[CPN] Fwd: extension on time to review and discuss proposals

Michel Laurin michel.laurin at upmc.fr
Sat Nov 16 09:46:55 EST 2013 

I also vote yes.

Michel

On 16/11/13 15:29, Brian Andres wrote:
> I vote yes.
>
> (B)
>
> On Nov 16, 2013, at 9:09 AM, Cantino, Philip <cantino at ohio.edu 
> <mailto:cantino at ohio.edu>> wrote:
>
>> Dear CPN members,
>>
>> At this point, I am calling for a vote on the current set of 
>> proposals.  We have already received votes of approval from Jim, 
>> Andy, Miecz, Nico, and Michel.  I vote yes of course, and I assume 
>> that Kevin does since he and I proposed the changes.  It would be 
>> good for Sean and David to say whether they approve of moving ahead 
>> with the changes with the understanding that Kevin and I will 
>> consider the specific suggestions they have made and report back to 
>> all of you.  There are three CPN members who have not commented on 
>> the proposals.  Please vote by Wednesday (Nov. 20) if you intend to. 
>>  Thank you.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Phil
>>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>>> *From: *"Cantino, Philip" <cantino at ohio.edu <mailto:cantino at ohio.edu>>
>>> *Subject: **Fwd: extension on time to review and discuss proposals*
>>> *Date: *November 15, 2013 10:20:20 AM EST
>>> *To: *Committee on Phylogenetic Nomenclature <cpn at listserv.ohio.edu 
>>> <mailto:cpn at listserv.ohio.edu>>
>>>
>>> Dear CPN members,
>>>
>>> Today is the last day for comments on this set of proposals.  I have 
>>> seen responses from Jim Doyle, Miecz Wolsan, Sean Graham, Andy 
>>> Anderson and David Marjanovic.  If other people have comments before 
>>> we vote, please send them today.
>>>
>>> Because some wording changes have been suggested by two of you, but 
>>> Kevin and I may not have time to discuss them right away, the 
>>> approach I would like to take (if there are no objections) is to go 
>>> ahead and call a vote with the understanding that Kevin and I will 
>>> subsequently respond to the points Sean and David (and any others 
>>> who comment today) have made.  These points can be discussed on this 
>>> listserv until consensus is reached or, if necessary, another vote 
>>> is called on just those points.  That way, I can go ahead and 
>>> incorporate all the changes on which there is no disagreement.  I'd 
>>> rather not hold up the vote on things that everyone agrees on.
>>>
>>> Phil
>>>
>>>
>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>
>>>> *From: *"Cantino, Philip" <cantino at ohio.edu <mailto:cantino at ohio.edu>>
>>>> *Date: *November 7, 2013 9:01:01 AM EST
>>>> *To: *Committee on Phylogenetic Nomenclature <cpn at listserv.ohio.edu 
>>>> <mailto:cpn at listserv.ohio.edu>>
>>>> *Subject: **extension on time to review and discuss proposals*
>>>>
>>>> Dear CPN members,
>>>>
>>>> I have received a request that we delay the vote on these proposals 
>>>> for a week.  This is fine with me.  It is important that everyone 
>>>> have enough time to review and discuss the proposed changes, and 
>>>> people's schedules and other commitments vary.  I will call for a 
>>>> vote on Friday, Nov. 15 unless discussion is still in progress at 
>>>> that time.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Phil
>>>>
>>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>>
>>>>> *From: *"Cantino, Philip" <cantino at ohio.edu <mailto:cantino at ohio.edu>>
>>>>> *Subject: **additions to proposed modifications*
>>>>> *Date: *November 6, 2013 1:07:40 PM EST
>>>>> *To: *Committee on Phylogenetic Nomenclature 
>>>>> <cpn at listserv.ohio.edu <mailto:cpn at listserv.ohio.edu>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Dear CPN members,
>>>>>
>>>>> In the attached version of the code, Kevin and I have added 
>>>>> several other changes that were not in the version I sent you on 
>>>>> Nov. 1.  Some are in response to comments sent on Sept. 11 by 
>>>>> David Marjanovic and the rest originated with us.
>>>>>
>>>>> The newly proposed modifications are highlighted in yellow so that 
>>>>> you can easily find them (the are in Principle 6, Note 6.1A.1, 
>>>>> Note 9.14A.2 Example 1, Rec. 11C, Art. 17.1, Art. 17.5, Art. 20.4 
>>>>> Example 1, Note 20.4.1 Example 1, the Glossary entries for 
>>>>> "branch" and "node", and Appendix C).  All are minor, so I don't 
>>>>> anticipate it will take you long to check them.
>>>>>
>>>>> I am surprised not to have received any comments on the changes I 
