Issue 18378: styling of signifiers (sbvr-rtf)
Source: Rule ML Initiative (Mr. John Hall, john.hall(at)modelsystems.co.uk)
Nature: Uncategorized Issue
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Summary: Title:	SBVR needs a consistently applied policy for styling or not styling signifiers 
Source:
John Hall, RuleML Initiative
john.hall@modelsystems.co.uk
Summary:
There is some inconsistency in the SBVR specification regarding which signifiers are styled and which are not.
A policy needs to be agreed and applied consistently through the SBVR specification.
Resolution:
1.	Style each use of the signifier of a concept (e.g. ‘thing’, ‘meaning’) where that use has the specific meaning defined in its SBVR entry;
2.	If the signifier of a defined concept has an everyday English meaning that is different from its SBVR definition, don’t style uses of it where the everyday meaning is intended;  
3.	Add a paragraph to the introduction explaining the basis for styling/not styling.

Resolution: 
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Actions taken:
January 18, 2013: received issue
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sposition: Resolved
OMG Issue No:  18378
Title:	SBVR needs a consistently applied policy for styling or not styling signifiers 
Source:
John Hall, RuleML Initiative
john.hall@modelsystems.co.uk
Summary:
There is some inconsistency in the SBVR specification regarding which signifiers are styled and which are not.
A policy needs to be agreed and applied consistently through the SBVR specification.
Resolution:
1.	Style each use of the signifier of a concept (e.g. .thing., .meaning.) where that use has the specific meaning defined in its SBVR entry;
2.	If the signifier of a defined concept has an everyday English meaning that is different from its SBVR definition, don.t style uses of it where the everyday meaning is intended;  
3.	Add a paragraph to the introduction explaining the basis for styling/not styling.
Revised Text:
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Disposition:	Resolved