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This Changeringing Wiki article is intended to summarize the results of a debate and series of polls by the Ringing Theory discussion group ("r-t") that took place from June 2014 to [month] 2015.  The debate concerned what an improved set of CC Decisions might look like.  The content below does not represent the views of all members of r-t - only the majority (or in some cases plurality) of the subset of r-t members who chose to take part in the various polls.
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== Definitions and Requirements for Method Ringing: A Proposal by the Ringing Theory Discussion Group, June 2014 – April 2015 ==
 
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This Changeringing Wiki article, which is very much a work in progress, summarizes the results of a debate and series of polls by the Ringing Theory discussion group ("r-t") that started in June 2014 and is still ongoing.  The debate is concerned with what an improved set of CC Decisions might look like, and is leading to the proposed new set of Definitions and Requirements for Method Ringing that is contained in this article.  The content below does not represent the views of all members of r-t - only the majority (or in some cases plurality) of the subset of r-t members who chose to take part in the debate and various polls.
 
 
=Definitions and Requirements for Method Ringing
 
A Proposal by the Ringing Theory Discussion Group, June 2014 – April 2015=
 
 
 
 
 
=Background=
 
  
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== Background ==
 
[To be added.  Likely comprises:
 
[To be added.  Likely comprises:
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#Who and what the Ringing Theory Discussion Group ("r-t") is
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#The proposal that was carried at the May 2014 CC meeting that, noting the strong groundswell of opinion, both inside and outside the Council, it was time for a fundamental review of the CC Decisions
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#The interest by some members of r-t in contributing to the development of an improved set of rules through debates and the conducting of polls to determine list members' views, leading to the proposal contained in this article
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#A summary of what are considered to be the shortcomings of the existing Decisions
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#How it is hoped the movement to improve the current Decisions will progress from here in the lead-up to the May 2015 CC meeting]
  
(1) what the Ringing Theory Discussion Group ("r-t") is, and its history of discussing shortcomings in the current CC Decisions and how they could be improved
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== Principles ==
 
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Principles that emerged during the debate included that new rules should be:
(2) the proposal that was carried at the May 2014 CC meeting that, with a strong groundswell of opinion, both inside and outside the Council, it was time for a fundamental review of the CC Decisions
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*Simple
 
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*Generic
(3) the interest by some members of r-t in contributing to the development of an improved set of rules through debates and the conducting of polls to determine list members' views, leading to the proposed Definitions and Requirements for Method Ringing that are recorded in this article
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*Consistent
 
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*Descriptive rather than prescriptive, only imposing restrictions that are considered fundamental to method ringing, such as the requirement for truth
(4) a summary of what is considered to be wrong with the existing Decisions
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*Elimination of restrictions that are arbitrary
 
 
(5) how it is hoped the movement to improve the current Decisions will progress from here in the lead-up to the May 2015 CC meeting]
 
 
 
 
 
=Contents=
 
  
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== Contents ==
 
* Methods
 
* Methods
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* Method Classification
 
* Calls
 
* Calls
 
* Stationary Bells
 
* Stationary Bells
 
* Compositions
 
* Compositions
* Method Classification
 
 
* Performances
 
* Performances
 
* Method Extension
 
* Method Extension
 
* Method Naming
 
* Method Naming
  
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== Methods ==
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#Row: A sequence of N bells in which each bell rings once and only once.
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#Place: A position of an individual bell within a Row.
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#Stage: A name that represents the number of bells, N, that form a given Row, as shown in the table below.
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#Change: A transposition of bells at a given Stage from their Places in one Row into the Places of the next Row.
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##Simple Change: A Change where the transposition moves every bell to either the same Place it previously occupied, or to an immediately adjacent Place.
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###Null Change: A Simple Change where the transposition moves every bell to the same Place it previously occupied.
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##Jump Change: A Change that is not a Simple Change.
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#Method: A process for generating a sequence of Changes at a given Stage.
  
