[tcs-lc] handling of ex authors

[Sally Hinchcliffe]

Roger wrote:
> NameObjects (soon to be TaxonNames) can have a 'BasedOn' link to another 
> name. This allows for explicitly indicating that this name is the 
> validation of a previously used name that was not validly published.
> 
> This mechanism is probably a clearer way of showing the origins of a 
> name than trying to indicate it within the author string.
> 
> But I accept that 'ex' in author strings is required and a role type 
> mechanism as suggested by Sally is probably the way to go.
> 
Yes please, I think this will help acceptance of the standard.
Agree that Based on is a better way of encoding this information if 
it's available but many providers (including most legacy records in 
IPNI) won't have that data
SAlly
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