jstackpo Posted March 8, 2012 at 12:15 AM Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 at 12:15 AM The referenced lines (new to the 11th) close a (little) gap in leadership implicit in the sample bylaws on p. 585.Good.But why are they in parentheses? Seems to me that the sentence in question is just as important as the surrounding ones.Some special meaning I am not getting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted March 8, 2012 at 12:23 PM Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 at 12:23 PM The referenced lines (new to the 11th) close a (little) gap in leadership implicit in the sample bylaws on p. 585.Good.But why are they in parentheses? Seems to me that the sentence in question is just as important as the surrounding ones.Some special meaning I am not getting?Yes, the sentence in question is important, but it is simply a parenthetical aside in the midst of the paragraph's discussion of things which should be prescribed in the bylaws, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmuel Gerber Posted March 8, 2012 at 06:11 PM Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 at 06:11 PM Yes, the sentence in question is important, but it is simply a parenthetical aside in the midst of the paragraph's discussion of things which should be prescribed in the bylaws,... and we had already used up the footnote allotment provided by the publisher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Randyl Kent Plampin Posted February 23, 2013 at 10:12 AM Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 at 10:12 AM Greetings:"...footnote allotment..."I must admit I was astonished at this comment. After this occurrence I see additional footnotes on pages 580, 611, 621, 622, 623, 624, 643, 645, 651, 652, 654, 658, 659, 661, and 664. I take the comment as meaning that the publisher limited the total number of footnotes and that this particular occurrence on page 573 basically "took the hit" on behalf of the entire work. Using a modern desktop publishing package such as QuickSilver (previously known as Interleaf) the gentlemen would have encountered no such restrictions. Unless this is somehow a secret, I would be very pleased to know the name of the publishing system used to create this book.Best regards,Randyl Kent Plampin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted February 23, 2013 at 10:40 AM Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 at 10:40 AM "...footnote allotment..."...... and we had already used up the footnote allotment provided by the publisher. Given that there is a winky emoticon at the end of Mr. Gerber's response I think it is reasonable to infer that he was speaking in jest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted February 23, 2013 at 01:16 PM Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 at 01:16 PM Given that there is a winky emoticon at the end of Mr. Gerber's response I think it is reasonable to infer that he was speaking in jest.I thought Mr. Plampin was joking too but I see he has translated earlier editions of Robert's Rules into Spanish and Portuguese so his question may have been sincere. Or not. In any event, the translations might be worth noting the next time someone asks if Robert's Rules are available in other languages (with the caveat that the translations are not "authorized" nor are they of the current edition).2nHbFD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmuel Gerber Posted February 24, 2013 at 02:11 AM Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 at 02:11 AM Greetings:"...footnote allotment..."I must admit I was astonished at this comment. After this occurrence I see additional footnotes on pages 580, 611, 621, 622, 623, 624, 643, 645, 651, 652, 654, 658, 659, 661, and 664. I take the comment as meaning that the publisher limited the total number of footnotes and that this particular occurrence on page 573 basically "took the hit" on behalf of the entire work. Using a modern desktop publishing package such as QuickSilver (previously known as Interleaf) the gentlemen would have encountered no such restrictions. Unless this is somehow a secret, I would be very pleased to know the name of the publishing system used to create this book.Best regards,Randyl Kent PlampinWe'll have to get you a copy of the book that includes proper versions of pages 615, 666, and the tinted pages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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