[seqfan] Re: 4-12-28-60

Marc LeBrun mlb at well.com
Wed Jun 23 20:00:00 CEST 2010


>="K. Viswanathan Iyer" <kvi at nitt.edu>
> Is the sequence defined by the D(n)'s interesting?

Yes.  After verifying it's correct please submit it.


It seems ironic that those folks who pause to worry about whether their
submissions are sufficiently interesting almost certainly should contribute
them, whereas those without a reflex for self-restraint cause the headaches.

The OEIS is a cultural treasure chest.  But not everything in it can be a
dazzling jewel, precious beyond measure.  Donating the product of any
sincere investigation increases its value.  It just shouldn't be debased by
flooding it with worthless plastic counterfeits.

Further, it's a mine for new treasures, such as when superseeker etc reveals
unexpected connections between sequences.  So submissions that might "salt"
the OEIS for future findings might turn out to be more valuable than they at
first appear.

Generally (crank spew excepted) if it's interesting enough to you to expend
the effort to research, compute, discuss and present in a well-crafted OEIS
submission, then it is--ipso facto--interesting.






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