[Taxacom] Dishonorable people as species names

[Paul van Rijckevorsel]

From: "Daniel Leo Gustafsson via Taxacom" <taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu>
Sent: Monday, November 11, 2019 9:13 AM

> If we ignore the publicity-seeking media part 

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Yes, naming species after celebrities does generate
publicity. And this publicity will affect how the general 
public perceives taxonomy, as a science. The question
is in how far the effect is negative, or positive. There are 
those who feel that any publicity is good publicity, but
this will be too simplistic.

Paul