[seqfan] Re: R: Ombudsman needed for OEIS?

[Donald Alan Morrison]

Sounds like a versioning problem.  Why not vote for visibility instead
of deleting sequences.  New sequences would get an "N" prefix instead
of "A", and then only be given an "A" prefix after "promotion" through
a vote of some sort: a minimum threshold as discussed.

On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 8:43 AM, N. J. A. Sloane <njas at research.att.com> wrote:
> Klaus made some excellent arguments that an ombudsman is
> unnecessary and may have a negative eefect.
>
> On the other hand, people have written to me personally,
> saying "The editors are kicking my sequences" or "Editor X
> has been looking at a number of sequences I submitted
> in 2008 and suggesting in the pink discussion boxes
> that they should be deleted".
>
> I don't want to have to resolve all these disputes myself.
> That's why it seemed like a good idea to have an independent
> person who would do this. Does anyone have a better solution?
>
> Neil
>
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