I think we need to press BSBI for this one, maybe worth going via your vc recorder to do this.

Well whenever we have pressed Chris about this in the past he always replies that he is waiting for a full UK vascular plant checklist from BSBI in order to replace the existing preferred vascular plant list. No doubt there are still discussions going on about the Stace 3 changes, but BSBI must be made aware that if LRCs and other Recorder users are to be able to handle the coming atlas data we will need the list finalised.

Having said that though, I understand that many, if not all of the Stace 3 names are now in the database, just not in the preferred list, so they do not necessarily display correctly.

Who are you talking to at BSBI Chris? Lots of us are members, perhaps we should be pushing for action from that end.

Just to be clear Chris. This is not just a question of us being able to input data against the new names. Every time we exchange data with our VC recorders there is a mismatch because they (as users of MapMate) have a fully updated species dictionary. Our submissions to them are still using the currently preferred (in R6) names, which are now incorrect and have been so for five years now.
Every time we produce a report with any plant species data in it, it must be checked and any Stace 2 names replaced manually. It is costing us time and money we do not have and every time I have to explain to a partner why we are not able to produce outputs with correct scientific names, I have to look at that glazed-over face people pull when you are explaining something which is entirely beyond their comprehension.
Frankly, it's embarassing.

Thanks Tom, that's great news.

Does anyone know if this ever got done?  If yes, does anyone know which dictionary upgrade contains the changes?

Thanks Charlie.

Does anyone know where the sticking point is?  Is Chris still waiting for the full list from BSBI?

As Charlie said, I have been working on updating as many as I can as and when people point them out. I wasn't aware that the BSBI had anything other than their 2007 checklist plus a spreadsheet of changes/additions and the names in that spreadsheet didn't include authorities. There was talk that the BSBI would issue a new updated checklist, as per the 2007 list, which is why we did ad-hoc updates, but this hasn't been produced yet ... I think. I will have a look at the changes spreadsheet tomorrow and just see how many new names are missing completely - so we can get a feel for how many need creating. :)

Hi Aisling - I'm continuing to update those that I am told about but there hasn't been a definitive BSBI update yet - I keep checking with my "man on the inside" every now and then. Are there any genera in particular that you'd like me to fix? :)

Hello
My Bot Soc has sent a list of changes for us in R6 and one of them is for records for the hybrid X Dactylodenia heinzeliana. It seems my match to Gymnadenia conopsea x Dactylorhiza fuchsii = X Dactylodenia st-quintinii (Godfery) J. Duvign. [SppHyb] (Taxon Version Key: NHMSYS0001754469) is not acceptable to them because the D. st-q bit is wrong now.

Any chance of adding this one please? I did a search and can't see that its come up before.

Also could you point me to the notes on adding user defined taxa. I have the 'Manage User Added Taxa' addin installed, but can't work out where you add the TVK to it (or indeed if I'm using it correctly).

Thanks
Purgle