Response from NATURE

[Ron at]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Rauch" <peterr at socrates.Berkeley.EDU>
To: "Ron Gatrelle" <gatrelle at TILS-TTR.ORG>
Cc: <TAXACOM at USOBI.ORG>
Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 2:57 PM
Subject: Re: [TAXACOM] Response from NATURE

snips

> The sphere is not one of influence, but one of "market".
> Taxonomy/Classification has a whole new market out there begging
> it for "product". Don't resent that; be thankful! And, respond
> to the market place. If you don't like Nature's approach, then
> build a better mousetrap.
>
> Peter

If it ain't broke don't fix it.  Reinvention of the wheel.  Throwing out
the baby with the bath water.  Ah, that last one seems to fit re their
approach to Zoological Record and the Index Kewensis.  Did anybody ask them
their opinion?   Ya'll have a good weekend.

Cheerier
(and Cheerio)

Ron Gatrelle