On Fri, 15 Feb 2008 12:18:18 -0500, Bob LeChevalier <lojbab@lojban.org> wrote: >Eagle@bellsouth.net (J. Hugh Sullivan) wrote: >>On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:19:39 -0500, Bob LeChevalier >><lojbab@lojban.org> wrote: >> >>>Eagle@bellsouth.net (J. Hugh Sullivan) wrote: >> >>>>That is his line of descent or pedigree and is construed by most authorities (at least >>>>in the US) to be his genealogy. >>> >>>What kind of authorities? >> >>Those who make the rules for genealogy. > >There are no rules. Rules was a bad choice of words - suggested standards would have been better. >It is a hobby. Those who purport to make rules >are small-fry rulers of small ponds. Are you the resident expert on small ponds? >The fact that you have to limit >the claim to the US already shows this - you've said that the rules >used by 5% of the world's population takes precedence over that of 95% >of the world, in a domain where there is no particular reason to >consider any group to have inherent dominance over any other. An 800# gorilla sleeps where he wishes regardless of the domain he chooses. You seem to think I care whether you do accurate and honorable work. You need to quit thinking that. I only set exceptionally high standards for myself. Hugh