribution in any decentralized reputation system if the incentive misalignment is left unaddressed.",
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