Dear Dialling Colleagues, The British Sundial Society (BSS) has decided that a Glossary of dialling terms would be a good idea. It would have two main purposes:
- to provide a refererence source for newcomers to dialling, and - to try to set preferred definitions of the terms, symbols and descriptions which we all tend to use rather loosely. I volunteered to edit such a document, and have now produced a version which is ready for review. Although the document is aimed mainly at BSS members (who live world-wide, of course) and thus concentrates on British oriented aspects, it is hoped that it will be of use wherever diallists use the English language. It is also expected that the Glossary will be useful alongside the NASS FAQ project, when that is ready. As well as a "dictionary" section, the document contains a preferred set of mathematical symbols, some contentious sign conventions, and a brief "chronology" of dialling. The Glossary has been written in a form which will be printed for BSS members. It is also hoped that it will be put on the BSS web pages in the future, after BSS members have debated its contents and agreed on correct definitions. In the meantime, it can be viewed on my rudimentary web site at: www.btinternet.com/~john.davis I'd welcome any feedback, and am quite willing to be over-ruled on choices of symbols etc, if there is a general consensus. PS - Netscape users will see some odd formatting - blame Bill Gates, because it was converted from Word97 and is fine in MS Explorer! Over to you! John ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Dr J R Davis Flowton, UK 52.08N, 1.043E email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
