[BULK] Re: [Zoobank-list] registration=publication

[Richard Pyle]

Dear Igor,

I agree with essentially everything in your post -- which is exactly why I
prefer Scenario 2 (disconnect taxonomy from nomenclature) over either of the
other scenarios.

But you raise another very important issue:

> Finally, I would suggest discussing problems of (self)registration of
> taxonomists. It is much easier than registration of species names (the
> authors of a new revolution seems to have in mind its automatic
> proceduring), but there is practically no global experience in this
> work. Neal Evenhuis has compiled a list of all(?) dipterists since
> Linnaeus. But what about all other zoologists? And how many are active
> taxonomists? And can they vote directly for or against new rules?
> [http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/dipterists/worlddipt.html]

I believe this is of fundamental importance!  ZooBank should definitely
involve registration of taxonomists -- both the living active ones (as a
prerequisite for registering new taxon names), and the long-deceased ones
(for cross-referencing to restrospectively registered names).

Aloha,
Rich

Richard L. Pyle, PhD
Ichthyology, Bishop Museum
1525 Bernice St., Honolulu, HI 96817
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