To clarify: I do not mean that making reports per se is the putative mechanism for this advancement. Perhaps there is some more fundamental quality that causes

To clarify: I do not mean that making reports per se is the putative mechanism for this advancement. Perhaps there is some more fundamental quality that causes both. Also, the squeaky wheel gets the grease, and that creates an incentive, like it or not. And don't disregard the first word, "if"!