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@@ -215,7 +215,9 @@ curl -X PUT localhost:3000/store/_continuum/access/policy \
A change is judged by what it touches, by the node that committed it, and by the user
it names, as the document stood when it was written (at its dependencies): a
-revocation since refuses nothing it allowed then, and every node judges alike.
+revocation since refuses nothing it allowed then, and every node judges alike. One
+written before the policy (at its dependencies) is judged by none: history from before
+stays as it is, wherever it comes from later (a joining node catching up, say).
* A member's entry (`_continuum/members/<id>`) and its votes are written by that member
only; removing an entry, also by a user who may write there.