Taxacom: Avian common names

[David Campbell]

The AOS posting claims that they want to hear from those of all viewpoints,
though the hasty (in light of the numbers on the petitions that Frank
alluded to) moving forward does raise questions about how well they are
listening to them.

On Thu, May 16, 2024 at 1:45 PM Frank T. Krell <Frank.Krell at dmns.org> wrote:

> We also might want to take notice of an initiative opposing these name
> changes that as of today has attracted more than double the number of
> signatories than the original petition that the AOS now pursues.
>
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> Dr. Frank-Thorsten Krell
>
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> Commissioner and Councillor, International Commission on Zoological
> Nomenclature
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Taxacom <taxacom-bounces at lists.ku.edu> On Behalf Of David Campbell
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> If anyone wishes to express opinions on the American Ornithological
> Society's plans to change eponyms and certain other names,
>
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> has a recent statement from them, including a link to a form for either
> submitting comments or volunteering to join in the process of considering
> next steps (copied below).
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Dr. David Campbell
Professor, Geology
Department of Natural Sciences
110 S Main St, #7270
Gardner-Webb University
Boiling Springs NC 28017