Reference Documents
The documents the Senior Cataloguer cites in his correspondence.
The publication maintains its operational records on principle. Most are filed in the green cabinet, third drawer. The following have been transcribed for external reference.
The Style Guide
The operational reference for matters of girth, submission, and editorial review. Six sections, plus a preamble and appendix of notable precedents.
↓ PDF · 33 KBThe Personnel File
A selected log of grievances filed by the Senior Cataloguer with the Director of Editorial Operations. Includes the Director's responses, where rendered, and the disposition. Seven entries currently transcribed: the coffee machine, the Saturn V refile, the office ficus, and four others. The remainder is retained in the green cabinet, top drawer, under "P."
↓ PDF · 31 KBThe Founding Charter
The original prospectus, drafted by the founder aboard the Margaret IV in the spring of 1974. The publication's stated remit, then and now.
↓ PDFMemo 1986-04: The Liebherr T 282B Entry
A brief on the entry the Senior Cataloguer considers the publication's high-water mark. Includes the original measurements, source notes, and the editorial reasoning.
↓ PDFAmendment 1991-08: Adoption of the Silhouette Test
The adoption memorandum for § II.2 of the Style Guide. Cites the Toaster vs. Toaster-Oven dispute of June 1991 as the proximate cause. The junior cataloguer resigned the following week.
↓ PDFMethodology Memo: On the Digital Era
A position paper on the publication's continued operation following the proliferation of electronic submission. Proposes a twenty-five-year moratorium on submissions in any format other than printed photograph or pen-and-ink. The Editor-in-Chief filed the memo.
↓ PDFThe Atlantic Giant Decision
The editorial decision establishing that cultivated and selectively bred subjects (specifically: the Atlantic Giant pumpkin) are eligible for catalogue inclusion under § II.4. Cited in subsequent disputes regarding agricultural produce.
↓ PDFThe Submissions Freeze Proposal
The proposal, drafted in September 2014, that the publication cease accepting external submissions. The Editor-in-Chief filed the proposal. The Senior Cataloguer occasionally references it.
↓ PDFStanding Order on External Bodies
The publication's policy on regulatory bodies, trade authorities, and other external organizations that apply criteria adjacent to girth. Issued in response to a 1997 directive from the EU. Reaffirmed periodically.
↓ PDFADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS WILL BE TRANSCRIBED AS THE GREEN CABINET PERMITS