[seqfan] Re: Signing contributions

[Charles Greathouse]

I think that cross-references, references, links, and examples should not
normally be signed. If you have a cross-reference that is sufficiently
unobvious that you feel the need to sign it, probably you should explain
the connection as a comment (which you would sign).

I'm not automatically opposed to signing those sections in extraordinary
cases but as in my xref example it's usually a sign that you're doing
something conceptually wrong.

Charles Greathouse
Analyst/Programmer
Case Western Reserve University


On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 11:02 PM, Alonso Del Arte <alonso.delarte at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I agree with your opinion. Heck, there are times when I feel silly signing
> a Mathematica program, especially if it's something like
>
> RealDigits[SOMEFUNCTION[SOMECONSTANT], 10, 100][[1]]
>
> But where to draw the line between things like that and more involved cases
> where we really want proper authorial accountability?
>
> How about we say something like:
>
> "If in doubt and you're not the original contributor of the entry, sign
> your contribution."
>
> Al
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 10:27 PM, Frank Adams-Watters <
> franktaw at netscape.net
> > wrote:
>
> > We have contradictory advice about contributions in the Wiki. In:
> >
> > https://oeis.org/wiki/Style_Sheet
> >
> > It says:
> >
> > "Cross-references, links, references, and (usually) examples are neither
> > signed nor acknowledged in [the extensions field]"
> >
> > Whereas in:
> >
> > http://oeis.org/wiki/QandA_For_New_OEIS#Should_I_sign_my_
> > contributions.3F_.28Yes.21.29
> >
> > It says:
> >
> > "[Signing contributions]  applies to comments, formulas, examples,
> > programs, even cross-references."
> >
> > My own opinion is that cross-references, references, and links should not
> > normally be signed. Examples I actually think should be signed unless
> they
> > are very simple.
> >
> > Franklin T. Adams-Watters
> >
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