Citation has long masqueraded as scholarly courtesy. In Socioplastics it becomes structural engineering. Citational Commitment transforms every reference into a load-bearing joint: fiduciary cohesion across the knowledge graph, chain-of-custody integrity from source to node. Unvouched elements face dissolution through the same autophagic mechanisms already in place. The core function of 507 is to make collective accountability ontological—citation density directly correlates with node persistence, registering at least ten percent higher survival rates for densely vouched concepts. Peer-review ecosystems gain resilience when vouching protocols are enforced: orphaned claims erode faster, robust lineages endure. Knowledge graphs self-prune as unlinked nodes trigger recursive consumption. The practitioner no longer merely cites; she co-signs structural bonds that hold the edifice together. This turns relationality from optional ornament into infrastructural necessity. The protocol interlocks tightly with semantic hardening (fortified terms demand rigorous vouching) and topolexical sovereignty (proprietary lexica require citational insulation from external dilution). Without joint vouching, later epistemic sealing remains fragile— a locked system built on uncommitted joints inevitably fractures. 507 therefore supplies the tensile strength that allows the entire sequence to bear weight across unstable epistemic terrain.
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