[seqfan] Re: Links and references in the OEIS, my policy

[michel.marcus at free.fr]

But then we will have duplicated entries in refs and links ? 

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De: "Chris Thompson" <cet1 at cam.ac.uk> 
À: "Sequence Fanatics Discussion list" <seqfan at list.seqfan.eu> 
Envoyé: Dimanche 8 Décembre 2019 16:09:07 
Objet: [seqfan] Re: Links and references in the OEIS, my policy 

On Nov 30 2019, Neil Sloane wrote: 

>Dear Sequence Fans, There have been discussions among the editors that I 
>don't agree with, andI would like to make some comments: 
[ ..snip.. ] 
>3. Replacing a reference by a link is not always a good thing. When the 
>link breaks, as it will sooner or later, the citation gets [broken link] 
>added. Whereas the original reference could still be useful if you have 
>access to the right library. 
> 
>3.1 That is why we keep references and links separate. 

I do very much agree with this, and consider it a mistake that entries 
began to be moved from "References" to "Links" just because an online 
version became available. Of course, it is useful to provide such a link 
if one exists. If the link subsequently breaks and cannot be mended, drop 
the link but keep the reference - which would be the natural action if 
it had remained in the "References" section. 

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Chris Thompson 
Email: cet1 at cam.ac.uk 




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