[Taxacom] IRMNG update

[Stephen Thorpe]

It is unfortunate that other specialist "closed sites" still list the type species of Aellopos as valid! http://shark-references.com/species/view/Aellopos-elongata
This illustrates that we are entering a "brave new world" of multiple conflicting sources on the web, all of which have at least some claim (or so they make out) to be thought of as "reliable" ...

Stephen

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On Wed, 31/8/16, Tony Rees <tonyrees49 at gmail.com> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [Taxacom] IRMNG update
 To: "Stephen Thorpe" <stephen_thorpe at yahoo.co.nz>
 Cc: "John Grehan" <calabar.john at gmail.com>, "taxacom" <taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu>
 Received: Wednesday, 31 August, 2016, 10:32 AM
 
 Hi Stephen,
 
 In the IRMNG context at least,
 the value of databasing the names (even
 in
 the absence of a modern taxonomic treatment) is in
 documenting that
 the name exists (for
 example for present and avoidance of potential
 future homonymy) and what is has been used for
 (to assist in taxonomic
 information
 retrieval an/or disambiguation purposes.Additional
 relevant information can then be collated as
 available and attached to
 the relevant
 taxonomic name instance in the database, for display via
 the web or disseminated via other means,
 exactly as  we are doing
 here. Putting the
 information out into the public arena also permits
 many more eyes to scrutinize what is there and
 point to errors or
 possible omissions
 (thanks, Doug and John) which is a lot better than
 just relying on a single point of scrutiny,
 also has the potential to
 bring in others
 with relevant expertise with the potential for
 continuous improvement of the content already
 held.
 
 I don't have a
 problem with subjective synonyms being subjective, so
 long as the source followed is clearly
 indicated and there does not
 seem to be
 anything better to use...
 
 Regards - Tony
 
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 Tony Rees, New South Wales, Australia
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