REQUEST for registration of variant subtag 'grabar'

[Debbie Garside]

Peter wrote:

> I trust it is clear to all that I have not opposed the 
> registration of a variant subtag for Grabar because I wish to 
> manipulate any list against common culture and needed usage, 
> or because I am trying to hide my ignorance. Rather, it is 
> because I believe users needing a tag for Grabar content will 
> be best served, and the overall coherence of our system of 
> ISO 639 IDs and RFC 4646 tags will be optimized, if this 
> variety is given an identifier in ISO 639 rather than being 
> coded with a variant subtag.

I think this is perfectly clear and I completely agree.  

I hope other members of this list will also comment on this in order that we
may move forward and respond to the request in the appropriate manner; with
a decision and, assuming others agree, direction to the ISO 639 JAC.

In these type of situations it is always best to use the documented process.

Best regards

Debbie

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ietf-languages-bounces at alvestrand.no 
> [mailto:ietf-languages-bounces at alvestrand.no] On Behalf Of 
> Peter Constable
> Sent: 26 September 2006 01:58
> To: IETF Languages Discussion
> Subject: RE: REQUEST for registration of variant subtag 'grabar'
> 
> To what I just wrote, I should like to add one point:
> 
> From: ietf-languages-bounces at alvestrand.no
> [mailto:ietf-languages-bounces at alvestrand.no] On Behalf Of 
> Michael Everson ...
> At 00:05 +0200 2006-09-26, JFC Morfin wrote:
> ...
> 
> >What is choking is that Peter and Michael did not understand, know, 
> >realise why this is a BIG bug. Something they should obviously have 
> >known as language experts - what I am not - and that lay 
> people like me 
> >and others with an average historic knowledge and cultural 
> background 
> >do know and are chocked by. Peter today's mail is an additional 
> >concern, since Peter tries to manipulate the list against common 
> >culture and needed usage.
> >
> >I could understand Peter ignored the "Grabar" name. I am 
> very surprised 
> >that he did not know about its history. I am puzzled that 
> after having 
> >been reminded about it, he tries to hide his ignorance and use it at 
> >his own advantage.
> 
> I trust it is clear to all that I have not opposed the 
> registration of a variant subtag for Grabar because I wish to 
> manipulate any list against common culture and needed usage, 
> or because I am trying to hide my ignorance. Rather, it is 
> because I believe users needing a tag for Grabar content will 
> be best served, and the overall coherence of our system of 
> ISO 639 IDs and RFC 4646 tags will be optimized, if this 
> variety is given an identifier in ISO 639 rather than being 
> coded with a variant subtag.
> 
> 
> 
> Peter Constable
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