On 8 Nov 2012, at 03:10, Mark E. Shoulson <[email protected]> wrote: > We encode *characters*, glyphs that people use (yes, I know I conflated > glyphs and characters there.) There are many rating systems out there, yes, > but we also don't have to please everyone. I think half-stars see enough > in-print usage to make them worth considering, as characters, not as > "ratings."
I agree, and will write a proposal if anyone cares to send me examples of in-print usage. (XKCD's handwritten chart kind of doesn't count…) Michael Everson * http://www.evertype.com/
