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Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 23:51:37 -0700 (PDT)
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To: jonathan.r.wagner@mail.utexas.edu, phylocode@ouvaxa.cats.ohiou.ed=
Subject: Re: PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE PHYLOCODE: Article 10.2
Jon Wagner (jonathan.r.wagner@mail.utexas.edu) wrote: <10.2. Apart from the proceedures established in Article 9, 10.1, 15,= 17, 18, and Recommendation 10 A [etc.], no compulsion, restriction, or ru= le of any kind may prevent authors from constructing and defining names as= they see fit.> Perhaps this should be "In accordance to ..." instead of "Apart fro= m =2E.."? However, I otherwise concur. Enforcement of the definition and use = of the name, as formulated, should be considered part of the taxonomy, nomenclatural, and definitional freedom being espoused by the framers= of the PhyloCode. Enforcement of a naming convention, e.g. requiring an = affix for some clades, but not others, sounds like the ICZN mandate for aff= ixes for types of taxa, regardless of wether we call them "ranks" or "clad= es." <Note 10.2 In the case of a particularly egregious misuse of this rul= e, an appeal for conservation or suppression may be made to the Committee = on=20 Phylogenetic Nomenclature.> "In accordance to ..." might prevent some abuse of the proposed rul= e. Cheers, =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Jaime A. Headden Little steps are often the hardest to take. We are too used to mak= ing leaps in the face of adversity, that a simple skip is so hard to = do. We should all learn to walk soft, walk small, see the world arou= nd us rather than zoom by it. "Innocent, unbiased observation is a myth." --- P.B. Medawar (1969) =09=09 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Y! Messenger - Communicate in real time. Download now.=20 http://messenger.yahoo.com