[seqfan] Re: OEIS Wiki: Offsets

[Alonso Del Arte]

I do like how Felix elaborated the offset 3 example.

But we need to keep in mind that the offset is one of those fields that
*must* be filled in for a new entry. You have to enter something in that
field before you can save the first edit. This makes the offset field very
different from, say, the Maple field, which is perfectly fine to leave
blank.

This means that Neil wants us to think about offsets when proposing new
entries, not just grabbing some rule of thumb value.

Al

On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 11:53 AM, Joerg Arndt <arndt at jjj.de> wrote:

> I much dislike:
> "As a rule of thumb, the offset of a sequence should usually be 1, ..."
> We already have enough problems caused zero-phobia in the OEIS.
>
> My personal rule is
> "Think long and hard whether a(0) is naturally defined. If yes, add it."
>
> The old text was shorter and clearer as well.
>
> Best regards,  jj
>
>
> * Felix Fröhlich <felix.froe at googlemail.com> [Apr 13. 2015 17:35]:
> > Hello sequence fans
> >
> > what do you think of the following change:
> >
> > https://oeis.org/w/index.php?title=Offsets&diff=1593046&oldid=1590987
> >
> > Is that change okay?
> >
> > Also, I am interested in doing some further editing of that page, so if
> you
> > have any suggestions regarding how to make that page better, just let me
> > know and I can do the editing.
> >
> > Best regards
> > Felix
> >
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