As easy as ABC?

[Trish Santer]

Yes, there have been endless discussions and no satisfactory conclusions to this: each to their own, I say! Having learned to read and write music at an early age, I have never really needed to learn ABC, tho' I do have my own shorthand for writing a down a melody if pushed, but it's not proper ABC. If I should happen to have manuscript paper with me, I can probably notate on that faster than I can do my own version of ABC.
However, on sites such as thesession.org where ABC seems to be the default, if the notation is not given, I find the various ABC converters invaluable, including yours, Nigel, thanks!