A conversation on very similar themes occurred here: https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/managing-offensive-common-names/12358
although that was more about names that contain slurs, rather than naming for people involved in atrocities. There was significant disagreement on the advisability of removing offensive common names and several people made the point that in different countries different things are offensive or not. In that conversation, @bouteloua suggested that iNat should strike, but not delete, common names that a significant portion of users find offensive. I think that is reasonable, and more importantly, @tiwane thinks “@bouteloua’s suggestion is the best way forward.” Obviously iNat is not the authority on common name of birds, but similar issues will certainly arise in many taxa, and it seems like this policy could apply.
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