Earlier this morning I emailed Dave with a question related to the ability to change cultivar data in the database here are ATP. He suggested I post what I wrote so we could discuss it here. I agree, this not only relates to my question but also any data changes that could be made by members in the database. Below is my post to Dave....
Hi Dave,
I've been adding some images to the database of the sculpted dl's from this summer. While doing this I'm noticing many images I have are of cv's not in the database as sculpted. This is not a fault of ATP, the AHS registrations are not reflecting many older ones previously registered that are sculpted due to the acceptance of the form in 2010 and a hybridizers lack of correcting their registrations to reflect the change for various reasons. While researching/studying these forms, I collected a list of several hundred sculpted forms and verified the majority thru growers, hybridizers and the Sculpted form committee. For a long time I have been conflicted about changing the data related to cv's even though it appears to be a part of ATP to do so. I think I have settled it in my mind that I would not be changing an official registration made by a hybridizer with the registrar, something I am not allowed or even would be willing to do, but changing the data to reflect advances in the registration process in an unofficial database/information site. My own database of these forms follows the same way and is a source for the many requests I receive for these forms. The benefits of which allows those looking for these forms to find them online and gives a true representation of the cv's involved. Hope I'm making sense.
What I need to know is....would this be something you would be in favor of seeing done or do you want the ATP database to only show the official registration info? Changes would be made only to ones I am certain of, add images where I can and take into consideration images already posted which may not show sculpted traits as to if I should change the data. One example is the cv Chittagong (Munson 1973) one of the earliest. There would be no way to officially change this registration as Mr. Munson is no longer here. The image in the database shows sculpted pleated form which is what my information also confirms. This would be a project that will take some time to complete...I have a long winter ahead up here to work on it!
