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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>CJP makes some useful comments and food for
thought. As to what is or is not a mini/lightweight ring could well be defined.
Dove-online listing includes weights of 1/2cwt and upwards while the Mini Ring
Directory includes weights up to <EM>about</EM> 2cwt. There seems to be an
overlap. The former list is important to me as it forms part of my quarter peal
analysis. The remainder are lightweight.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>AAJB</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 27, 2010 12:22
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bell Historians] Ringing
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face="Comic Sans MS">DRL says "<FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">In the end it seems that people just know which are the
minirings and which are not".</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">I'd
second that. Verbal definition is tricky if not impossible, but there would
seem to be a broad consensus as to which are mini-rings and which are not.
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">Introducing a ruling would only give rise to a new
sport - fun maybe (like the Basingstoke nine-bell controversies of the past) -
of teasing the rule-makers with challenges as to what lies either side of
the dividing line.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face="Comic Sans MS">On the one hand if you don't try to
differentiate then you don't need to worry about what's what - ringing
is the same whether it's on a mini-ring or a conventional one. On the
other hand, there seems little doubt to me than mini-ringing is different -
requiring alternative skills and presenting different challenges. There is
quite a strong case, in my view, for placing performances on mini-rings
(however informally defined) in a different category for purposes of
reporting, statistics and for "record lengths". </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face="Comic Sans MS">Not lesser or greater, not superior or
inferior - just different</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">CP</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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