Hi,
I kind of suspect that all of the forgoing discussion is related to my editing of the comment re.
Mimulus tilingii var. caespitosus... ?
To explain, I edited the comment because I assumed it was intended to be done (since there was an "edit" button that anyone could use) - on most forums, unless it is intended that statements can be edited, it's simply not possible to do it.
I edited it because it was general plant information that appeared to be incorrect (it said that this variety was widespread across western North America, which is not true; the variety only occurs in BC/Wash/Ore/Idaho, according to reputable references - the regular species is however more widespread). The statement that was copied there came from the Wikipedia entry for the species, not specifically for the variety.
Since it was general plant info, and I'm sure this site aims to use correct info and IDs, I edited it and submitted the changes to the administrators (as the system allows you to do). Sorry, I didn't mean any offense by doing so.
Actually, my own policy is that I would not edit anyone's grammar or spelling on a public forum, no matter what it was like, because that may not be taken well by the original poster. Different people have different skills... so long as everyone can understand everyone else, that's all that matters.
(Only species names, if mis-spelled, should be corrected within entries, IMO.) I also would not edit any personal observation that was made. However, to make a useful database, the plant info needs to be correct. As this info was
not a personal observation (it was general plant info copied from Wikipedia), I thought it was allowed to edit it.
Anyway, sorry about that. Next time I will instead post another comment, as described above, if I find some incorrect data.
Lori
