[seqfan] Re: Cleaning up cross-references to recycled sequences - can this be automated?

[Paul D Hanna]

Russ, 
      I am very impressed with the amazing work that you've done so far! 
And with your attititude toward suggestions for improvements is commendable. 
I would like to meet you someday to thank you personally for all you've done for the OEIS! 
and to meet someone of your caliber. 
Best wishes, 
     Paul 
 
---------- Original Message ----------
From: Russ Cox <rsc at swtch.com>
To: Sequence Fanatics Discussion list <seqfan at list.seqfan.eu>
Cc: "N. J. A. Sloane" <njas at research.att.com>
Subject: [seqfan] Re: Cleaning up cross-references to recycled sequences - can this be automated?
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2011 10:41:18 -0500

On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 5:04 AM, Andrew Weimholt
<andrew.weimholt at gmail.com> wrote:
> I recently suggested that a new sequence be split into two sequences.
> The author followed that suggestion and the original sequence was
> subsequently recycled by other editors.
> However, the author had also added cross-references to the
> now-recycled sequence to several other of his sequences.

Thanks for pointing this out.  I've made a note to find some
solution to this, perhaps not letting a sequence be recycled
unless the cross-references to it are deleted too.

I have also started a list of suggestions here so as not to
bog seqfan with too much discussion about server details:
http://oeis.org/wiki/User:Russ_Cox/OEIS_Server_Features

Russ

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