[Taxacom] [iczn-list] Misleading website on scientific names
Frank.Krell at dmns.org
Frank.Krell at dmns.org
Mon Mar 5 09:01:17 CST 2012
I would disagree. Yes, there is a lot of garbage out there, but this one seems to be neither automatically compiled nor ill-intended. I am not sure what it intention is, but I would at least inform the authors that almost every single name they provide is wrong or has a spelling error, and that some more research on their side is necessary. They might not even know how bad it is. If they don't care, so be it, but it costs not too much to at least drop them a message.
I am not sure that the ICZN serves the public better by ignoring such web 'publications'. It certainly would not help the ICZN's perceived relevance in the public eye.
Frank
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Sent: Monday, March 05, 2012 7:42 AM
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Subject: Re: [iczn-list] Misleading website on scientific names
I'd second that. If one were to try to follow up on all of the garbage
out there you'd never do anything else.
Denis
>>> Mike Taylor <mike at indexdata.com> 2012/03/05 04:06 PM >>>
Can I recommend ... ignoring it?
-- Mike.
On 5 March 2012 13:48, iczn-em <iczn-em at nhm.ac.uk> wrote:
> A sharp-eyed colleague found this website of “scientific” names
of organisms
> compiled by two web designers:
> http://www.scientificname.net/animals/
>
> What does the list consider the best approach to eliminating such
misleading
> nonsense? (As I think everyone on here knows, the ICZN does not have
any
> kind of enforcement mandate, so it will need to be a community
action, if
> anything).
>
> Thanks for your suggestions...
>
> Ellinor
>
>
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