Paul Sternberg wrote:

Here is a response from Ralf.  My initial reaction is to agree with
Jonathan and Ralf.
Paul

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> From: "Ralf Sommer" <ralf.sommer@tuebingen.mpg.de>
> Date: Wed Jul 24, 2002  07:05:37 AM US/Pacific
> To: Paul Sternberg <pws@caltech.edu>
> Subject: Re: nomenclature
>
> Dear Paul,
>
> I am at the SDB meeting in Madison right now. I see the
> problem and think that it is really necessary to establish
> rules by now.
>
> In large, I agree with Jonathans comments. The tra(Cb)
> suggestion, although in principle workable, would cause some
> problems in practice I believe. So, in practice Jonathans
> suggestion might work better.
>
> In contrast to Jonathan, I believe that we cannot wait how
> the non C. elegans world evolves because there could be too
> much damage before we would know.
>
> I would even go a step further: It is more important to
> develop strikt rules now so that everybody will be able to
> follow them. I guess with that many new people in the field
> already (in particular with briggsae and remanei), it is
> impossible to find a solution that everybody likes.
> Personally, I find it more important to have rules that
> everybody is following than having "my" own rules.
> Therefore, we should come to a solution soon.
>
> In order to make sure that people will follow these rules
> and recommendations, it might even be neceassry to publish
> them, like in the Cel case a long time ago. We should do
> whatever necessary and possible not to end up like with
> pombe and cerevisiae!
>
> Regards,
>
> Ralf
>
> PS: I have problems forwarding this message to the others.
> Could you please do that for me. Thanks.

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