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I'd like to regularly clarify and extend these. What we mean by this is that we want OEP processing to be able to continue even when pieces of it are not functional, but that we want operators to be clearly notified that this has happened so that they, or an expert, can choose whether or not to continue. The limits of this policy are that we do not want processing to continue when it's clear that an application is in an internally inconsistent state, or when the integrity of the data stream is clearly in question. All other errors, regardless of their severity, should be reported, after which point, if necessary, the application may stop trying to do the thing that has incurred the error. Some additional discussion in that area is still required.