[Taxacom] Is the Company "YourSpecies" in Barcelona for real or ahoax?

[Daniel Janzen]

Send them an image of a little black beetle from the middle of a New Zealand swamp, and see what happens.   Let us all know.

Smile.  Dan Janzen


On Oct 22, 2013, at 8:16 AM, Chris Thompson <xelaalex at cox.net> wrote:

> All:
> 
> I can not tell you whether this is an hoax or real,
> 
> BUT I can tell you there have been various efforts to do the same in the 
> past and ALL have been failures.
> 
> Years ago, I did name new species after Paul Allen and Bill Gates (google 
> "Eristalis gatesi" and see what you get), but while that did generate lots 
> of publicity, etc., neither ever made a donation to the Smithsonian 
> Institution for Diptera research. [Yes, Bill and Melinda Gates have made 
> contributions to the Smithsonian, etc., but not for Diptera Research!]
> 
> The bottom line is few if any person is going to pay into this new effort 
> for naming opportunities.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Chris
> 
> from home
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Ashley Nicholas
> Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 3:32 AM
> To: TAXACOM (Taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu)
> Cc: Gan Moodley
> Subject: [Taxacom] Is the Company "YourSpecies" in Barcelona for real or 
> ahoax?
> 
> Dear all,
> 
> Can anyone tell us if the company “YourSpecies” in Barcelona for real or a 
> scam? See below.
> Regards
> Ashley
> 
> YourSpecies is a company that offers a new way to fundraise your taxonomy 
> projects
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> 
> A new way to sponsor your research
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> 
> Our goal is to help you sponsor your biodiversity projects.
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> 
> YourSpecies is a private initiative that seeks to increase the funding and 
> reward for new species discoveries.
> 
> Our basic idea is to use the naming rights of the new species by taxonomists 
> as a way to produce an economic benefit for them.
> 
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