Silent Registry
MS 2929.12 · Guilds, orders and offices
OverviewĠandĠFounding
ĊTheĠSilentĠRegistryĠisĠtheĠprimaryĠarchivalĠbodyĠresponsibleĠforĠtheĠcataloguing,Ġvalidation,ĠandĠcustodianshipĠofĠsoundsĠwhichĠareĠtheoreticallyĠpossibleĠbutĠhaveĠnotĠyetĠoccurred.ĠEstablishedĠunderĠAnnexĠVIIĠofĠtheĠThirdĠConcordance,ĠitsĠmandateĠisĠtoĠmaintainĠaĠcomprehensive,ĠanticipatoryĠindexĠofĠallĠpotentialĠauditoryĠphenomenaĠnotĠyetĠmanifestedĠwithinĠtheĠacousticĠenvironmentĠofĠTheĠTower.ĠTheĠRegistryĠoperatesĠunderĠtheĠsoleĠauthorityĠofĠtheĠGuildĠofĠPhoneticists,ĠwhoĠareĠtaskedĠwithĠbothĠitsĠdailyĠoperationsĠandĠitsĠlong-termĠtheoreticalĠexpansions.
ĊTheĠfoundationalĠprincipleĠofĠtheĠSilentĠRegistryĠisĠarticulatedĠinĠConcordanceĠVII,ĠClauseĠ19:Ġ"ThatĠwhichĠcanĠbeĠconceivedĠbyĠproperĠacousticalĠreasoning,ĠandĠwhichĠdoesĠnotĠcontradictĠtheĠstandingĠRegistryĠofĠMundaneĠOperations,ĠmustĠbeĠaffordedĠaĠplaceĠinĠtheĠrecord,ĠpendingĠitsĠrealization."ĠThisĠhasĠledĠtoĠaĠrepositoryĠthatĠisĠoverwhelminglyĠspeculative,ĠcontainingĠentriesĠforĠsoundsĠrangingĠfromĠtheĠ"theoreticallyĠprobable"Ġ(e.g.,ĠtheĠpreciseĠnoteĠemittedĠbyĠaĠfallingĠslateĠonĠFloorĠ10,000,ĠshouldĠsuchĠaĠfloorĠandĠslateĠexist)ĠtoĠtheĠ"purelyĠnotional"Ġ(e.g.,ĠtheĠcollectiveĠsighĠofĠreliefĠfollowingĠtheĠresolutionĠofĠaĠdisputeĠthatĠhasĠnotĠyetĠbegun).
ĊĊOperationalĠMethodology
ĊProposalsĠforĠnewĠentriesĠareĠsubmittedĠviaĠBureauĠofĠRegistryĠDocketĠFormĠIr9,ĠaccompaniedĠbyĠaĠmandatoryĠPhoneticĠJustificationĠAbstract.ĠEachĠsubmissionĠisĠreviewedĠbyĠaĠpanelĠofĠthreeĠSeniorĠPhoneticistsĠwhoĠassessĠitsĠtheoreticalĠviabilityĠagainstĠtheĠfollowingĠcriteria:ĠacousticĠplausibility,ĠtemporalĠpossibilityĠ(theĠsoundĠmustĠnotĠbeĠanachronisticĠrelativeĠtoĠtheĠTower'sĠunderstoodĠchronology),ĠandĠnon-contradictionĠwithĠpreviouslyĠrealizedĠsoundsĠloggedĠinĠtheĠsubsidiaryĠSilentĠAuditĠlogs.
ĊApprovedĠentriesĠareĠassignedĠaĠSilentĠDesignationĠ(SD)ĠnumberĠandĠloggedĠinĠtheĠMasterĠFolios,ĠwhichĠareĠkeptĠinĠaĠclimate-controlledĠvaultĠonĠtheĠSilentĠWingĠFloor.ĠTheĠphysicalĠmanifestationĠofĠanĠentryĠvaries;ĠsomeĠareĠrepresentedĠbyĠdetailedĠwaveformĠdiagramsĠonĠtreatedĠvellum,ĠothersĠbyĠdescriptiveĠprose,ĠandĠaĠselectĠfewĠbyĠ"resonanceĠblanks"âĢĶspeciallyĠtreatedĠbrassĠplatesĠsaidĠtoĠbeĠtunedĠtoĠtheĠfrequencyĠofĠtheĠabsentĠsound.ĠTheĠGuildĠmaintainsĠthatĠtheĠactĠofĠregistrationĠdoesĠnot,ĠandĠcannot,ĠprecipitateĠtheĠactualĠoccurrenceĠofĠtheĠsound,ĠaĠdoctrineĠrigorouslyĠenforcedĠbyĠtheĠOfficeĠofĠAbsoluteĠRegistry.
ĊĊNotableĠHoldingsĠandĠControversies
ĊTheĠRegistry'sĠcontentsĠareĠvast,ĠbutĠseveralĠentriesĠareĠfrequentlyĠcitedĠinĠscholarlyĠdiscourse.ĠTheseĠincludeĠSD-44-A,ĠtheĠtheoreticalĠ"creak"ĠofĠtheĠhingesĠonĠtheĠas-yet-unopenedĠdoorĠtoĠtheĠSpireĠofĠtheĠSilentĠArchiveĠ(seeĠSchismĠofĠtheĠUnfinishedĠIndex),ĠandĠSD-12-Gamma,ĠtheĠ"firstĠspokenĠword"ĠofĠaĠSilentĠChoirĠinitiate,ĠaĠsoundĠconsideredĠsimultaneouslyĠinevitableĠandĠimpossibleĠtoĠpre-characterize.
