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<h1>Question Mark list conventions</h1>

<p>For the current 21st century QM methods, 
where we store QMs in the survex files, see
<ul>
<li><a href="qmentry.html">QM data and cave descriptions</a>
<li><a href="qmentry.html#tick">QM - ticking off</a>
<li>Only if really keen: <a href="../troggle/scriptsqms.html">QMs - the fourfold path</a>
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<h2>Quality grades</h2>

<p><b>A</b> &mdash; A fine QM - go down there and look.
<p><b>B</b> &mdash; Not so promising, or requiring some effort (eg. a climb).
<p><b>C</b> &mdash; Pretty cruddy, or good but very hard to get to.
<p><b>D</b> &mdash; A dig only possible to continue if loose rocks or soil are removed.
<p><b>X</b> &mdash; A high, wet or unsafe-looking aven unlikely to be climbed

<br /><br />
<p>And we used to have (no longer used):<br />
<b>V</b> &mdash; An aven which might be climbable, but not adequately assessed (use C or X instead, with comment)<br />
<b>?</b> &mdash; Unknown - origin lost in history.<br />
<b>!</b> &mdash; may not exist, or may be multiple - guess from sketches<br />
<b>*</b> &mdash; allegedly pushed, but needs another look or survey<br />

<p>Note that the quality grades are assigned by the explorers at the time, and 
that subsequent discoveries may mean that the grade is optimistic, since the 
lead may now drop into passage which wasn't then explored. Also, different 
explorers have different ideas, or different waist sizes - one man's "A-lead"
may be another's "C-lead" :-(</p>

<h3>QM identifier formats </h3>
<p>The format for question mark identifiers has changed over the years. We used to renumber all the QMs after expo, so a simple 200x-QMnn was unique. At some point, before 2015 when we started putting the QMs in survex files, the QM numbering was done per-cave rather than per-Expo.<br/>
e.g. <b>C1992-161-08</b> &raquo; the 8th QM in 1988 in cave 1623-161. Discovered by Expo: ("C")
<br/>
e.g. <b>234-2004-24B</b> &raquo; the 24th QM in 2004 in cave 1623-234, grade B. 
<p>
Currently we use the survex block name, the name of the *begin/*end section, as the thing to make QMs unique. We also show the year, the cave and the grade in all visible identifiers though these are not required for uniqueness.
A separate sequence of identifier numbers is used for each survex<em>file</em>: <br/>
e.g. <b>290-2018-1Ccoconu3</b>  &raquo; The 1st QM, grade C,  in survex-block 'coconutchamber3'<br/> which was surveyed in 2018 in cave 1623-290

<h4>Archaic: Last-century's notes about QMs in 161</h4>
If you look at <a href="/1623/161/lhr.htm">the html</a> [the cave description page], you will find mentions,
e.g. <a href="/1623/161/lhr.htm#qC1992-161-08">C1992-161-08</a> of QMs in the context of the passage description with a link to <a href="/1623/161/qmtodo.htm#C1992-161-08">the 161 QM list page</a>. A link to the nearest survey station (without
its "&lt;cavenumber&gt;." prefix) is included in an html comment for almost all
leads.</p>

<p>In general, an unpushed QM will have a link from its QM number in the
cave description file to the HTML QM list file (generated by a perl script for caves 204, 234 and 258) [see 
<a href="../troggle/scriptsqms.html">QM scripts</a>], and a link from the list to the relevant point in the
description. If there is no link, it means that we can't yet work out where the
QM is in the description, or the description doesn't yet exist :-).</p>


<h3>Discoverer identifiers</h3>
<p>In past years, we used to put a prefix on the QM identifier as an indication of who discovered it. This is no longer used.
<p><b>A</b> - ARGE.
<p><b>B</b> - Groupe Sp&eacute;l&eacute;o de Clerval - Baume les Dames.
<p><b>C</b> - Cambridge University Caving Club - Expo.

