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  1. Bewick

    Poll - Do you agree or disagree with the AOS's recent decision to abandon the use of eponymous bird names?

    The post has moved to a couple of different threads, in the process moderators added to the description- its just a more professional sounding description. I believe originally my description was just the title reworded with two articles linked below. To address your second point, unsure where...
  2. Bewick

    Poll - Do you agree or disagree with the AOS's recent decision to abandon the use of eponymous bird names?

    I meant BOURC decisions on the whether rarities are accepted or not.
  3. Bewick

    Poll - Do you agree or disagree with the AOS's recent decision to abandon the use of eponymous bird names?

    Yes it won't, though this is simply to understand the opinions of bird forum users on this topic. Most discussions against/for taxonomic splits/bourc decisions etc also won't have an effect on the final decision though I believe its still valuable nonetheless.
  4. Bewick

    Poll - Do you agree or disagree with the AOS's recent decision to abandon the use of eponymous bird names?

    I think this thread has value independent from the other threads, anonymous voting will encourage more people to express their opinions on this topic.
  5. Bewick

    Poll - Do you agree or disagree with the AOS's recent decision to abandon the use of eponymous bird names?

    As Birdforum may be considered a broad representation of the birding community, this poll is to gauge the level of support for the AOS decision to abandon ALL eponymous names of birds within their geographical reason, this affecting upward of 90 species. Relevant articles: Bird Names and...
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