[Uncle Korky] I don't see the point in doing that. Am I missing something?

[UK] It's all that most of us can do to even post in the right game most of the time. I think you'd be asking way too much of us. :-)

Eh, if you're posting something unusually obscure, just post a hint as well. Besides, what typographic notation would we use for plays, musicals, etc.?

[UK] Is your idea based on some local government entry convention/system/policy - ie. why do something once when you can employ three people to do it in triplicate? :)


[On the plus side - at least it blew away the tumbleweed in here]

I'm sure we can work out a comprehensive notation system. Things like poems in UPPER CASE(unless they're by e e cummings) etc.

Clearly we need to start a notation game to sort out these little stylistic niggles before the new process is formally adopted.

Although, if we do that, we're going to need meta-notation to distinguish between styles proposed, under consideration, accepted and rejected. [Chalks] That's why we need a committee, of course; if you start doing this sort of thing properly it's bound to turn out to be more complicated than one head can contain.

I nominate Chalky to be on the ad hoc search committee charged with finding a steering committee to oversee the establishment of a notation game.

But surely we need to agree on the nomination procedures first?

[rab] Agreed, as long as we don't make things needlessly bureaucratic.

OK then, so I suggest the usual: each candidate will need the backing of twenty (20) signatures. In the event of more than one nomination, we'll need to instigate an election process. Obviously, the most sensible way to do this is a two-round procedure, where we use a single-transferrable vote to whittle down to two candidates, and a second round to decide the final victor. We will of course need to do this for each committee post, but it's a pretty straightforward procedure, so won't be much hassle to implement.