Adding variant subtag 'erzgeb' for Erzgebirgisch (was: Requeststhathave been on hold)

John Cowan cowan at ccil.org
Tue Aug 11 21:05:25 CEST 2009


Kent Karlsson scripsit:

> And as a matter of principle I would object to using a collection code
> as a registered "Prefix" for any subtag. I argued for the inclusion in
> the registry of the information that a code is a collection code just
> to ward off the use of collection codes (recognising that we could not
> really deprecate them, as they are usable in "lack-of-precise info" cases).

I agree.

> As for the "individual language" prefix alternatives here, please choose
> *one* only, the one most appropriate.

That's a counsel of perfection.

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