Apostrophes in non-ASCII names

[Kent Karlsson]

Doug Ewell wrote:
> I thought there were several open (and interrelated) questions:

My take on these:

> 1.  Whether to include alternative Description fields with ASCII 
> apostrophe where only a non-ASCII apostrophe currently 
> exists, to assist viewing and searching (N’Ko).

Leave it as it is.

> 2.  Whether to include alternative Description fields with non-ASCII 
> apostrophe where only an ASCII apostrophe currently exists, 
> because it is the "correct" character (Mi'kmaq).

Just correct the spelling,  then ask for it to be corrected in the ISO std.

> 3.  Whether to deviate from the descriptions in the ISO standard 
> unilaterally, or ask the relevant MA/RA to make the change (Gwich´in)

Just correct the spelling, then ask for (already done) it to be corrected in the ISO std.

> 4.  Whether to use comments instead of alternative Descriptions to 
> indicate ASCII-folded names (Addison's idea).

No, that will just create the same problems as have been refuted already.

		/kent k