Infuriated By BS7666?

[securespark]

I am.

Are you?

Or are you in the DGAF school of thought?

Local councils are beginning to drop apostrophes from street name signs as databases must comply with BS7666 and not contain characters that can "confuse" computer systems.

Some signs with apostrophes missing have had them added by people with markers.

To me, there seems a simple solution, although there is probably a mad reason why it can't be done:

The names on the database have no apostrophes, but the street name signs do.

It's a good job it's not called Âshby De La Zouch...

 

[blup]

Nothing sadder than a grammar naszi.

 

[Mrs Doubtfyre]

I am.

Are you?

Or are you in the DGAF school of thought?

Local councils are beginning to drop apostrophes from street name signs as databases must comply with BS7666 and not contain characters that can "confuse" computer systems.

Some signs with apostrophes missing have had them added by people with markers.

To me, there seems a simple solution, although there is probably a mad reason why it can't be done:

The names on the database have no apostrophes, but the street name signs do.

It's a good job it's not called Âshby De La Zouch...

Hyphens are allowable characters.

 

[charliegolf]

Nothing sadder than a grammar naszi.

Uther than peeps who cant rite proper.

 

[blup]

Uther than peeps who cant rite proper.

You must be a teechur

 

[charliegolf]

I was a headteacher- teachers have to work for a living lol.

 

[fixitflav]

Local councils are beginning to drop apostrophes from street name signs as databases must comply with BS7666 and not contain characters that can "confuse" computer systems.

Have you considered joining the Apostrophe protection society?

 

[securespark]

Can't speak for anybody else, but I'm not a teacher.

If you want to include me because my parents both taught EFL, then go for it.

 

[securespark]

Have you considered joining the Apostrophe protection society?

No, why?

 

[fixitflav]

No, why?

Isn't it obvious?

 

[securespark]

No, I haven't!

 

[fixitflav]

No, I haven't!

What's got into you? You're in favour of keeping apostrophes, so I thought the link might be of interest.

 

[securespark]

Well, I like our MG, but I'm not a member of the owners club.

 

[fixitflav]

Well, I like our MG, but I'm not a member of the owners club.

I merely told you about the apostrophe protection society, what you do with it is entirely up to you. Wrong side of the bed this morning?

 

[martygturner]

I am.

Are you?

Or are you in the DGAF school of thought?

Local councils are beginning to drop apostrophes from street name signs as databases must comply with BS7666 and not contain characters that can "confuse" computer systems.

Some signs with apostrophes missing have had them added by people with markers.

To me, there seems a simple solution, although there is probably a mad reason why it can't be done:

The names on the database have no apostrophes, but the street name signs do.

It's a good job it's not called Âshby De La Zouch...

Errr BS7666 was introduced in 1994 and was last revised in 2006. the apostrophe is not an issue for any computer system as unsurprisingly it is contained wholly within a text string, . There is absolutely no mention of the need to remove the apostrophe in BS7666, as each field required in the BS has a type, GRN = interger ( whole numbers) Street Name = TXT ( "to55ser lane's")

There is no reason why any computer system cannot search for a txt string or store a txt string. try it now on this page..Ctrl+F