Taxacom: Renaming taxa on ethical grounds

[Daniel Whitmore]

Yes, very active on Twitter. They propose to ban honorifics.

Daniel

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> On 1. Feb 2023, at 20:01, Stephen Thorpe via Taxacom <taxacom at lists.ku.edu> wrote:
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> ?One of the main reasons for renaming, however, is because of patronyms honouring nontaxonomists, for reasons outside of taxonomy. Also, there is a Woke Brigade, including some scientists, who think that epithets should be changed to reflect indigenous culture in colonised countries.
> Stephen 
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>> On 2/02/2023, at 2:32 AM, David Campbell via Taxacom <taxacom at lists.ku.edu> wrote:
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>>> As an additional factor, often honorific names recognize an individual's
>> contribution to taxonomy and should not be considered a blanket endorsement
>> of other things they did.
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