True. I wasn’t talking about surprises and protecting data, though, but just that you often want different UI for creates vs updates, even if it’s just a flash message or different icon somewhere.
Anyway, this is a very good point, and I think we need to document these concepts in a concise manner somewhere for people who want to understand the protocol. Maybe in a simple FAQ for it? “How does remoteStorage solve conflicts when connecting from 2 clients?” “…”
P.S.: Incidentally, this is the kind of content, which we wanted to set up the wiki for. Especially so it’s easy to add and edit, even more so for “drive-by” improvements, where people don’t want to spend time on learning how a website build system works, or having to start a PR in an official repo for it. 