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Perspectives on drafting Anne Harrison Editor Initial thoughts • Proceed to incorporate changes throughout the manual one issue at a time • Origin of the issues by chapter matrix Second thoughts • Go chapter by chapter • Can see progress • But risk that an issue may be incomplete or inconsistent • Risk all text is reviewed not just that affected by the 44 issues Constraints • Strict limit on amount of changes acceptable • Comparison files of old text compared with new text must be available • AEG recommendations to be respected but reports give substance not exact wording. Same for FLCR 3 sorts of changes agreed • Insert glossary entries into text (but still have a glossary as well) • Change the format of the tables • Insert more cross-references and external references (but not all updated yet) Agreed the list of chapters • • • • Part 1: Introduction and overview Part 2: Accounting conventions Part 3: The sequence of accounts Part 4: Integration and elaboration of the accounts • Part 5: Interpreting the accounts and extensions • Annex1: Classifications, 2: Accounts Order of drafting • • • • • 9 and 14; 1 with few changes, 1 new Accumulation accounts - most changes Rest of accounts With 17 and 19 have done 12/27 Have covered 2/3 of “hits” on issue by matrix chapter Commenting process • Editor produces very first draft - V1 • Subject to eagle eye review - V2 • This is the preliminary draft. Posted on the web for review - this meeting to review comments received • Incorporate these comments to get to final draft Eagle eye review • By ISWGNA • More substantive than originally envisaged, by more people • Editor reviewed alone, accepted typos, non-controversial suggestions • Some changes to existing non-44 text suggested and some accepted Assessing world wide comments • ISWGNA organisations took on task of dividing comments into – Bring to AEG – Consider by ISWGNA – Leave it to the editor to decide • After first cut editor and organisations reviewed Commenting process • Doing it face to face is extremely helpful and faster than doing it alone • Better sense of whether comment is – – – – Correct Important Desirable Optional • Optional comments as time consuming to incorporate as important ones My assessment • This is not an easy job • But I am really enjoying it • I think long and hard about changes so may be a little defensive about where I came out • But I really am open to comments and really look forward to a constructive week BUT • We have 300 pages of text in 10 pt to get through so we need ground-rules to ensure all parts receive appropriate amount of attention