[ANSTHRLD] Conflict Checking using "oanda"

[Coblaith Muimnech]

Jbrandl10 wrote:

> http://oanda.sca.org/

> . . .this is the badge i am attempting to conflict check. . .

> . . .i broke it down into several different queries. . .

There's your problem.  Queries aren't the best way to do a conflict  
check, by a long shot.  There is a reason that the first paragraph on  
the page you cited reads, "You can find currently-registered armory  
starting at the index for the on-line SCA Ordinary. If you are trying  
to look armory by its description, or doing conflict checking, you  
almost certainly want to start here."

If you haven't already, you might find it beneficial to read one or  
more of the following articles.

"How do you conflict-check a device?", in Karl Fausus von Aachen's  
Heraldry FAQ <http://flurf.net/heraldry/checking>, is a quick point- 
by-point overview of the process.

Lady Teceangl Bach's "Basic Conflict Checking" <http:// 
www.antirheralds.org/education/basic_conflict_checking.html> covers  
the fundamentals in a little more depth and includes some practice  
exercises.

Rouland Carre's "De Bello Armoram" <http://www.midrealm.org/heraldry/ 
education/dba_part1.htm> gives similar information with more  
explication.

Daniel de Lincoln's "The Primary Charge Group in Conflict Checking"  
<http://www.midrealm.org/heraldry/education/primary.htm> and "RfS X. 
2, 'Difference of Primary Charges'" <http://www.midrealm.org/heraldry/ 
education/x2.htm> explore the indicated elements in more detail and  
would be a good place to go if you find them confusing.

If you're working with crosses, my piece on the topic <http:// 
coblaith.net/Heraldry/Crosses/default.html> ought to simplify things  
a bit.  It's not instructional, really, but good for reference.  Use  
it to look up the type(s) of crosses you're considering and quickly  
find information on past rulings regarding them.


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