[Taxacom] [iczn-list] Fraudulent alteration of databases to commit scientific theft and fraud.

[Alex McKelvy]

Who would have thought that an online database would be amended over time
or have errors?

If only there were a way to confirm what was in the databases...like with a
curator... or through examination of specimens

If only...


On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 12:29 PM, Philipp Wagner <
philipp.wagner.zfmk at uni-bonn.de> wrote:

> > So the main question is: When did you physically examine
> >and label your holotypes? When did you hold the specimens
> >in your hand?
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> Never.
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> >Frank
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> > Dr. Frank-T. Krell
> > Curator of Entomology
> > Commissioner, International Commission on Zoological
> >Nomenclature
> > Chair, ICZN ZooBank Committee
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> >From: iczn-list-bounces at afriherp.org
> >[mailto:iczn-list-bounces at afriherp.org] On Behalf Of
> >Raymond Hoser - The Snakeman
> > Sent: Friday, April 11, 2014 6:47 AM
> > To: iczn-list at afriherp.org; taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
> > Subject: [iczn-list] Fraudulent alteration of databases
> >to commit scientific theft and fraud.
> >
> > Dear all,
> >
> > This week a paper was published renaming two turtles I
> >named in a paper published last year.
> > The paper alleges my types were never held at the
> >University of Florida, based on an online database
> >record, showing my holotype specimens as sighting records
> >only (as opposed to bodies at the place).
> > Going on to assert my descriptions are therefore null
> >and void, the authors (10 listed) go on and rename the
> >species using the same data.
> > Now if the claim were to be correct, the action would be
> >OK.
> > However I have been able to show quite easily that the
> >relevant database entries have been fraudulently altered
> >along with a total of about 150 others in a serious act
> >of badly executed scientific fraud, committed to justify
> >the ultimate action of improperly renaming the two
> >turtles.
> > BTW. The details of the case are in a 20 minute video
> >posted here
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1hv_GEVf9U&feature=youtu.be
> > My question is has anyone else here ever encountered
> >this sort of caper before?
> >
> > Raymond Hoser
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