hi all;

the only problem is that the star naming scheme is just that, a scheme.  It
has NO legal valididy what so ever.  You get a piece of paper saying that a
star of a certain # in a certain location is now named after you.  It has
been proven that often there are no stars in that location, or by that # in
existance.  It makes a nice gift and conversation piece but is not
regognised by any international body.

Will the shell name for fee be the same?

Thomas Clenche
Snowing for 4 days straight in Newfoundland.

>From: "Monfils, Paul" <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Is This the Future for Taxonomic Research?
>Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2000 13:34:36 -0500
>
>I think it all depends on how you view it.  A university names the new
>library or gym after the person who provided the funds to build it.  This
>is
>usually viewed as a valid means of honoring and thanking the contributor,
>rather than an outright cash purchase of notoriety.  The idea of naming a
>species after someone in return for cash could likewise be viewed as the
>outright purchase of a taxon, which sounds a bit tacky, though not overly
>horrific from my point of view (after all, there are thousands of new ones
>available every year).  Or - it could be viewed as justly honoring a person
>who has made a significant contribution to research by way of financial
>support.  In any case, I believe the astronomers beat the biologists to it
>on this one.  I recall reading, some years ago - I don't remember where -
>of
>the possibility of having a star named after you, in return for a sizeable
>monetary contribution.
>Paul M.

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