Is the PhyloCode now roughly analogous to the actual codes? A reply to Laurin et al.

Laurin et al. (2005) take issue with my recent report of the First International Phylogenetic Nomenclature Meeting (Pickett, 2005). When I attended the conference, I was surprised at many of the comments made by the organizers. Some of these comments revealed a shift in the direction of the movement to establish a code of nomenclature that reflects phylogenetic principles. Laurin et al. deny that these comments reflect any shifts. Rather than deny the specifics of what I reported, however, which was largely simple quotation, they have sought to deny my interpretation of those words, and explain what those words really mean and why they do not actually imply what they seem to imply. Their arguments range from hair-splitting to outright inaccuracy.