In my opinion, this small discussion is not offending. Anyway, this was not my purpose. Nevertheless, I hold my opinion: essentially it is a 'bad' habit, although not against the rules. There is something else. I know of people who name a taxon after someone else (who has virtually no relation with the taxon) and expect the other person to do the same for him (I name a species after you name a species after me). For me, such people suffer from a (too) large ego, and I consider their behaviour silly.
It is not necessary to be a latinist if you want to create new taxon names. I am not. After working for years with scientific names, you get a certain feeling about the possibilities. You can use dictionaries, you can ask other people who are latinist (on this list for example) if the name you have in mind is more or less correct latin, etc.
Tom
Mary Canada wrote:
> Once again, it is time for me to show how little I know. Why is the choice of name for a species considered "lazy"? If someone has done the enormous amount of work involved in the discovery of a new species how can they be labeled as "lazy"? Or is the criticism based upon one's perception of the ego of the person that discovered the species? I know I'm not asking the question very well, but I am confused as to why there is controversy.
> Mary~
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> Tom Meijer wrote:
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> > Hello,
> > I am very sorry but 12 out of 20 is very very lazy indeed.
> > Tom
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> > jan neefs wrote:
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> >> Hello Winston ,no, I don't think we are becoming lazy intellectually , it is more a form of gratitude towards people , that are willing to donate rare and extraordinary species to a museum .Most of these species are hard to get , and shell dealers , like Mr. Poppe , wish to share this species with the rest of the malacological world .That is his dedication I think , so I don't mind personally there are a lot of species called "poppei"So he is prepared to invest time in it to display this species in a well-known magazine . This gives us the chance to learn about new species ,and even discuss it features . The one that is describing new species can name it whatever name he likes to give , even a famous tennis player is honoured in this way ( borisbeckeri) If you agree or not in this system , well , that is another discussion , but I believe this system benefits not only the donator/ or describer , but the whole malacological world .His own profit , is not so big , that he can
> >> retire and live quiet on a desert island for the rest of his life , but seriously , there comes a lot of dedication to describe new species , and it takes a lot of time , I can tell you that .For I have described some Marginella species as a co-author , and it is a hard work to do all research , and then interest an editorial board to publish it finally . Well , I hope you'll understand why I had to react on your remark on laziness ?Until another discussion , Jan Neefs
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