[Taxacom] taxonomic resistance? (was Re: Phylocode vs Linnean)

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Van: taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu namens Sharkey, Michael J
Verzonden: za 16-4-2011 23:27
 
Chris et al.,
The main problem that non-taxonomists have with name changes is at the species level. 
    I believe that there is one simple solution to this  (which I have advocated for some time and undoubtedly others have as well). That is to maintain (forever) the original genus-species combination. This would provide a unique identifier for information retrieval. [...]

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For such an approach to be non-confusing it would be required
that each genus name is used only once.

It would be especially destabilizing if such a policy were to 
be adopted retroactively, as many well-known names are subsequent
combinations and it would be very upsetting to go back to original
combinations.

However, it may work moderately well if first there can be agreement
on a list of names-in-current-use; and all subsequent taxonomic
insights are kept out of the nomenclature. 

Paul