F, as in far, would be a natural extension to this system. Beyond
that, I think the mnemonics probably stand for illusory and ephemeral
states, with the possible of exception of Z, which could stand for
"dreamed about while sleeping".
BJB
--- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, "acroorca2002" <orc@o...> wrote:
> thanx
> good question
>
> they are scattered all over the place & in various versions &
> parodies down to class z
>
> but we could use a fresh distillation & summary anyway
>
> i think there is general use of & agreement about only the
> following 5
>
> class a
> as in absolute
> or absolutely being there
> is normally reserved for physically touching monumented points
> such as jans famous sedentary visit to an obelisk
>
> class b
> as in basic
> or basically being there
> is normally reserved for wetpoints but can apply to any unmarked
> point wet or dry
> when visited deductively or inductively
> as by means of visual alignments &or direct measurements &or
> map reading &or gps receiving etc
> & sometimes involves sweeping a small target area with ones
> body rather than necessarily reaching an exactly determined
> point
>
> class c
> as in close
> meaning the visit was close enough to see the point distinctly
> say like a thalweg junction tripoint from the bank of a small
> stream or any comparably minor stones throw
> but the point wasnt actually reached physically
>
> class d
> as in distant
> meaning the visit was good enough to at least see the general
> neighborhood of the point indistinctly
> say like a thalweg junction tripoint from the bank of a major river
> or a mountain peak tripoint from afar etc
>
> class e
> as in elusive
> meaning never even got close enough to see it at any distance
> but earnestly tried
>
> --- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, "Lowell G. McManus"
> <mcmanus71496@m...> wrote:
> > It was written:
> >
> > > a clear class c or clean class b
> > > even if not yet an absolute class a
> >
> > Where might one find these classes defined?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Lowell