> From: "Andrew Prout" <[log in to unmask]>
> Dear all
>
> At DC4 in Canberra I took on the responsibility to coordinate a small
> group of interested people in discussing the meaning of the current
> "date" definition and whether it needs expanding.
>
> We have done this since March and have explored our views, and
> solutions to the minimialist - Structuralist tensions inherent in
> date
>
> As yet our small group has not come to any definite agreement
> although progress is being made.
>
> I have noted some discussion on Meta2 about date over the last month
> or so about dates but it does not seem to have developed into a major
> discussion like some other topics of discussion of late.
>
> I am quite happy to continue to discuss this topic among our group,
> and hope we come to some recommendation soon.
>
> Alternatively I am open to expanding the group to other interested
> people on the list as a seperate discussion. (if we do this we will
> probably need a dedicated listserv set up, which we havn't now).
>
> Alternatively we could just discuss this on Meta2 ( I am against this
> move until we actually come up with a recommendation)
>
> Date will need to be talked about in Helsinki, I would love to be
> there and will work towards this, but I don't know how possible this
> will be. Helsinki is about as far away as you can get from
> Wellington.
>
I would like to see the DATE subgroup come forward with a recommendation
before diving into a free-for-all.
I think its also important that folks know what is going on in general and have a chance to contribute if they feel so inclined.
Andrew... how would people join the subgroup if they wanted to?
stu
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