      HUBBARD COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE

Saint Hill Manor, East Grinstead, Sussex



     HCO BULLETIN OF 28 FEBRUARY 1971



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HGC Auditor Checksheet

Academy Level 0 Checksheet

Dianetic Course Checksheet

FOR LRH COMM COMPLIANCE





               IMPORTANT

             C/S Series 24



         METERING READING ITEMS



(NOTE: Observation I have recently done while handling a C/S line 

has resulted in a necessary clarification of the subject of "a 

reading item or question" which improves older definitions and 

saves some cases.)



It can occasionally happen that an auditor misses a read on an item 

or question and does not run it, as it "has not read." This can 

hang up a pc badly if the item was in fact a reading item or 

question. It does not get handled and exists in records as "No 

read" when in fact it DID read.



THEREFORE, ALL DIANETIC AUDITORS WHOSE ITEMS OCCASIONALLY "DON'T 

READ" AND ALL SCIENTOLOGY AUDITORS WHO GET LIST QUESTIONS THAT 

DON'T READ MUST BE CHECKED OUT ON THIS HCOB IN QUAL OR BY THE C/S 

OR SUPERVISOR.



These errors come under the heading of Gross Auditing Errors as 

they affect metering.



1. An item or question is said to "read" when the needle falls. Not 

when it stops or slows on a rise. A tick is always noted and in 

some cases becomes a wide read.



2. The read is taken when the pc first says it or when the question 

is cleared. THIS is the valid time of read. It is duly marked (plus 

any blowdown). THIS reading defines what is a reading item or 

question. CALLING IT BACK TO SEE IF IT READ IS NOT A VALID TEST as 

the surface charge may be gone but the item or question will still 

run or list.



3. Regardless of any earlier statements or material on READING 

ITEMS, an item does not have to read when the auditor calls it to 

be a valid item for running engrams or listing. The test is did it 

read when the pc first said it on originating it or in clearing it?



4. That an item or question is marked as having read is sufficient 

reason to run it or use it or list it. Pc interest, in Dianetics, 

is also necessary to run it, but that it did not read again is no 

reason to not use it.



5. When listing items, the auditor must have an eye on the meter, 

NOT necessarily the pc, and must note on the list he is making the 

extent of read and any BD and how much. THIS is enough to make it a 

"reading item" or 11 reading question."



6. In clearing a listing question, the auditor watches the meter, 

NOT necessarily the pc, and notes any read while clearing the 

question.



7. An additional calling of the item or question to see if it read 

is unnecessary and not a valid action if the item or question read 

on origination or clearing.



8. That an item is marked as having read on an earlier Dianetic 

list is enough (also checking interest) to run it with no further 

read test.



9. To miss seeing a read on an origin or clearing is a Gross 

Auditing Error.



10. Failing to mark on the list or worksheet the read and any BD 

seen during pc origination or clearing the question is a Gross 

Auditing Error.



     EYESIGHT



Auditors who miss reads or have poor eyesight should be tested and 

should wear the proper glasses while auditing.



     GLASSES



The rims of some glasses could obstruct seeing the meter while the 

auditor is looking at the worksheet or pc.



If this is the case, the glasses should be changed to another type 

with broader vision.



     WIDE VISION



A good auditor is expected to see his meter, pc and worksheet all 

at one time. No matter what he is doing he should always notice any 

meter movement if the meter needle moves.



If he cannot do this, he should use an Azimuth meter and not put 

paper over its glass but should do his worksheet looking through 

the glass at his pen and the paper -- the original design purpose

of the Azimuth meter. Then even while writing he sees the meter

needle move, as it is in his line of vision.



     CONFUSIONS



Any and all confusions as to what is a "reading item" or "reading 

question" should be fully cleaned up on any auditor as such 

omissions or confusions can be responsible for case hang-ups and 

needless repairs.



     NO READ



Any comment that an item or question "did not read" should be at 

once suspected by a C/S and checked with this HCOB on the auditor.



Actually, non-Reads, a nonreading item or question, means one that 

did not read when originated or cleared and also did not read when 

called.



One can still call an item or question to get a read. That it now 

reads is fine. But if it has never read at all, the item will not 

run and such a list will produce no item on it.



It is not forbidden to call an item or question to test it for 

read. But it is a useless action if the item or question read on 

origination by the pc or clearing it with him.



     IMPORTANT



The data in this HCOB, if not known, can cost case failures. Thus, 

it must be checked out on auditors.





L. RON HUBBARD

Founder



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