Re: GSC 00279 00321 paper

[Oscar Saa <osaa@ctio.noao.edu>]

Dear Tom,
I know I have done nothing as yet ( real work for TASS )
but, I want to say that I'm with you here ...
I like TASS the way it is, and I support your position about this.

Oscar


Tom Droege wrote:

> I second most of this.  Particularly the part about keeping a thick skin
> and repeated posting to the tass list.  You will get lots of criticism,
> some of it even constructive.  ;^)  In the end you will have a much better
> paper than if you just went off on your own.
>
> Don't be discouraged Michael K.  It is going to take longer than you
> expected.  But you will end up with a better publication.  Do not fear that
> someone will publish first.  We run in the open, so someone could steal the
> data and publish ahead of you.  That is OK.  Everyone will know what
> happened.  You will gain by being thorough and will get proper credit in
> the end for your good work.
>
> I particularly agree with the reputation issues.  Still, I stand by my
> "tass has no rules" position.  Someone could set up a parallel organization
> with rules, but it will not be tass.  My position is that tass as an
> association of people does certain things.  Individuals or groups of
> individuals publish.  So the reputation is for individuals.  tass (I hope)
> is reputation neutral.  This at least as to results.  The reputation I wish
> to guard for tass is that of an association of individuals who have
> gathered together to work in an area of science.  Here I will press
> strongly (as one individual) to support the free interchange of ideas which
> I think is the basis of good science.
>