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=== Quotations ===
Quotations are useful even if they are second hand. In this case, they are often faulty, incomplete or distorted. So you are invited to correct them, but always by checking on in the original. As any quotation is inserted in a longer text, you may also add some omitted text, but always respecting the original.
=== Texts signed by an author ===
If it has been published elsewhere, it is not modifiable. If it is an original text, you can edit it, but the author has the right to accept or to refuse your corrections.
=== Scientific names ===
Scientific names follow the rules of the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature. Abreviations of authors' names are also standardised. Usually, names are carefully checked with the relevant databases, such as The Plant List, GRIN or Mansfeld. In case you disagree with a name, its spelling or an author's name, please put your proposal in the relevant discussion page, and add your arguments with references (the protologue, or any subsequent publication). If you are not familiar with nomenclature rules, ask questions, but refrain from doing changes by yourself.
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