[Cz-biology] Giant panda/naming

[Larry Sanger]

> I have become a supporter of the latter.  Having the article 
> under the scientific name makes the system bot-friendly.  It 
> also eliminates the problem of a common name referring to 
> multiple species.  Furthermore, it eliminates the user 
> friendliness problem by starting out the article with the 
> common name, which makes it clear what the organism is 
> usually called.  It also is a relatively clear and easy 
> policy to follow.

Well, it's not quite so clear as that.  Probably the single most important
reason to include the common name in the article title is that many people
will search for common names of common plants and animals, and will be
entirely put off by any article that does not use the common name.  THAT,
they will think, is a scientific article, not for me, because I am not a
scientist.

--Larry