I'm inclined to agree. John said he thought this was a candidate for 639-3; it is my strong preference not to add this to the draft code table for 639-3, but to leave it to consideration for addition after 639-3 is publish (assuming requests through standard channels with appropriate documentation, etc.)
Peter
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ISO 639 Joint Advisory Committee [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Rebecca S. Guenther
> Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 1:37 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Fwd: Re: Ulster Scots in ISO 639]
>
> We haven't had a request for it. It wasn't in UKMARC according to the
> British Library. Only John is asking for it. So why don't we wait until we
> get an official request from the usual channels.
>
> Rebecca
>
> On Thu, 30 Jun 2005, Michael Everson wrote:
>
> > Ulster Scots is a HOT political item. There was
> > an editorial about it this week in the
> > Irish-language daily newspaper Lá. There is
> > nothing neutral about this. Please be careful.
> > --
> > Michael Everson * * Everson Typography * * http://www.evertype.com
> >
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