Message 2004-10-0039: Re: "Qilongia"'s continuing Disneyization of scientific disc=

Mon, 13 Sep 2004 11:01:04 -0500

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Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 11:01:04 -0500
From: [unknown]
To: StephanPickering@cs.com
Cc: phylocode@ouvaxa.cats.ohiou.edu
Subject: Re: "Qilongia"'s continuing Disneyization of scientific disc=

Quoting StephanPickering@cs.com:
> for quite sometime at the DML,=20
> he has demonstrated a shocking lack of knowledge, even rudimentary,=
 of the=20
> comparative anatomies and ecomorphologies of archosaurs,=20

_Ad hominem_ arguments (if this can indeed be called an argument) are=
 as
unwelcome on this listserv as on the Dinosaur Mailing List. This list=
 is not as
closely managed as that one, so I can only ask you politely to keep y=
our
vendettas private. As noted by Dr. Laurin, we face an uphill battle, =
and the
last thing we need is the accusation that we are an unruly mob of bac=
kstabbers
and malcontents.

>Mr Wagner's=20
> proposal deserves consideration and mature analysis, not the spitba=
lls of=20
> perfunctory rhetoric from "Qilongia",

I thank you for your kind support. I should note that I felt that Jai=
me's
comments were very constructive, and such input will be instrumental =
in
determining the final wording of any addition to the PhyloCode. I wou=
ld never
claim to be able to spout Codish (a dialect of legalese) off the cuff=
!

Jon


  

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