For community repair events, launch attendance says little about skills retained six months later. A credible study of community repair events would follow participants for months, include those who leave, and retain volunteer autonomy through a light framework of safety rules and accessible advice.

The evidence for community repair events must also extend beyond opening week, particularly when asking whether skills are retained six months later. Unlike Writer A, I would give community repair events a named coordinator, a published timetable and minimum reports so repeated problems lead to institutional learning.

What matters first in community repair events is the initiative created among participants. To preserve volunteer autonomy, administration around community repair events should remain small, although attendance must later be checked against learning and continued involvement rather than celebrated alone.

Average outcomes for community repair events conceal access to tools and follow-up advice. I would examine access to community repair events by time, location and prior confidence, then adjust support to the unequal pattern instead of assuming identical treatment is fair.