[CPN] Art. 1.1 and the term "taxon" in the PhyloCode; PLEASE VOTE

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I agree -- kp

> Yes, 
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> Ⓑ 
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> On Feb 26, 2013, at 10:48 AM, "Cantino, Philip" < cantino at ohio.edu 
> wrote: 
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>> Dear CPN members, 
>>  
>> Kevin de Q. and I also both like Michel's changes, and I have noted the 
>> font size mismatch that Michel pointed out.  Since no one else has 
>> spoken up in opposition to them or brought up any other issues, I am now 
>> going to call a vote on the entire package of changes.  The set we are 
>> now voting on includes Michel's two changes.  I have attached the 
>> revised documents to this message. 
>>  
>> Please send your vote to the listserv by Friday.  Thank you. 
>> (Michel, there is no need to vote again.  I am counting your vote as a 
>> Yes since you already told us that you agree with the proposal including 
>> your two wording changes.) 
>>  
>> Phil 
>>  
>>  
>> On Feb 23, 2013, at 5:46 PM, Kevin Padian wrote: 
>>  
>> > If Phil and Kevin are okay with Michel's changes, I'd support them. 
>> As to 
>> > "Division I: Principles", I am happy for clarification of the roles of 
>> > "taxon" and "clade" in specific instances, whenever users would 
>> benefit 
>> > from differentiating between (or including) names of entitites and the 
>> > entities themselves.  -- kp 
>> > 
>> > 
>> >> Dear colleagues, 
>> >> 
>> >>     I agree with the changes, but I propose two minor wording changes 
>> >> (pp. 4 and 28), and I found a minor format (font size) problem on p. 
>> 85. 
>> >> These are tracked and appear in a different color than Phil's 
>> changes. 
>> >> 
>> >>     Cheers, 
>> >> 
>> >>     Michel 
>> >> 
>> >> On 21/02/13 20:06, Philip Cantino wrote: 
>> >>> Dear CPN members, 
>> >>> 
>> >>> Another left over from last year's discussions is use of the term 
>> >>> "taxon" in the PhyloCode.  In a Sept. 29 message, David M. suggested 
>> >>> that "taxon" be defined differently than it currently is.  He also 
>> >>> suggested that many of the uses of "taxon" and "taxa" in the code 
>> could 
>> >>> be omitted or replaced with "clade" and "clades".  Kevin and I agree 
>> >>> with David's suggestion in general but not in every particular. 
>> >>> 
>> >>> I have attached two files to this message.  The one that I encourage 
>> you 
>> >>> to read first is "Taxon and Art. 1.1.docx", which provides the 
>> current 
>> >>> wordings of Art. 1.1 and the glossary definition of "taxon", and and 
>> our 
>> >>> proposed new wordings.  The new wordings will bring the article and 
>> the 
>> >>> glossary entry into full agreement, which is not currently the case. 
>> >>> The new wording also makes it clearer that the term "taxon" has a 
>> >>> general meaning in systematics that extends beyond this code. 
>> >>> 
>> >>> The file called "Taxon"-related changes.doc includes the entire code 
>> >>> (vers. 4c) with scattered minor wording changes, most of which 
>> relate to 
>> >>> the word "taxon".  You will need to turn on the Track Changes 
>> function 
>> >>> of Word to see the changes in this document. 
>> >>> 
>> >>> Please look these two documents over soon and send your comments to 
>> the 
>> >>> listserv.   Let's tentatively set Feb. 26 (next Tuesday) as a target 
>> >>> date to call a vote unless substantial discussion develops before 
>> then. 
>> >>> If anyone would like more time, please let me know. 
>> >>> 
>> >>> 
>> >>> Phil 
>> >>> 
>> >>> 
>> >>> 
>> >>> 
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