Abridge

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

A posting observed taken down and reappearing is the strongest ghost-job signal we track.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

A posting observed taken down and reappearing is the strongest ghost-job signal we track.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

A posting observed taken down and reappearing is the strongest ghost-job signal we track.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

This posting states a pay range — pay transparency is a sign of an honest posting. It offsets up to 5 points of observed red flags.

Pay consistency can only be judged when the same role appears on 2+ listings — we don't guess.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 3 checks over at least 3 days, or a hard signal observed — a usable baseline.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 3 checks over at least 3 days, or a hard signal observed — a usable baseline.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 3 checks over at least 3 days, or a hard signal observed — a usable baseline.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 3 checks over at least 3 days, or a hard signal observed — a usable baseline.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 3 checks over at least 3 days, or a hard signal observed — a usable baseline.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

This posting states a pay range — pay transparency is a sign of an honest posting. It offsets up to 5 points of observed red flags.

Pay consistency can only be judged when the same role appears on 2+ listings — we don't guess.

At least 3 checks over at least 3 days, or a hard signal observed — a usable baseline.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 3 checks over at least 3 days, or a hard signal observed — a usable baseline.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 7 checks over at least 14 days — a confident read.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 3 checks over at least 3 days, or a hard signal observed — a usable baseline.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 3 checks over at least 3 days, or a hard signal observed — a usable baseline.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 3 checks over at least 3 days, or a hard signal observed — a usable baseline.

No take-down-and-relist cycle observed for this posting.

First seen less than 90 days ago — outside the staleness window, so no deduction.

Seen on a single board — no spread signal.

No duplicate URLs observed.

No pay is stated in the listing data we read. That's common and honest — it neither helps nor hurts this score (a real role can still omit pay).

No listing states pay, so there's nothing to compare — missing pay is never counted as a conflict.

At least 3 checks over at least 3 days, or a hard signal observed — a usable baseline.