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[–] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I don't think anyone is suggesting that Inca Dove is offensive so much as it's inaccurate, and while we're doing a mass name change, might as well change that one too.

Honestly, I wish we would just bite the bullet and do this with a lot of inaccurately named biochemistry stuff lol