[seqfan] Re: Q regarding self-attribution with formulas

[Jack Brennen]

The content isn't enough.  What if the comment is:

    - The next term, if it exists, has at least 425 digits

There are some people from whom I would take this as an
undisputed fact, and then there are some others...

Prejudice isn't necessarily a bad thing.  Prejudice is the
reason that somebody will give James Cameron $200,000,000
to go make a movie, but they won't give me $20.

On 11/29/2010 9:15 AM, Alexander P-sky wrote:
> The name should NOT be used as the foundation of the judgment
> (otherwise it implies prejudice) - the judgment should be based on the
> content of the comment instead.
>
> ARP
>
> On 11/29/10, N. J. A. Sloane<njas at research.att.com>  wrote:
>> If you don't add your name after a formula, comment, program, reference,
>> etc.,
>> then it appears as if it were the work
>> of the original author (because one rarely looks at the history).
>>
>> So unless the addition is trivial, then it is perfectly OK
>> to sign it with one's name and date.
>>
>> In fact, the name is very useful in judging how significant
>> a comment is.
>>
>> It enables the reader to tell at a glance whether the comment
>> is likely to be significant, trivial, or even dubious.
>>
>> So YES to signing everything
>>
>> Neil
>>
>>
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