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Hello, As an ASL teacher who actively uses the ASL Signpuddle dictionary in class, I'm all for giving students seeking correct ways to sign a concept some guidance as to what might be approved/accepted signs and spellings of those signs. With regards to the form of the sign vs. spelling of the sign, would it make sense to have those who want their writing included as approved/accepted first have the sign itself vetted as an actual ASL sign, or regional variation via some type of video and then the spelling itself could be approved? There are many online ASL video dictionaries, some created by individuals, some by institutions or working groups. Sometimes in the past I have referred to these dictionaries as references when I write a sign. Sometimes I will refer to a work of literature on video in ASL when I write a sign. References to various sources are used to approve new words added to spoken-language dictionaries, why not have it be so in the case of sign language? I like the idea of using non-threatening language as suggested earlier to allow students, beginners and those just wanting to play with the inputs to feel free to enter signs. provisional approved/accepted non-standard/variation/regional variation rejected/play/experimental Natasha Escalada-Westland ________________________________________________ SIGNWRITING LIST INFORMATION Valerie Sutton SignWriting List moderator [log in to unmask] Post Messages to the SignWriting List: [log in to unmask] SignWriting List Archives & Home Page http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist Join, Leave or Change How You Receive SW List Messages http://listserv.valenciacollege.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=SW-L&A=1