Re: HIST: 1939 checklist and meta discussion

I am actually very much in favor of indicating what
information the 39 checklist contained when creating a
new entry for more advanced checklists. But I am also
in favor of creating better descriptions when none
existed in the original list. The idea that because
the list represented the "official" registration and
therefore can not be annotated seems folly to me, but
I have heard of people advocating just that. It is if
one can not learn any more but knowledge  must be
frozen in some past time seems a bit silly. The SIGNA
checklist, lists many entries from the 39 checklist,
but goes back to references cited in the 39 checklist
to provide descriptions. It also adds new knowledge
such as chromosome counts. Checklists should be
dynamic working documents that respond to needs of the
present while documenting the past. 

--- Gesine <kathges@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> 1) If we quote the 1939 Checklist, we need to quote
> it as it is, and *then* if we wish, add comments!
> 
> It's really not that daunting -- frustrating at
> times
> yes -- but I'm amazed at how much info she packed
> in there.  Yeah, the color thing is an issue.  But
> it's not meant to nail down color, but to put it in
> classes.  
> 
> It's really an interesting book to browse through
> and you'll find the neatest bits of iris trivia,
> though to do that you need to just browse around.
> 
> 2) What abbreviations are being discussed?
> TWOI?  
> F?
> S?
> B?
> pbf?
> UNK?
> Noid? (though I find this usage less attractive than
> UNK)
> 
> Maybe we should have a "sent to everyone on the
> list,
> once a month, "here is basic info"" message (I do
> this on the feral_cats group I write on a lot). 
> ALSO
> it could remind folks that if something is confusing
> or they want more info on something, they can SEARCH
> the archived messages!
> 
> 3) Also, please remind me -- who is complaining?
> Is it that mythical Someone?  
> 
> 4) S stand up, F fall down.
> 
> Gesine
> (planning to go to Rose Garcia's tomorrow for
> Dig #4! of that iris conservation project!
> Jean Richter is running the sale for this)
> 
> 
> 
> 
>        
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