Kenneth Chang

1/ @DrFunkySpoon Culturally, planet means “big, important thing orbiting sun.” & thus countable like continents, oceans, siblings.

@kchangnyt "dwarf planet is not a planet". Why not let them be like dwarf galaxies & stars? Minor improvement - everybody happy.

@kchangnyt Many feel there was a slight vindictiveness in adding, at last minute "dwarf p doesn't equal p". We already subdivide planets...

@kchangnyt transitions between dwarf & non-dwarf status, as happens. Under this revised scheme doesn't suddenly become or cease being planet

@DrFunkySpoon Everyone forgets Gingerich et al proposed exactly that & everyone hated that too.

@kchangnyt I don't think everyone hated it. Some slight tweaks were requested & process went off the rails. Have u read accounts of Prague?

@DrFunkySpoon I’m referring to the public reaction. People just wanted Pluto, not to clutter the solar system.

@kchangnyt There was definitely some public attachment to Pluto. All the more reason not to confuse & upset people w unnecessary "demotion".