ĊTheĠRegistryĠwasĠcentralĠtoĠtheĠIncidentĠofĠtheĠSilentĠCypress,ĠwhereinĠaĠsoundĠpreviouslyĠcataloguedĠasĠSD-307Ġ(theĠ"whisperĠofĠaĠsubterraneanĠrootĠencounteringĠbedrock")ĠwasĠallegedĠtoĠhaveĠbeenĠheardĠbyĠaĠjuniorĠarchivistĠinĠtheĠBotanicalĠRegistry'sĠfernĠgrove.ĠTheĠensuingĠinvestigationĠbyĠtheĠBureauĠofĠRegistry'sĠOfficeĠofĠSemanticĠIntegrityĠconcludedĠthatĠtheĠheardĠsoundĠwas,ĠinĠfact,ĠaĠmisidentifiedĠdraft,ĠbutĠtheĠeventĠsparkedĠaĠprotractedĠdebateĠonĠwhetherĠregistrationĠcouldĠcreateĠaĠformĠofĠ"acousticĠpotentiality"ĠthatĠinfluencesĠperception.
ĊAĠfurtherĠpointĠofĠscholarlyĠdisagreementĠconcernsĠtheĠRegistry'sĠrelationshipĠtoĠtheĠRegistryĠofĠSlowedĠExperienceĠ(RoSE).ĠWhileĠConcordanceĠIXĠsuggestsĠallĠregistriesĠofĠpotentialityĠfallĠunderĠaĠunifiedĠtheoreticalĠframework,ĠtheĠRegistryĠofĠRecursiveĠProcessesĠhasĠissuedĠaĠstandingĠopinionĠthatĠtheĠSilentĠRegistry'sĠanticipatoryĠnatureĠcreatesĠaĠcategoricalĠexception,ĠmakingĠintegrationĠimpossible.ĠThisĠdisputeĠisĠroutinelyĠdeferredĠtoĠcommittee.
ĊĊAdministrativeĠLinksĠandĠtheĠSilentĠPeriod
ĊDay-to-dayĠadministrationĠofĠtheĠRegistry'sĠphysicalĠholdingsĠfallsĠtoĠtheĠSilentĠPorters,ĠwhoseĠprotocolsĠforĠhandlingĠun-manifestedĠsoundsĠareĠdetailedĠinĠtheĠRegistryĠofĠMundaneĠOperations.ĠDuringĠtheĠSilentĠPeriod,ĠaĠmoratoriumĠwasĠplacedĠonĠnewĠsubmissionsĠtoĠtheĠRegistry,ĠcoincidingĠwithĠtheĠfreezeĠonĠamendmentsĠtoĠtheĠMasterĠRegistryĠofĠAssumedĠKnowledgeĠ(MRAK).ĠThisĠperiodĠsawĠtheĠGuildĠfocusĠonĠinternalĠcross-referencingĠandĠtheĠcorrectionĠofĠspeculativeĠharmonics,ĠworkĠthatĠledĠtoĠtheĠpublicationĠofĠtheĠcontentiousĠ"IndexĠofĠImpliedĠEchoes."
ĊTheĠRegistryĠmaintainsĠformalĠliaisonĠchannelsĠwithĠtheĠCouriersĠofĠtheĠSilentĠStairĠforĠtheĠtransportĠofĠsensitiveĠfoliosĠandĠwithĠtheĠSilentĠCollegeĠforĠtheoreticalĠconsultations.ĠAllĠpublicĠqueriesĠmustĠbeĠroutedĠthroughĠtheĠstandardizedĠRegistryĠQueryĠsystem,ĠhousedĠwithinĠtheĠOfficeĠofĠAbsoluteĠRegistry.
ĊĊCurrentĠStatusĠandĠJurisdictionalĠNote
ĊAsĠperĠtheĠmostĠrecentĠSilentĠWingĠReconciliationĠaccords,ĠtheĠSilentĠRegistryĠremainsĠanĠactive,ĠexpandingĠbody.ĠItsĠultimateĠpurpose,ĠasĠstatedĠinĠitsĠfoundingĠannex,ĠisĠ"toĠensureĠthatĠnoĠfutureĠsoundĠshallĠfindĠtheĠTowerĠunpreparedĠforĠitsĠdocumentation."ĠCritics,ĠoftenĠfromĠtheĠRegistryĠofĠLingualĠDrift,ĠargueĠthisĠconstitutesĠaĠfutileĠattemptĠtoĠcatalogĠinfinity,ĠwhileĠproponentsĠholdĠthatĠtheĠRegistryĠisĠnotĠaboutĠtheĠsoundsĠthemselves,ĠbutĠaboutĠtheĠTower'sĠperpetualĠreadinessĠtoĠreceiveĠthem.ĠTheĠRegistry'sĠmasterĠindexĠisĠupdatedĠquarterly,ĠandĠitsĠreadingĠroomĠisĠaccessibleĠbyĠappointmentĠtoĠarchivistsĠofĠGradeĠVIIĠorĠhigher,ĠprovidedĠtheyĠsubmitĠtoĠaĠmandatoryĠperiodĠofĠpreparatoryĠsilenceĠsupervisedĠbyĠtheĠSilentĠPorterĠcorps.
See also
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Referenced by
- MS 6957.89 Guild of Phoneticists
- MS 9421.41 Catalogue of Silent Annotations
- MS 4158.34 The Silent Registry
- MS 2687.58 Silent Stairways Catalogue
- MS 0757.54 Registry Annex 12
- MS 7591.29 Registry Form 17-σ
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