What are the Genetics to... a Crystal

[Python Dreams]

Randy,
Its not that I cannot get along with Bruce... Its just pretty odd waking up to someone changing the name of your project without so much as a phone call. There was a post from Bill Buchman, a month or so ago, talking about how the name was changed and I am still holding out strong, when I never even heard of it! Then when I hear how someone who has never produced a Crystal is leading the name change charge, like he is an authority on the subject with one Crystal breeding season under his belt, lets just say that got under my skin.
As far as figuring out the naming? A Mojave X Special produces Crystals... If you use a Lesser X Special you get a Lesser Crystal... If you use a Butter, I am assuming you would get a Butter Crystal... It doesnt seem too difficult to me.
Now since it is so early in the project, and new breeding results have come in, it is possible that I have produced a Super Special and a Pastel Super Special instead of Super Crystals... If there is Mojave involved then I call it a Super Crystal! If I have produced a Super Mojave/ Special I would call it a Super Mojave Crystal. A Super Mojave/ Super Special would be a Super Mojave Super Crystal... It might not even be possible to produce some of these! Is the naming of the project perfect? Maybe not... But this project is early, and generally speaking, the originator gets the respect of naming what he started.

I think there are much more confusing things going on in the naming of snakes...
KingPins, QueenPins, Queenbees, Jigsaws, etc... Do these names have anything to do with what is exactly in the combo? Wouldnt it take someone interested in these to research them and find out? How is the Crystal naming any different?
What about Goblins/Yellowbellies, Fires/Embers, Specters/Whirlwinds, Vanillas/Lightnings, Phantoms/Mystics... How can we have different names for snakes that are basically the same thing??? Is this more or less confusing than the Crystal naming?
Even with Lesser Platinums... How many years have these been breeding? I could be wrong, but I havent heard of anyone (besides RDR, possibly Nerd, and maybe a couple others) that have produced Platinums from a Lesser Platinum. Wouldnt that be kinda confusing having Platinum in the title of a snake that wont produce Platties without another gene(someone correct me if I am wrong on this)?

To me there seems to be crazy names in this industry with alot of possible confusion invlolved for someone who does not want to do his research... I just dont understand why the Crystal project became the focal point for incorrect naming when it is years behind most other projects, and to me it seems somewhat basic to understand...