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Originally Posted by cybershot  . . . .
I couldn't agree more with John's view but as has been pointed out more than once by Stu in many debates on this bone of contention, because, apparently, the Common Names are more likely to be Googled this sets the precedent on WAB in keeping with all the other sections.
David |
is that really true? the majority of photographs and useful websites on the web are non-British, and people would therefore miss out on them
I've just done a test using an interesting species discussed recently on WAB
Boletus torosus;
if you google that you get 1070 hits with 266 images (though obviously not all are of this particular fungus); if you google Brawny Bolete you get 60 hits (most of these seem to simply be its listing in various BAP articles) with 4 images (one of which is actually of the fungus)
its German name "Dickröhrlinge" means Thick Bolete - perhaps not used by the powers that be as it insults the intellectually challenged?
the key reason for prioritising what I prefer to call the scientific name (Latin name does smack slightly of elitism) is that it puts closely related species together
if someone (even a beginner) is prepared to learn the word
Hygrocybe then all the waxcaps can be viewed together, not "B" for Blackening, "P" for Parrot etc.
anyway I appreciate that I am largely preaching to the converted here
but that comment about googling did knock me back
cheers
Chris