P1788
On 2013 Nov 3, at 14:02, Corliss, George wrote:
I can imagine at least three ways to accomplish “minor changes”:
1. New motion once the current one is finished voting. [Use this option if the change might be controversial.]
2. Acting chair can ask that changes be accepted, if there is no objection.
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.
If the changes really are in the original intent, I’d suggest
2 2/3 Chair say that the suggested changes will be part of the final version of the text on which P1788 votes.
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