Return-path: X-Spam-Personal-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on chain.digitalkingdom.org X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on chain.digitalkingdom.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.2 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.5 Envelope-to: rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org Delivery-date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:14:06 -0700 Received: from chain.digitalkingdom.org ([64.81.66.169]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1My8M4-00014l-EJ; Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:13:51 -0700 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list jbovlaste); Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:13:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1My8Li-00014V-Hg for jbovlaste-real@lojban.org; Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:13:22 -0700 Received: from earth.ccil.org ([192.190.237.11]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1My8Lc-00012x-9Q for jbovlaste@lojban.org; Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:13:21 -0700 Received: from cowan by earth.ccil.org with local (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1My8La-0006so-SU for jbovlaste@lojban.org; Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:13:14 -0400 Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:13:14 -0400 To: jbovlaste@lojban.org Subject: [jbovlaste] Re: Esther Chapter 2 Message-ID: <20091014181314.GC15038@mercury.ccil.org> References: <365020.54217.qm@web88001.mail.re2.yahoo.com> <96f789a60910121208q1e41007are2c3f6c2ccd650f2@mail.gmail.com> <805802.30080.qm@web88007.mail.re2.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <805802.30080.qm@web88007.mail.re2.yahoo.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) From: John Cowan X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: jbovlaste-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: jbovlaste-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: cowan@ccil.org Precedence: bulk Reply-to: jbovlaste@lojban.org X-list: jbovlaste Content-Length: 764 Lines: 21 A. PIEKARSKI scripsit: > But Pierre, unless it is clear that C.molmol is the generally accepted > form, why bother changing from C.myrrh? We should use C. myrrha, the internationally accepted form. > It's just one guy's opinion (Engler's) against another's (Nees'). Not so. Once the identity of two species is accepted by the scientific community, then the first name given has priority (except in very unusual circumstances). The second name is still valid, but is deprecated. These are the internationally agreed-on rules for both zoology and botany. -- A: "Spiro conjectures Ex-Lax." John Cowan Q: "What does Pat Nixon frost her cakes with?" cowan@ccil.org --"Jeopardy" for generative semanticists http://www.ccil.org/~cowan