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These are names, and its traditional to use Roman numerals with names for people, and many treat dogs like people, so....

thaumasiotes 7y ago
That analogy is broken; it's traditional to use Roman numerals to indicate that people hold the nth instance of the same name in a line of patrilineal descent (or, even more traditionally, a line of rulership). Roger White's son could be Roger White II; Roger White IV's son is definitely Roger White V. But two Roger Whites from separate families won't use numbers at all; both of them are just Roger White. The AKC is numbering unrelated dogs. And we appear to use arabic numerals for that use case: see https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/26880947/lee6-wins-us-women-open-pockets-1m https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/26880947/lee6-wins-us-w...
- tlb 7y ago
  No descent is implied when numbers are used for monarchs and popes. John XXIII was the 23rd pope named John (20th century), a long time after John XXII in the 14th century. Queen Elizabeth II of England (current) is not a direct descendant from Queen Elizabeth I (16th century).
  - thaumasiotes 7y ago
    Descent is implied, just not genealogical descent. John XXIII is the 23rd Pope John in the same line of papacy. Pope Benedict XIII (17th century) is the 13th Pope Benedict in that line, but Pope Benedict XIII (14th-15th century) was the 13th Pope Benedict in the line of Popes in Avignon. Henry IV of England was the fourth King Henry of England; Henry IV of France was the fourth King Henry of France; like the Popes, they are two different people tracked in two different lines of descent.
    - badwolf 7y ago
      I suppose you could say it's similar with AKC dogs. Spot III the Chihuahua vs Spot III the Beagle
      - thaumasiotes 7y ago
        What is the relationship between Spot III the beagle and Spot IV the beagle? There isn't one; they're named in parallel.
LoSboccacc 7y ago
storage is irrelevant to presentation. store the number as number and convert in Roman numerals on the front-end. even a short would run you up to 255
- yoz-y 7y ago
  The problem here is not the storage but the presentation. 6 is the maximum allowed width of the column which shows the number associated with the dog’s name.

thaumasiotes 7y ago

That analogy is broken; it's traditional to use Roman numerals to indicate that people hold the nth instance of the same name in a line of patrilineal descent (or, even more traditionally, a line of rulership). Roger White's son could be Roger White II; Roger White IV's son is definitely Roger White V. But two Roger Whites from separate families won't use numbers at all; both of them are just Roger White. The AKC is numbering unrelated dogs. And we appear to use arabic numerals for that use case: see https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/26880947/lee6-wins-us-women-open-pockets-1m https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/26880947/lee6-wins-us-w...

tlb 7y ago
No descent is implied when numbers are used for monarchs and popes. John XXIII was the 23rd pope named John (20th century), a long time after John XXII in the 14th century. Queen Elizabeth II of England (current) is not a direct descendant from Queen Elizabeth I (16th century).
- thaumasiotes 7y ago
  Descent is implied, just not genealogical descent. John XXIII is the 23rd Pope John in the same line of papacy. Pope Benedict XIII (17th century) is the 13th Pope Benedict in that line, but Pope Benedict XIII (14th-15th century) was the 13th Pope Benedict in the line of Popes in Avignon. Henry IV of England was the fourth King Henry of England; Henry IV of France was the fourth King Henry of France; like the Popes, they are two different people tracked in two different lines of descent.
  - badwolf 7y ago
    I suppose you could say it's similar with AKC dogs. Spot III the Chihuahua vs Spot III the Beagle
    - thaumasiotes 7y ago
      What is the relationship between Spot III the beagle and Spot IV the beagle? There isn't one; they're named in parallel.

LoSboccacc 7y ago

storage is irrelevant to presentation. store the number as number and convert in Roman numerals on the front-end. even a short would run you up to 255

yoz-y 7y ago
The problem here is not the storage but the presentation. 6 is the maximum allowed width of the column which shows the number associated with the dog’s name.