Especially for those that fall under taxon frameworks, in particular for things like plants that are covered, but not locked to please take a moment if you create a new species to take a quick moment to fill in the taxon framework documentation. It is 20 seconds of work, but will make managing taxa…

Can’t @loarie just mass import them though?

Yes, but I assume unless they turn it into some kind of scheduled / scripted task we want to minimize keeping asking for different loads to be run.

[image] cmcheatle: It is 20 seconds of work, but will make managing taxa reviews etc so much easier. Definitely a good reminder, though your time estimate may be a little optimistic, if you include the time to research the name in the standard reference for that taxon framework. Just FYI for…

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I was commenting on the incremental time to add it, I was assuming if you are adding it, you’ve already done that research. It is 5 fields, 2 of which are dropdowns.

[image] cmcheatle: unless they turn it into some kind of scheduled / scripted task that’s the plan

[image] bouteloua: that’s the plan In a perfect world, it would not be a scheduled or scripted task, but a database trigger that fired off upon entry of a new record to the database.

@kschnei , I hadn’t thought about this issue with changing the Salticidae phylogenetic classification. Since Maddison’s breakdown adds several levels to what the WSC reflects, it would throw a wrench in the framework relationships. Maybe there is a database source we can link it to? I don’t know.

When you refer to ‘levels’ are you talking about things like tribes, subfamilies etc ? If so, it is considered acceptable and appropriate to incorporate those into the taxonomy, provided they are something that can be referenced, and entered as a deviation. The same is done for example on plants wh…

A gentle plea when adding new taxa: add taxon framework relationship

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A gentle plea when adding new taxa: add taxon framework relationship

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