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<DIV>There are conventions that need to be satisfied in all this. Arguments
against naming are NOT arguments against identifying in some recoverable but
less formal fashion. Like it or not, there are rather strict constraints on the
naming of things, at least in what can be called "official." [And yes, I have
violated such constraints at times.] </DIV>
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<DIV>This does not mean things can't be identified. Of course "we" want to be
able to keep track of such things as the various "Dwarfs," but that can be done
with some sort of informal designation based, perhaps on a relative position
within the group ("Dwarf #2 SW") or geographic position (latitude-longitude,
though I really questions such designations as that which appeared on Facebook a
day or two ago where both lat and long were cited to 15 (fifteen!) decimal
places).</DIV>
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<DIV>For the record, the vent that is essentially always visible spouting toward
the base of Arrowhead Spring is indeed "North Dwarf." "Red Dwarf" is/was
more-or-less in the center of the cluster.</DIV>
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<DIV>Scott Bryan</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 12/19/2014 4:58:41 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
eric@zimtek.com writes:</DIV>
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<DIV>The reason I started this thread was for exactly the reason Mara
describes, plus having some way to start to collect data on it via Geyser
Times of what we are observing on the webcam...many here keep saying vents
open and close, but if we are not identifying (naming) those vents and track
their eruptions, then we have no record of how long they have been active or
an easy way to analyze if there are correlations in their behaviors or even if
the vent actually does disappear! <BR></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 7:30 AM, Mara Reed <SPAN
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<DIV>Despite the fact that those vents may be gone soon, would it not be
prudent to have some consensus on unofficial names (at least for those vents
known to do anything in recent years) so that one can say “such and such
Dwarf erupted” in discussion of the area and people actually know which vent
it is? If nothing else, there still seems to be confusion as to whether the
perpetual spouter vent is called “Red” or “North.” Maybe it stops being
perpetual in a few years, maybe it continues its current activity - nobody
can know - but it sure makes it easier to discuss when we have a consistent
name for it. With all due respect to Lee Whittlesey, I’d also wager it makes
it easier to dig up information on a particular feature when the name used
is
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