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Colour Schemes : Susanoism
Name given to a map scheme that arose in contrast to the Universal Colour Scheme. Has been named, to his surprise, for Susano, as he is considered this scheme's most outspoken proponent. Unlike UCS, Susanoism is no general map scheme, and only defined in contrast to it, as it differs in exactly one crucial point: The issue of colouring vs. outlining.
In the UCS colouring means de facto, and outlining de jure control. Many say Susanoism is the reverse, but that is not exactly true. In fact, in Susanoism outlining means indirect (or suzerain, or nominal, or claimed) control, and colouring means direct (or sovereign, or de facto) control. This may be in UCS reversed: For example, if State A is a vassal of State B, then a Susanoist map will show A in the colour of A, outlined in the colour of B - whereas UCS would do it the other way round.
However, it can as well be the same as UCS: If, say, a revolutionary force has de facto control of a fixed part of A, than both UCS and Susanoism will show the territory of the revolution coloured, surrounded (and hence outlined) by A's colour. Likewise, if A claims a territory of B, and the map wants to indicate that, then both Susanoism and UCS will show the disputed territory in B's colour, outlined by A's colour.