=Methods=
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<br />
 
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Table of Stage Names:
==Definitions==
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<br />
 
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{| class="wikitable"
===Row: A sequence of N bells in which each bell rings once and only once.===
 
===Place: A position of an individual bell within a Row.===
 
===Stage: A name that represents the number of bells, N, that form a given Row, as follows===
 
 
 
{|
 
 
!N
 
!N
 
!Stage
 
!Stage
 
!N
 
!N
 
!Stage
 
!Stage
 
 
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|1
 
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|2
 
|2
 
|[tbd]
 
|[tbd]
 
 
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|3
 
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|4
 
|4
 
|Minimus
 
|Minimus
 
 
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|6
 
|6
 
|Minor
 
|Minor
 
 
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|8
 
|8
 
|Major
 
|Major
 
 
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|10
 
|10
 
|Royal
 
|Royal
 
 
 
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|11
 
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|12
 
|12
 
|Maximus
 
|Maximus
 
 
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|14
 
|Fourteen
 
|Fourteen
 
 
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|16
 
|16
 
|Sixteen
 
|Sixteen
 
 
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== Method Classification ==
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#Static Method: A Method that can be defined by a fixed sequence of Changes.
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#Dynamic Method: A Method that is not a Static Method.
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#[Other method classification rules to be added here.]
  
===Change: A transposition of bells at a given Stage from their Places in one Row into the Places of the next Row.===
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== Calls ==
====Simple Change: A Change where the transposition moves every bell to either the same Place it previously occupied, or to an immediately adjacent Place.====
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[The following to be debated and voted on]
=====Null Change: A Simple Change where the transposition moves every bell to the same Place it previously occupied.=====
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#Calls alter the Changes that would otherwise be generated by the Method that is being rung.
===Jump Change: A Change that is not a Simple Change.===
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#Calls are never rung in their own right - they are only used to alter the Changes generated by a Method.
===Method: A process for generating a sequence of Changes at a given Stage.===
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#Calls are defined locally as part of a Composition (see later section).  There is no central recording of named calls or similar.
====Lead-based Method: A Method that can be defined by a fixed sequence of Simple Changes.====
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#Calls may:
 
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##Modify one or more adjacent Changes of a Method
 
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##Remove one or more adjacent Changes of a Method without replacing them
=Calls=
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##Insert one or more adjacent new Changes into a Method without removing any of the Changes of the Method
 
 
=Stationary Bells=
 
 
 
=Compositions=
 
 
 
=Method Classification=
 
 
 
=Performances=
 
  
=Method Extension=
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== Stationary Bells ==
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[This section will define terms such as Cover Bell]
  
=Method Naming=
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== Compositions ==
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[This section will define terms such as Lead, Course, Rounds and Truth, and give requirements for Compositions, such as starting and ending in rounds and being true]
  
==Requirements==
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== Performances ==
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[This section will define touches, QPs, half-peals, peals, long lengths, record lengths and miscellaneous performances, and provide the requirements for peals, etc]
  
Methods may be named and recorded in the Central Council’s Method Library if they meet the following requirements
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== Method Extension ==
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[Rules for whether a method at a higher stage can be given the same name as a method at a lower stage]
  
===A Lead-based Method may not be separately named and recorded in the Central Council’s Method Library if it’s place notation is a rotation of a another Lead-based Method that has already been named and recorded in the Central Council’s Method Library.===
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== Method Naming ==
===A Performance of [e.g. a peal or quarter peal - tbd] the Lead-based Method in question must have been completed.===
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#Methods may be named and recorded in the Central Council’s Method Library, subject to the following requirements:
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##A Static Method may not be separately named and recorded if its place notation is a rotation of a another Static Method that has already been named and recorded.
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##[Other criteria for the central recording of Methods to be added here, such as ringing the Method in a peal or QP.]

