>It seems to me we need an easy way for collectors or breeders to
>generate a number without duplication.
>We could start with a code that identifies the individual.
>Using up to three letters we could have over 17000 combinations.
>Individuals could apply for one and have it for their whole life.
>Next could be up two digits marking which sequential entry to the
>database by that individual in that year.
>Next could be the code letter for collected or bred.
>C for collected B for Bred
>Next would be 3 numbers for year of origination.
>I think we need three to avoid the problem of a century roll over.
>We could have a code as short as
>A1C996
>This would translate to breeder or collector A's first entry (in this
>case a collection) in the year 1996.
>Or as long as
>ZZZ99B000
>This would translate to breeder or collector ZZZ's 99th entry (in this
>case bred) in the year 2000.
>This method really conveys little data other than ii being a bred
>strain or a collected strain and the year of origination. More data
>could be had from a data base. It does offer the ability to expand the
>code if required. Say somebody exceeds 99 entries for a year, because
>definition codes are separated by letters and numbers.
>Somebody with a 200th entry could easily be identified this way
>A200B996 without confusion.
>Waiting for comments and improvements
Sorry Cary,
I think your system is far too complicated to be even be accepted
in the rainbowfish societies and for more not in the shops.
We should first try to have our species we just keep totally
divided into origin and if this is accepted generally, we can do
the next step.
Although some killi people have their system this is not
accepted in the sale. Why not? It's too complicated. I think
about 25% of the killi breeders do that enumeration and
labeling of stocks, the others don't do so - as they partially
don't have the information, didn't get it, lost or forgot it.
I think we must start to get our stocks into a list were all
species are listed with their origin, i.e. the river or the lake
they come from. If we have that and if it's accepted, we can
do the next step.
Sorry about my pessimism but it's a result of what I saw in
other branches where they tried to introduce a new system.
Harro