[Zoobank-list] Quality control in taxonomy?

[Lee Belbin]

Hi Doug and Lynn
 
Excuse my naïveté, but has a Wikipedia approach (e.g. Wikispecies) been
considered? The coverage and quality from consensus can be breathtaking. I
suppose until such contributions are valued by employers and review panels,
there is little hope for qualitative change?
 
Lee

Lee Belbin
Manager, TDWG Infrastructure Project
Email: lee at tdwg.org
Phone: +61(0)419 374 133 

 

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[mailto:zoobank-list-bounces at afriherp.org] On Behalf Of Lynn Raw
Sent: Tuesday, 11 April 2006 6:52 AM
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Subject: Re: [Zoobank-list] Re: [iczn-list] quality control in taxonomy?


This sounds a bit like the publications of Wells and Wellington that caused
a major stir amongst Australian herpetologists. I don't know much about them
but it appears that the numerous new taxa in these works were validly
published. I read somewhere that a submission had been made to the
Commission requesting that the names be rejected.
 
Perhaps someone can fill in the details and the final outcome since it may
help in finding a resolution to the current problem.
 
Lynn Raw
London, UK
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