<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>MBD wrote:</div><div><br>
|Also I do still wonder if there is some validity in the philosophical
argument that methods must have structure, formed by repeating units. On
the other hand, it would be nice |to ring single-lead methods, and have,
for example, 12 Bristol Major treated the same as 18. Some circles to
be squared first, though.<br><br></div>In reality I can't imagine there be will much call for single lead entities on higher numbers anyway seeing as how they can't participate in a true peal without a call (and if rung with a call then might make more sense to define in a way that would prevent the single lead nature anyway). <br></div>I guess they might occasionally get used in multi extent blocks on lower numbers e.g. <a href="http://bb.ringingworld.co.uk/view.php?id=408351">http://bb.ringingworld.co.uk/view.php?id=408351</a><br><br></div>Cheers,<br></div>Alan<br><div><div><div><br></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 20 April 2017 at 00:55, Mark Davies <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mark@snowtiger.net" target="_blank">mark@snowtiger.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Alan wrote,<span class=""><br>
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I thought the restriction on methods having to have more than one lead was<br>
being done away with too... is that not the case?<br>
So will single "lead" entities still be "blocks"?<br>
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Yes. We did consider trying to introduce single-lead methods this year, but I think it needs to wait for the proper job in 2018. There are some conceptual difficulties. For instance, the difference between hunt bells and working bells breaks down in the single-lead case, but this distinction is currently fundamental to our classification system. How to best resolve this?<br>
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Also I do still wonder if there is some validity in the philosophical argument that methods must have structure, formed by repeating units. On the other hand, it would be nice to ring single-lead methods, and have, for example, 12 Bristol Major treated the same as 18. Some circles to be squared first, though.<br>
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MBD<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br>
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