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Systematically clean QM grades documentation 2023-03-17 14:34:07 +00:00			`<p>For the current 21st century QM methods,`
QM refresh 3 perl scripts 2021-12-30 14:56:05 +00:00			`where we store QMs in the survex files, see`
			`<ul>`
			`<li><a href="qmentry.html">QM data and cave descriptions</a>`
QM documn. 2023-03-17 13:18:14 +00:00			`<li><a href="qmentry.html#tick">QM - ticking off</a>`
QM refresh 3 perl scripts 2021-12-30 14:56:05 +00:00			`<li>Only if really keen: <a href="../troggle/scriptsqms.html">QMs - the fourfold path</a>`
			`</ul>`

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Systematically clean QM grades documentation 2023-03-17 14:34:07 +00:00			`<p><b>A</b> — A fine QM - go down there and look.`
			`<p><b>B</b> — Not so promising, or requiring some effort (eg. a climb).`
			`<p><b>C</b> — Pretty cruddy, or good but very hard to get to.`
			`<p><b>D</b> — A dig only possible to continue if loose rocks or soil are removed.`
			`<p><b>X</b> — A high, wet or unsafe-looking aven unlikely to be climbed`
QM documn. 2023-03-17 13:18:14 +00:00
			`<br /><br />`
Systematically clean QM grades documentation 2023-03-17 14:34:07 +00:00			`<p>And we used to have (no longer used):<br />`
			`<b>V</b> — An aven which might be climbable, but not adequately assessed (use C or X instead, with comment)<br />`
			`<b>?</b> — Unknown - origin lost in history.<br />`
			`<b>!</b> — may not exist, or may be multiple - guess from sketches<br />`
			`<b>*</b> — allegedly pushed, but needs another look or survey<br />`
[svn r5820] Now valid XHTML 1.0 Strict. 2004-04-23 13:40:47 +01:00
			`<p>Note that the quality grades are assigned by the explorers at the time, and`
[svn r4254] Major update of 204 stuff, and related pages. 2002-05-26 13:58:07 +01:00			`that subsequent discoveries may mean that the grade is optimistic, since the`
			`lead may now drop into passage which wasn't then explored. Also, different`
[svn r5820] Now valid XHTML 1.0 Strict. 2004-04-23 13:40:47 +01:00			`explorers have different ideas, or different waist sizes - one man's "A-lead"`
			`may be another's "C-lead" :-(</p>`
QM grades 2023-03-17 12:26:37 +00:00
Systematically clean QM grades documentation 2023-03-17 14:34:07 +00:00			`<h3>QM identifier formats </h3>`
			`<p>The format for question mark identifiers has changed over the years. We used to renumber all the QMs after expo, so a simple 200x-QMnn was unique. At some point, before 2015 when we started putting the QMs in survex files, the QM numbering was done per-cave rather than per-Expo.<br/>`
			`e.g. <b>C1992-161-08</b> » the 8th QM in 1988 in cave 1623-161. Discovered by Expo: ("C")`
			`<br/>`
			`e.g. <b>234-2004-24B</b> » the 24th QM in 2004 in cave 1623-234, grade B.`
			`<p>`
			`Currently we use the survex block name, the name of the begin/end section, as the thing to make QMs unique. We also show the year, the cave and the grade in all visible identifiers though these are not required for uniqueness.`
			`A separate sequence of identifier numbers is used for each survex<em>file</em>: <br/>`
			`e.g. <b>290-2018-1Ccoconu3</b> » The 1st QM, grade C, in survex-block 'coconutchamber3'<br/> which was surveyed in 2018 in cave 1623-290`

			`<h4>Archaic: Last-century's notes about QMs in 161</h4>`
			`If you look at <a href="/1623/161/lhr.htm">the html</a> [the cave description page], you will find mentions,`
			`e.g. <a href="/1623/161/lhr.htm#qC1992-161-08">C1992-161-08</a> of QMs in the context of the passage description with a link to <a href="/1623/161/qmtodo.htm#C1992-161-08">the 161 QM list page</a>. A link to the nearest survey station (without`
			`its "<cavenumber>." prefix) is included in an html comment for almost all`
			`leads.</p>`

			`<p>In general, an unpushed QM will have a link from its QM number in the`
			`cave description file to the HTML QM list file (generated by a perl script for caves 204, 234 and 258) [see`
			`<a href="../troggle/scriptsqms.html">QM scripts</a>], and a link from the list to the relevant point in the`
			`description. If there is no link, it means that we can't yet work out where the`
			`QM is in the description, or the description doesn't yet exist :-).</p>`


			`<h3>Discoverer identifiers</h3>`
			`<p>In past years, we used to put a prefix on the QM identifier as an indication of who discovered it. This is no longer used.`
QM documn. 2023-03-17 13:18:14 +00:00			`<p><b>A</b> - ARGE.`
			`<p><b>B</b> - Groupe Spéléo de Clerval - Baume les Dames.`
			`<p><b>C</b> - Cambridge University Caving Club - Expo.`
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