KennethKu
2nd Black Belt
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....Now... here is the hypethetical question:
I claim to be a certain rank. I give you the organization and an aproximate date. I can present you with a certificate. This certificate is authentic. The organization claims to have no record of my rank. Its not a 'didnt pay' or 'was dropped'. They simply have no record. All signers (witnesses as well as the GM who did sign it) are either dead or unlocatable.
Am I legit or not?
First of all, that would be a solvable problem. In a typical organization, there is an established procedure for rank testing. Given your rank, time, place of test, names of the testers, names of your instructors, it is virtually impossible that your rank certificate existed in a vaccum. Some credible person associated with the organization would have known about your existence and your involvement with the organization. Now, needless to say that may require some resources to to the investigative work.
The hypothetical situation is extremely rare. It may be possible to have paperwork snafu. But to also have all the people involved also "not available"? How convenient? Wouldn't you say?