[Taxacom] How the prokaryote code and our nomenclatural systemworks

[B.J.Tindall]

Dear Paul,
Some comments below.

At 16:27 10.11.06 +0100, Paul van Rijckevorsel wrote:
>This makes interesting reading. It is a little disconcerting to see that for 
>prokaryotes the body of rules as published is supplemented (or overruled) by 
>later decisions. I suppose it is not worthwhile to publish a new book after 
>each plenary session.

Well the problem with publishing a new edition was that one has to find
funds to do so. The other issue was that the copyright had to be
transferred to the people who actually write it! This was also coupled to
whether it could be published online. The plans are to publish updated
versions after each plenary session, as is the case for the Botanical Code,
as both hard copy and online. 

I did not go into detail about how the body of the Rules are changed, but,
for example the rules governing the protologue "replaced" an older Rule.
The older Rule applies to the older literature and the new rule is
specifically set up to apply FROM a named date. If your concern is that new
rules disrupt the past, then I can put your mind at rest, I am fully aware
of that problem. There is, de fact no other way of improving things for the
future. One additional concept would be to put older versions of the Code
online, so that one can track changes over time and see how the older names
and literature were controlled by the Code. I hope that the major
nomenclatural "clear out" which we had means there are no, or at least very
few banana skins which will surface when one makes a sensible modification
to a Rule.

>
>Interesting to see that the etymology of a new name MUST be given. This is a 
>very good idea.

Saves problems.

>
>Also interesting to see a two-stage method of publication in operation: 
>first the full-out scientific publication, and later the inclusion in a 
>validation list published in IJSB/IJSEM (at the same time fulfilling any 
>requirement of valid publication omitted so far).

It works for us.

>
>Thank you for making this available,
>Best wishes,
>Paul
>
>

This is simply a service to systematics
Brian

>
>
>not the body of ruleshav
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>From: "B.J.Tindall" <bti at dsmz.de>
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>Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 1:33 PM
>Subject: [Taxacom] How the prokaryote code and our nomenclatural system 
>works
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>> Given the continued misinterpretation of the Bacteriological Code and the
>> growing list of databases which are listing names of prokaryotes without
>> due consideration of expert interpretation a paper has appeared in the
>> International Journal of Evolutionary andy Systematic Microbiology which
>> explains some key aspects of how our system works. The journal has kindly
>> agreed to make the pdf article available without charge to all those who
>> wish to read an expert interpretation of how the "mechanics" of our Code
>> works.
>> The link
>> dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.64780-0
>> will take you to the abstract and anyone wishing to download the full text
>> may do so.
>>
>> Best wishes
>> Brian
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