[r-t] Poll on consecutive blows in the same position

[Mark Davies]

Don writes,

> Most "average ringers", I believe, would say that what we all ring are
> methods. And when they ring Dixon's (few do, but many more could if
> they chose to, and, based on my experience with folks ringing it for
> the first time, many would enjoy it) they think they're ringing a
> method.

Well, I'm not certain of this. But let us suppose you are right. It is 
no worse an ambiguity than others we put up with to suppose that 
"methods" covers both lead-based and rule-based methods, but that, when 
we say "method", we might exclusively mean the lead-based variety.

My point is, we have been doing the latter throughout most of this 
year's discussions. The various surveys Matthew has put up generally 
refer only to the lead-based method; I don't think the polls concerning, 
for example, lead divisibility, have been applicable to dixonoids. I 
have nothing against dixonoids, but bringing them up over and over again 
when we are clearly discussing the lead-based variety of method seems 
specious.

For now, I think we are better to focus on the definition and 
classification of the lead-based method. If you want, Don, let's worry 
about dixonoids later. Bigger fish (in that they represent 99.99% of 
what is actually rung) to fry first.

MBD