Latest revision as of 15:52, 19 January 2015

Definitions and Requirements for Method Ringing: A Proposal by the Ringing Theory Discussion Group, June 2014 – April 2015

This Changeringing Wiki article, which is very much a work in progress, summarizes the results of a debate and series of polls by the Ringing Theory discussion group ("r-t") that started in June 2014 and is still ongoing. The debate is concerned with what an improved set of CC Decisions might look like, and is leading to the proposed new set of Definitions and Requirements for Method Ringing that is contained in this article. The content below does not represent the views of all members of r-t - only the majority (or in some cases plurality) of the subset of r-t members who chose to take part in the debate and various polls.

Background

[To be added. Likely comprises:

  1. Who and what the Ringing Theory Discussion Group ("r-t") is
  2. The proposal that was carried at the May 2014 CC meeting that, noting the strong groundswell of opinion, both inside and outside the Council, it was time for a fundamental review of the CC Decisions
  3. The interest by some members of r-t in contributing to the development of an improved set of rules through debates and the conducting of polls to determine list members' views, leading to the proposal contained in this article
  4. A summary of what are considered to be the shortcomings of the existing Decisions
  5. How it is hoped the movement to improve the current Decisions will progress from here in the lead-up to the May 2015 CC meeting]

Principles

Principles that emerged during the debate included that new rules should be:

  • Simple
  • Generic
  • Consistent
  • Descriptive rather than prescriptive, only imposing restrictions that are considered fundamental to method ringing, such as the requirement for truth
  • Elimination of restrictions that are arbitrary

Contents

  • Methods
  • Method Classification
  • Calls
  • Stationary Bells
  • Compositions
  • Performances
  • Method Extension
  • Method Naming

Methods

  1. Row: A sequence of N bells in which each bell rings once and only once.
  2. Place: A position of an individual bell within a Row.
  3. Stage: A name that represents the number of bells, N, that form a given Row, as shown in the table below.
  4. Change: A transposition of bells at a given Stage from their Places in one Row into the Places of the next Row.
    1. Simple Change: A Change where the transposition moves every bell to either the same Place it previously occupied, or to an immediately adjacent Place.
      1. Null Change: A Simple Change where the transposition moves every bell to the same Place it previously occupied.
    2. Jump Change: A Change that is not a Simple Change.
  5. Method: A process for generating a sequence of Changes at a given Stage.


Table of Stage Names:

N Stage N Stage
1 [tbd] 2 [tbd]
3 Singles 4 Minimus
5 Doubles 6 Minor
7 Triples 8 Major
9 Caters 10 Royal
11 Cinques 12 Maximus
13 Sextuples 14 Fourteen
15 Septuples 16 Sixteen

Method Classification

  1. Static Method: A Method that can be defined by a fixed sequence of Changes.
  2. Dynamic Method: A Method that is not a Static Method.
  3. [Other method classification rules to be added here.]

Calls

[The following to be debated and voted on]

  1. Calls alter the Changes that would otherwise be generated by the Method that is being rung.
  2. Calls are never rung in their own right - they are only used to alter the Changes generated by a Method.
  3. Calls are defined locally as part of a Composition (see later section). There is no central recording of named calls or similar.
  4. Calls may:
    1. Modify one or more adjacent Changes of a Method
    2. Remove one or more adjacent Changes of a Method without replacing them
    3. Insert one or more adjacent new Changes into a Method without removing any of the Changes of the Method

Stationary Bells

[This section will define terms such as Cover Bell]

Compositions

[This section will define terms such as Lead, Course, Rounds and Truth, and give requirements for Compositions, such as starting and ending in rounds and being true]

Performances

[This section will define touches, QPs, half-peals, peals, long lengths, record lengths and miscellaneous performances, and provide the requirements for peals, etc]

Method Extension

[Rules for whether a method at a higher stage can be given the same name as a method at a lower stage]

Method Naming

  1. Methods may be named and recorded in the Central Council’s Method Library, subject to the following requirements:
    1. A Static Method may not be separately named and recorded if its place notation is a rotation of a another Static Method that has already been named and recorded.
    2. [Other criteria for the central recording of Methods to be added here, such as ringing the Method in a peal or QP.]