Sure, for prototypes and proof of concept things, edge cases can be left apart. But some people and institutions also use Darwin Core for exchanging data between big databases. It is a simple and powerful tool for that, especially coupled with DwC/A. When records doesn't fit in standard terms and you cannot afford losing the information, the only solution is to add your own custom field. I am clearly happier when I find the term I need in the standard. As canonicalScientificName is both useful enough and clearly defined I vote for adding it to the standard. Regards, Simon. Le 14/03/2012 20:17, Roderic Page a écrit :
Apart from the fact that I can barely bring myself to care about plants ;) I suspect that the vast majority of names do not present these problems. Why do we let edge cases determine what we do?
Regards
Rod