> > Would it be better for most people if I change the search engine to
> > do "Show ALL" by default? You'd then have to click on "Show only
> > valid names" when you didn't want the extra info.
>
> Hi Rick,
>
> It would probably serve people better this way. I think
> most of us are going use the data base to look for names which
> are often not valid... If some one is looking for only valid
> entries, then they can click on that option.
I also think the proposed change would be very sensible.
Another thing that should be changed as well is the expression
"valid" in this context. A name is not invalid if it is considered a
synonym solely because of taxonomic reasons. In these cases the names
are only *not accepted synonyms* (but they can in fact still be valid
names!).
Please, change the wording from:
"show *only valid* names"
to
"show *only accepted* names"
in the www page. TNX.
I think (for our non-elitary friend Paul & supporters) this is a non-
trivial concern.
Kind regards
Jan