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

[Felix Fröhlich]

In my opinion it should be part of the review process to ensure an archived
version of a link in a submission exists, either in an archive service,
such as the Wayback Machine or a similar service, or, perhaps, in some
cases locally on the OEIS server. This, of course, leaves the issue with
the links that are already in the OEIS.

Best regards
Felix

Am So., 8. Dez. 2019 um 18:32 Uhr schrieb jean-paul allouche <
jean-paul.allouche at imj-prg.fr>:

> Why not? in particular if the reference is a paper, a book, etc.
> and the link... a link. In any case, better a duplicated entry than
> an --ultimately dead-- link.
> best
> jp
>
>
> Le 08/12/2019 à 18:21, michel.marcus at free.fr a écrit :
> > But then we will have duplicated entries in refs and links ?
> >
> > ----- Mail original -----
> >
> > 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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