Talk:Permanent signal
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[edit] Proposed merge of howler tone into permanent signal
User:Jim.henderson has proposed that howler tone be merged into permanent signal.
- I don't know enough about the subject, but I do note that permanent signal notes that it is US telephony jargon (which might explain why I haven't heard this term before, being Europe-based). The term howler tone is however not US-specific. Provided this can be cleared up I have no objections to the proposed merge. JanCeuleers 16:33, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
-
- Decades ago when PS were a major nuisance, I dealt with them in ways outlined in the article. My own background is Bell System, whose jargon is familiar to me. I take it the British jargon is "permanent loop" and perhaps this is used in other countries. I can think of historical or linguistic arguments for either term. In any case, just as the howler disambiguator now has a link to howler tone so any merged or renamed article will have several relevant terms and synonyms listed in the article for a search to find, as well as redirects from any killed articles to living ones.
-
- I see that the Telephony and Telecommunications categories have a great many stub articles on topics not obviously valuable enough to expand. Howler tone is only the first I'd like to merge and kill, each with a notice of course, and due consideration of all suggestions. Jim.henderson 00:21, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
