Ex-Mud,
Again, not entirely in agreement.
Human nature dictates that the average non-sociopath does not like aggravating his fellow man by brutally pointing out his weaknesses to his face. Hence many instructors were reluctant to be totally honest in their write-ups (and grades), knowing that the student would see it all.
Does it thus follow that face to face debriefs are similarly less than honest - I would imagine not. The write-up should be an accurate reflection of the spoken debrief, albeit perhaps with some 'hidden and discreet' clarification elsewhere (spoken or written) for the benefit of others in the training loop. As a supervisor, I don't recollect there being any less integrity among instructors with regards to open reporting.
Didn't ACR's adopt a similar approach? Too long ago