More GBIF questions (was: ITIS)

[Thomas G. Lammers]

At 01:19 PM 6/24/04, Doug Yanega wrote:
>But - and I think Richard and I agree here - not as a static entity;
>in order to best interact with the informatics people, the Codes
>themselves will require some revisions to reflect the nature of the
>changes in how we all do business.

Oh, yes, by all means, let's put the cart before the horse.  Let's allow
the tail to wag the dog.  That should serve everyone nicely.  While we're
at it, perhaps we can make illegitimate any name that won't fit
conveniently on a 3 X 5-in card when typed in pica ...




Thomas G. Lammers, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor and Curator of the Herbarium (OSH)
Department of Biology and Microbiology
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
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