[r-t] Recognising old peals

[Don Morrison]

I agree, strongly. It's always seemed churlish that the Council often
records as the first to do something the second to have done it. Note that
there are potentially method names involved in such retroactive
recognition.

On Tuesday, June 10, 2014, Graham John <graham at changeringing.co.uk> wrote:

> Assuming that we are able to implement a new set of definitions and
> associated decisions, I think a really good motion to put to Council would
> be:-
>
> "To retrospectively recognise all peals rung to date, that if rung today
> would meet the [then] current decisions."
>
> I am sure that the Peal Records Committee wouldn't thank me, but
> recognising
> all those innovations of the past would be a great gesture.
>
> Graham
>
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