[lojban-beginners] Re: BPFK Taskmaster

[ANDREW PIEKARSKI <totus@rogers.com>]

----- Original Message ----
From: Robin Lee Powell <rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org>
To: lojban-beginners@lojban.org
Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 2:17:57 PM
Subject: [lojban-beginners] Re: BPFK Taskmaster


On Sat, May 26, 2007 at 08:16:17AM -0700, ANDREW PIEKARSKI wrote:
> I understand.  But please note, Matt, anybody reading the page on
> standards and compliance
> http://www.lojban.org/tiki/tiki-index.php?page=Official+Baseline+Statement&bl
> would understand that at least some of the texts are reviewed for
> compliance - otherwise why have it there?  Your explanation of the
> actual situation in your e-mail below is clear...but it's not on
> the baseline page nor on the page listing the texts.  If it were,
> then I wouldn't be wasting your time on this. 

It most cetrainly *is* there and very clear:

    Following the formal declaration of the baseline, the LLG Board
    will assign a committee, probably a rump form of the byfy, with
    the task of supporting baseline compliance.

I'm not sure how much clearer the first clause there could be.

-Robin

The clause is clear but doesn't answer the question: "Have any texts been reviewed for compliance?".  It was written two year ago (going by the date on the page) so beginners may reasonably assume that the committee is in existence and doing its job.  Furthermore, the clause is buried deep in the Official Baseline Statement page which is not likely to be seen by the beginner before he looks at the texts.  Note: the Texts In Lojban folder is right there in the main menu on the left.

Why not put a clarifier on top of  http://www.lojban.org/tiki/tiki-index.php?page=Texts+In+Lojban&bl.  Something like:

"The following texts have been submitted by members of the lojban community on a best-effort basis.  They may or may not contain errors.  If on reading them, you think you have found an error, please use the a forum for the purposes of reporting and discussing.

The LLG plans to create a committee some time in the future to review submitted texts for compliance .  For more information see the Baseline Compliance section in http://www.lojban.org/tiki/tiki-index.php?page=Official+Baseline+Statement&bl "

mu'o mi'e .andrus.