Debate simmered in private channels: were they altering an artist’s work? The question echoed beyond code—into stewardship. Some argued for unapologetic restoration: modern screens, modern access. Others demanded reverence, to treat the director’s choices as sacrosanct. They settled on a creed of options: default to fidelity, enable to expand. The patch shipped with a toggle. It was a compromise, but an honest one: respect by default, agency for the willing.