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<font size="2"><div class="PlainText">Dear CPN members,<br>
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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.<br>
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Please send your vote to the listserv by Friday. Thank you.<br>
(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.)<br>
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Phil<br>
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On Feb 23, 2013, at 5:46 PM, Kevin Padian wrote:<br>
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> If Phil and Kevin are okay with Michel's changes, I'd support them. As to<br>
> "Division I: Principles", I am happy for clarification of the roles of<br>
> "taxon" and "clade" in specific instances, whenever users would benefit<br>
> from differentiating between (or including) names of entitites and the<br>
> entities themselves. -- kp<br>
> <br>
> <br>
>> Dear colleagues,<br>
>> <br>
>> I agree with the changes, but I propose two minor wording changes<br>
>> (pp. 4 and 28), and I found a minor format (font size) problem on p. 85.<br>
>> These are tracked and appear in a different color than Phil's changes.<br>
>> <br>
>> Cheers,<br>
>> <br>
>> Michel<br>
>> <br>
>> On 21/02/13 20:06, Philip Cantino wrote:<br>
>>> Dear CPN members,<br>
>>> <br>
>>> Another left over from last year's discussions is use of the term<br>
>>> "taxon" in the PhyloCode. In a Sept. 29 message, David M. suggested<br>
>>> that "taxon" be defined differently than it currently is. He also<br>
>>> suggested that many of the uses of "taxon" and "taxa" in the code could<br>
>>> be omitted or replaced with "clade" and "clades". Kevin and I agree<br>
>>> with David's suggestion in general but not in every particular.<br>
>>> <br>
>>> I have attached two files to this message. The one that I encourage you<br>
>>> to read first is "Taxon and Art. 1.1.docx", which provides the current<br>
>>> wordings of Art. 1.1 and the glossary definition of "taxon", and and our<br>
>>> proposed new wordings. The new wordings will bring the article and the<br>
>>> glossary entry into full agreement, which is not currently the case.<br>
>>> The new wording also makes it clearer that the term "taxon" has a<br>
>>> general meaning in systematics that extends beyond this code.<br>
>>> <br>
>>> The file called "Taxon"-related changes.doc includes the entire code<br>
>>> (vers. 4c) with scattered minor wording changes, most of which relate to<br>
>>> the word "taxon". You will need to turn on the Track Changes function<br>
>>> of Word to see the changes in this document.<br>
>>> <br>
>>> Please look these two documents over soon and send your comments to the<br>
>>> listserv. Let's tentatively set Feb. 26 (next Tuesday) as a target<br>
>>> date to call a vote unless substantial discussion develops before then.<br>
>>> If anyone would like more time, please let me know.<br>
>>> <br>
>>> <br>
>>> Phil<br>
>>> <br>
>>> <br>
>>> <br>
>>> <br>
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