Re: [tdwg-content] [tdwg-tag] Inclusion of authorship in DwCscientificName: good or bad?

more informative might be

fullScientificNameStringWithAuthorshipIfYouHaveItAndTooBadForY ouIfYouDont

Yes, but the key question is: "TooBad" for whom?

For the Provider? (i.e., if you don't have the Authorship information, then don't even bother giving us the record)

Or, for the User? (i.e., here's all I got; so too bad if you also wanted Authorship details).

more normative might be

fullScientificNameStringWithAuthorshipIfYouHaveItAndShameOnYou IfYouDont

Yes, but as I imagine many of these name-strings will be emerging from BHL OCR text, in most cases we'll only be casting shame on people who are no longer living.

Rich