The 2014/5 Ringing Theory Discussion Group Rules Debate

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

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.


Background

[To be added. Likely comprises:

(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

(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

(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

(4) a summary of what is considered to be wrong with 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]


Contents

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


Methods

Definitions

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 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


Change: A transposition of bells at a given Stage from their Places in one Row into the Places of the next Row.

Simple Change: A Change where the transposition moves every bell to either the same Place it previously occupied, or to an immediately adjacent Place.

Null Change: A Simple Change where the transposition moves every bell to the same Place it previously occupied.

Jump Change: A Change that is not a Simple Change.

Method: A process for generating a sequence of Changes at a given Stage.

Lead-based Method: A Method that can be defined by a fixed sequence of Simple Changes.


Calls


Stationary Bells


Compositions


Method Classification


Performances


Method Extension


Method Naming

Requirements

Methods may be named and recorded in the Central Council’s Method Library if they meet the following requirements

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.

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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