[CPN] Decision on proposal with respect to species

[Brent Mishler]

Hi Dave,

Thanks for the news; it is better to hear it directly.  I know there  
is not a lot of precedent for CPN procedure; I think we were the first  
"outside" proposal you had to deal with.  So I'd like to suggest a  
procedural improvement: at some point it would be fair for us to have  
a chance to reply to points made by CPN members.  So far it has been  
like a debate where only one side is allowed to actually debate.  The  
people with vested interest in the current treatment of species in the  
Phylocode, Kevin and Phil, are in the debate and none of the three of  
us are.

Just a thought,

Best,

Brent


On May 11, 2012, at 7:17 PM, David Tank wrote:

> Dear Nico, Brent, and David,
>
> Thank you for your thoughtful proposal for changes to the PhyloCode  
> with respect to species.  The CPN has voted to reject the proposal  
> as an entire entity but also decided to continue discussion to  
> determine if there are elements of your proposal that we would like  
> to incorporate in the next revision of the draft code.  I apologize  
> on behalf of the CPN for not having informed you promptly about the  
> initial vote, an oversight that was related to the fact that we are  
> still discussing elements of the proposal and thus view the decision- 
> making process as still in progress.  At the conclusion of this  
> discussion, we will inform you of the outcome as well as posting the  
> CPN decision on the news section of the ISPN website.
>
> All the best,
> Dave
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> David C. Tank
> Assistant Professor & Director, Stillinger Herbarium
> University of Idaho
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