Minor changes (was: ...IntervalLiteralsText: Michel's comments)
P1788
On 2013 Nov 3, at 14:02, Corliss, George wrote:
> I can imagine at least three ways to accomplish “minor changes”:
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> 1. New motion once the current one is finished voting. [Use this option if the change might be controversial.]
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> 2. Acting chair can ask that changes be accepted, if there is no objection.
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> 3. Just make the changes in the final version of the text on which P1788 votes. As Baker said, such instances should be pointed out.
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> If the changes really are in the original intent, I’d suggest
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> 2 2/3 Chair say that the suggested changes will be part of the final version of the text on which P1788 votes.
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> I suspect there are hundreds of genuinely inconsequential changes. I am working with John on proofreading.
I feel that really minor changes, that involve adding or removing punctuation, or better word order, etc., should be do-able at any time. George has given me a long list (I agree with most of it) that I am working on, and I intend to just commit these changes to SVN without reporting on them. If anyone wants to see the list, ask George.
Of course such changes *might* seriously change the meaning, so I hope you will trust George and me that this isn't so. The aim is to make the text more readable. Also, where wording is changed, to remove possible ambiguity; an example is where "it", "this", etc., is used, and there could conceivably be confusion about what it refers to.
John Pryce