Talk:List of botanists by author abbreviation
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[edit] Comment 1
I'm unsure of the need for this list and the associated template, I have the 1992 list, and there are at least 550 botanists/naturalists that have named something. Many of whom may have done nothing else of note.--nixie 08:31, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- The list is helpful because it lists all those who do have a WP article, and also gives the name of that article. Most people won't use this as a reference but some people filling in botanical articles come across the author abbreviation for the species they are writing about and want to link that article to the botanist concerned - which raises questions like "does this botanist have an article on WP?" and "if so, where can I find it?". This list avoids multiple possible transpositions and also disambiguation pages for example. VivaEmilyDavies 09:00, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)
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- You're, right, the formatting changes make it much easier to read too. If you need any author abbreviations checked leave me a message on my talk page and I can look them up.--nixie 23:31, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Format
<Jun-Dai 13:14, 6 Apr 2005 (UTC)>I think this list would be easier to use if it were either formatted better (i.e., a long single-column list, or a table of some sort), or if it simply listed the author abbreviation, which could then link to the article for that botanist.
ex.:
- Ach. - Erik Acharius
- A.Cunn. - Allan Cunningham (botanist)
- Adams - Johann Friedrich Adam
- Adans. - Michel Adanson
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- Ach. - A.Cunn. - Adams - Adans. - Adr.Juss.
Just my 2 cents</Jun-Dai>
Many thanks for implementing that! VivaEmilyDavies 22:36, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- The table format was no good, because it was hard to add new entries while preserving the layout. So I reverted it back to a list again. Gdr 13:19, 2005 Jun 5 (UTC)
[edit] Completeness
Is this list complete - or complete as of a specific date? ie, for historic botanists, if they aren't on this list can I assume they don't have an author abbreviation (Note: I don't even know the significance of a botanist having an author abbreviation...)Garrie 03:24, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
- Sorry, not following you around, promise.
- No, there are heaps missing, including lots of old ones. Hesperian 03:42, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
- No, it's not complete. No, you shouldn't assume that for historical botanists they don't have an author abbreviation if it's not on this list--there are many missing. There is no particular significance, except that their name is abbreviated in a standard way. I suspect it's usually done for those with more contributions to botany than others. My grandfather and two of his sons were all botanists, named plants, and only one of the sons has an abbreviation, although I think my grandfather named more organisms than this one uncle. KP Botany 03:46, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Robert Wight
Can somebody add Robert Wight? 89.240.2.245 19:09, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
Done Hesperian 04:41, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
