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Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 6:07
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Subject: [BoundaryPoint] Re: Tripoint
rating or classes
> & of course there are also our supposedly
objective
> classifications of the objective accuracy of our
visits
>
> COULD YOU GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT DO YOU
EXACTLY MEAN HERE?
> for how close one can get we have been
using an abcde scale
>
> WHICH IS?
class a
means
you absolutely got it
& this is normally applied only to marked
tripoints
where typically you could put your fingertip on the dimple or
crosshairs or apex that the monument itself uses to represent
the
tripoint
or it could also be the precise pinnacle of an unmarked summit
tripoint
class b
means
you have basically been there as best
as could be
& this is normally applied only to unmarked points
where
the range of possible precision does vary
but it presupposes the same
maximum diligence as class a
class c
means
you got close enough
to actually see the tripoint
or else to clearly visualize the tripoint
location
class d
means
you got a distant glimpse
& only a
general sense of the location
class e
means
you earnestly tried
but your objective completely eluded you
& for whatever reason & at
whatever distance
you never even saw the exact tripoint
location
ironically
this can even happen while posing triumphantly
& leaning
against the monument
so some people have an especially
hard time with this one
of course there have been many other
proposed systems
& many other proposed classes to add onto this
system
including some great parodies all the way down to class zzz
as in
only dreaming you tried
but i think it is important to stop short of
adding class f
since that might imply failure &or academics
both of
which would be a lie
as there is never any failure here but only varying
degrees &
levels of success
& these are all practical &
intensely real rather than academic
> my sense of the
consensus here is that there is as little
> consensus as
necessary
> since it appears everyone is wanting to take this adventure
in
> their own way
>
> which is fantastic I COULD NOT
AGREE MORE!!!
>
> BUT ON THE OTHER HAND A GROUP CAN ALWAYS
PRESENT A CONSENSUS ON RULES AND REGULATIONS ON
WHAT IS AND WHAT'S NOT
MEANINGFUL/DESIRABLE...BECAUSE WHAT IS MEANINGFUL
IS IN FACT VERY MUCH
A MATTER OF CHOICE.
right & that is what i think this abcde scale
effectively is & does
since it has been collectively developed &
widely employed
even since before the days of bp
> but
closeness may be an ultimate goal only for some of us
>
> i think
it is a great ultimate goal
> since why try if you dont mean it
>
> YEP, I CAN NOT DISAGREE!
> What about the slightly more
inaccessible ones like the wet
> ones, or those with snow or ice on it.
Would the geographical
> coordinates of the tripoint on my GPS count
for enough?
>
> not if you care to & can do better
>
> YES, IF I FOLLOW YOU CORRECTLY, IT IS THE INDIVIDUAL
CHOICE AND
PERSONAL PREFERENCES AGAIN...
yes & i think it must forever remain
so if we are to stay as slightly
& delightfully strange as we
obviously are