>>>>> sent Nov. 1.  I hope this means that everyone is comfortable with 
>>>>> the proposals.  On Friday, I will call for a vote unless there is 
>>>>> discussion ongoing at that time.  The vote will be on the newly 
>>>>> proposed changes (those highlighted in yellow) as well as those I 
>>>>> sent on Nov. 1 (which are shown with Track Changes but without 
>>>>> highlighting).
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> Phil
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>>>
>>>>>> *From: *"Cantino, Philip" <cantino at ohio.edu 
>>>>>> <mailto:cantino at ohio.edu>>
>>>>>> *Date: *November 1, 2013 10:03:31 AM EDT
>>>>>> *To: *Committee on Phylogenetic Nomenclature 
>>>>>> <cpn at listserv.ohio.edu <mailto:cpn at listserv.ohio.edu>>
>>>>>> *Subject: **Fwd: proposed modifications of PhyloCode*
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dear CPN members,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Just a reminder: If you have comments, they should be sent to 
>>>>>> this listserv by next Friday (Nov. 8) so that there is an 
>>>>>> opportunity for discussion before I call for a vote.  No one has 
>>>>>> commented to date.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>> Phil
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *From: *"Cantino, Philip" <cantino at ohio.edu 
>>>>>>> <mailto:cantino at ohio.edu>>
>>>>>>> *Date: *October 25, 2013 1:10:46 PM EDT
>>>>>>> *To: *Committee on Phylogenetic Nomenclature 
>>>>>>> <cpn at listserv.ohio.edu <mailto:cpn at listserv.ohio.edu>>
>>>>>>> *Subject: **proposed modifications of PhyloCode*
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Dear CPN members,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Over the past three-plus years since version 4c was posted 
>>>>>>> online, Kevin and I have come to an agreement on a variety of 
>>>>>>> modifications, some of them originating with one of us and some 
>>>>>>> originating with other members of the CPN.  There is no central 
>>>>>>> theme to the proposals, as there has been for other sets of 
>>>>>>> modifications the CPN has considered in the past two years 
>>>>>>> (e.g., rules dealing with species; expansion of the section 
>>>>>>> describing the kinds of definitions).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The attached document consists of the most recently approved 
>>>>>>> version of the code (i.e., including the modifications approved 
>>>>>>> by the CPN last month), to which we have added the newly 
>>>>>>> proposed changes using the Track Changes function of MS-Word. 
>>>>>>>  If there is anyone who does not have MS-Word or an equivalent 
>>>>>>> package that allows you to see the tracked changes, please let 
>>>>>>> me know.  The Preface and Index are not included in this document.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The proposed changes occur in the Preamble, Articles 6, 7, 9 
>>>>>>> (beginning with 9.8), 10, 11, 12.2, 14, 15.11.1 Example 1, Rec. 
>>>>>>> 17.3A, 19, 20.8, 21, 22, Glossary, Appendix A, and Appendix C. 
>>>>>>>  Although there are many changes, the vast majority of them are 
>>>>>>> minor (e.g., updating the abbreviation for the botanical code in 
>>>>>>> umpteen places; clarifications that don't affect content, 
>>>>>>> additional parenthetical references to other parts of the code). 
>>>>>>>   There are a few more substantive changes proposed, but we 
>>>>>>> anticipate that most and perhaps all of them will be 
>>>>>>> uncontroversial.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Don't be concerned about formatting errors in this document 
>>>>>>> (e.g., page breaks in inappropriate places; use of different 
>>>>>>> fonts); these will be fixed later.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We don't anticipate that it will take you very long to review 
>>>>>>> these proposed changes because most are not substantive.  Two 
>>>>>>> weeks should be more than adequate unless some of you are 
>>>>>>> traveling without email access during this period.  I suggest 
>>>>>>> Friday, Nov. 8 as the target date for comments.  If this is 
>>>>>>> difficult for some of you, or if discussion on some points is 
>>>>>>> still ongoing on that date, we can extend the deadline.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thank you, all.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>>> Phil
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
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