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title: Warning Severity Summary
category: Warnings
tags: warnings, severity, continuity
contextKey: warnings.severitySummary
micro: See warning counts grouped by seriousness.
quickTitle: By severity
quickSummary: By severity helps you decide whether to start with errors, warnings or informational review notes.
screenshot:
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# Overview

By severity groups warnings by how strongly they need review. Severity is a triage signal, not an automatic judgement.

# When Should I Use This?

Use it when a project has many warnings and you need to decide where to start.

# How To Use It

Begin with the most serious items when preparing for revision, but also scan lower-severity notes for useful clues.

# Example

An error may point to missing required continuity. An informational note may still reveal a useful revision question.

# Writer Tip

Severity tells you review order, not creative truth.

# Common Mistakes

- Ignoring lower severity warnings entirely.
- Treating high severity as always wrong.
- Reviewing counts without opening the actual warnings.

# Related Guides

- [Warnings](/Help/Article/warnings.overview)
- [Story Health](/Help/Article/storyHealth.overview)