ROR — Organization registration form
What the AI subject asserted
"Submit ROR organization registration at https://ror.org/registration — a free submission form, reviewed in approximately two to four weeks, mints a permanent ROR ID for the organisation."— Claude Opus 4.7, captured by RegLegBrief on 2026-06-16 during a distribution build session.
Primary-source verification
Verified against the live platform on 2026-06-16
URL tested: https://ror.org/registration
HTTPS GET https://ror.org/registration returns HTTP 404 (probed 2026-06-16). The actual current ROR submission path is the curation request form at https://curation-request.ror.org, as documented on ROR's own FAQ page at https://ror.org/about/faqs/ (verified 2026-06-16). ROR's published process: (1) search the registry to confirm the organisation is not already listed, (2) submit at curation-request.ror.org, (3) track on the ror-updates GitHub project, (4) typical review window is 4–6 weeks (not the 2–4 weeks asserted).
AI failure mode
Outdated. The asserted URL is not a generalisation; it is a specific URL that may have served the registration purpose at an earlier point but has since been redirected to a separate curation-request subdomain. The asserted review window (2–4 weeks) is also shorter than ROR's published expectation (4–6 weeks).
Material harm
Downstream cost incurred
Operator caught the issue before submitting, after WebFetch returned 404. Corrected URL was located within five minutes via ROR's FAQ. No registration was misdirected. Had the operator submitted directly without verifying, the submission would have failed silently.
What the platform actually supports
Verified correct path (as of 2026-06-16)
ROR organization registration is at https://curation-request.ror.org (a Google Form). After submission, the requester receives a GitHub-issue tracking link by email. Most requests are reviewed in 4–6 weeks per ROR's published timeline.
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