<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div>"I would have thought that the preferred extension would be the one<br>
that works at the highest number of stages up to a maximum (I have<br>
suggested 36). I know this is not what the extension rules say, but<br>
wouldn't it be of greater practical value. If the answer is the same<br>
for more than one, then the band first ringing one can choose."<br><br></div>So you're essentially saying ditch the indefinite stages requirement entirely?<br></div>So looking at the London example London S Major would then become an allowable extension of London S Minor (providing no other extension path yielded more extensions below 36)?<br></div>Yes I agree that makes more sense than the current situation.<br><br></div>Cheers,<br></div>Alan<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 22 March 2017 at 13:07, Graham John <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:graham@changeringing.co.uk" target="_blank">graham@changeringing.co.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class="">On 22 March 2017 at 12:26, Alan Reading <<a href="mailto:alan.reading@googlemail.com">alan.reading@googlemail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> If not then it seems unfair because the extension might have been easily<br>
> demonstrated to be an infinite family (just one with only two members below<br>
> 36).<br>
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</span>I would have thought that the preferred extension would be the one<br>
that works at the highest number of stages up to a maximum (I have<br>
suggested 36). I know this is not what the extension rules say, but<br>
wouldn't it be of greater practical value. If the answer is the same<br>
for more than one, then the band first ringing one can choose.<br>
<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br>
Graham<br>
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