[ANSTHRLD] Herald and the computer

[Teceangl]

> > I said "aligns", not "lists".  I didn't mean each category was
> > all-inclusive.
> 
> What do you mean when you use the word "aligns"?

Draws together headings and references which will assist in locating the
item sought, in this case.  Generally I mean, "brings together related
somethings".
 
> > However, if you've any intelligence at all and see under Sun the
> > reference for Sun - charged leads you to Mullet - charged, you might
> > think to look in Laurel precedents (if you don't already know) to
> > see how suns fare versus mullets.
> 
> I think you're way out of line, saying that people who miss that
> relatively subtle point are completely unintelligent.  For that
> matter, I have at least some intelligence and experience, and I have
> to keep going back to my own mullet precedent list to check the odd
> cases.  (Zenobia's recentish precedent "number of points goes like
> number of charges" covers only like to like, not, for example, a
> mullet of four points versus a compass star.)

We all have to re-reference things a lot.  But I still say that you should
at least wonder if uncharged mullets and suns are related since charged
ones certainly seem to be, and check.
 
> > > The printed Ordinary has "see also" lines, as does my genord.pl
> > > output.
> >
> > As does the online index to the Ordinary, and we can use those for
> > reference.
> 
> genord.pl's output has
>     mullet - see also caltrap and estoile and sun
> (I wasn't the one who added it there.)  I don't see it anywhere in
> <http://heraldry.ansteorra.org:80/OandA/ordinary/M.html>.

Does genord.pl also cross-reference snakes and annulets, hearts and seeblatten,
Beast - Beaver and Beast - Otter, Monster - Bagwyn and Beast - Deer, and
boots and human legs?

Relying too much on someone else making sure all your bases are covered is
a bit too risky for my tastes.

- Teceangl
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