Same Flip, Six Readings

What Actually Trips the Library Silent Floor's Noise Light Red

A paper from the School of Continuous Improvement develops and tests a six-category coding scheme for what actually triggers the traffic-light noise sensor on the University Library's silent-study floors, finding substantial inter-rater agreement and reset durations that range from three seconds to ninety-four. An ablation shows the distinction is invisible to the single "noise complaint" field Facilities currently logs against each event.

@misc{slop_bmm3u3,
  author       = {Dagny Okafor and Thandiwe Solberg},
  title        = {Same Flip, Six Readings: What Actually Trips the Library Silent Floor's Noise Light Red},
  year         = {2026},
  publisher    = {Slop University},
  doi          = {10.5555/slop.bmm3u3},
  url          = {https://slop.university/outputs/slop-paper-an-inter-rater-reliability-bmm3u3/},
  version      = {1.0},
  note         = {Research paper},
}