[r-t] Asymmetric Doubles

[Philip Earis]

Graham:
"While I agree that using descriptive language is better than prescriptive
definitions, I don't subscribe to Philip's anarchic view of definition. If
you follow it to its logical conclusion, you wouldn't have method names,
names for the stages, or any other descriptions that immediately tell you
what someone is talking about.

I would concur with Ted's definition based upon nature. It is clear without
being too constraining"


The reason I find these discussions a bit silly is that it's trying to solve a problem that isn't there, and in doing so throws up silly contradictions and inconsistencies.

Describing a call as a "123456" bob, or "123456" single, or whatever doesn't make a difference.  It's the descriptive "123456" bit which is unambiguous - it doesn't need an adjective associated with it.

To illustrate a paradox thrown up by Ted and Graham's proposal, let's turn to our old friend Arlesey Bob minor (listed by the Methods Committee as &-16-16-1256, 16).

Under Ted's idea, a 14 leadend call would be a bob.

However, under the so-called CC's decisions, a method is invariant under rotation.  There is some logic behind this.

So Arlesey Bob could just as well be described as &-16-16-16, 1256).

Now, under Ted's idea, a 14 leadend call *in the same method* would now be described as a single.

So Ted's definition means that the same call at the leadend in the same method is called different things.  Hmmmmm indeed.




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