---I suppose a script could be added to correct formatting errors, but it's much simpler to submit correct proposals from the start.
i am a software developer: 'correct data-entry' is an oxi-moron; there are always edits to check that it is correct. there are always new people that don't know the rules - and i am far from 'the least educated' on the subject, and i actually have been making an effort ;). it WOULD be much simpler to set-up an editing script, then to continually educate everybody thru personal/public posts. even a FAC is more useful then once or twice posted rules somewhere...you don't have a FAQ, right? for data-base subject for this site: entry/rules/search/etc? the reason i was submitting incorrect entries is because i could not find any clear concise rules on the subject.
-- I always send an explanation when I decline a proposal. Do you read the explanations that are included in the decline message?
yes i do read them , but they could be avoided if a system msg is generated instead. it'll save you a lot of time doing explaining, at least for simple general things.
--Your remarks about a trade name database suggest that you're still confused about the term.
i am not confused about the term. for corporate names/trade-marks etc, there are reference data-bases: to avoid duplicates and disputes. i know that for a fact. those are the databases i was talking about. of course, for plants there are also patents. but i am talking about just 'Trade mark names' databases. i was just wondering if smth like that exists for cultivar names. i don't know; i was asking.
yes, i know that you can put <tm> on anything and it gives you some protection - but hydridizers usually register their names - that is the databases i was talking about. for many things there are commercial databases that do referencing services for var. purposes.
-- The "color" name you're referring to is actually the cultivar name, and we need a separate entry for each cultivar.
i understand that it is part of a cultivar name; but if that is the ONLY difference between entries - they can appear separate, but the entry process/proposal can be simplified.
i was talking from the technical processing point of view and to facilitate ease of entry so-to-speak. i am curious what dave would say about my comments, form tech point of view?
