-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of James Stroud Sent: Fri 7/27/2007 9:03 PM To: CCP4BB@jiscmail.ac.uk Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] CCP4 Wiki >On Friday 27 July 2007 06:10, Anastassis Perrakis wrote: >> Being a small contributor to the Greek Wiki, which has far less >> subscribers than the English one, >> I can see that the dynamics do not work well. People can sneak in >> loads of crap, that are unlikely to be read >> and corrected by an expert, due to the smaller number of contributors.
>The dynamics of over-restriction are in some cases worse. Consider this google >search: "volume triclinic cell". Note the relevant equation on the top hit >(http://webmineral.com/help/CellDimensions.shtml) page. I sent three emails >to the maintainer of that page to correct the equation, but they never got it >right and in the end simply ignored me. Previously this equation was >just-plain-wrong, but now the parentheses aren't balanced. Were that a wiki, >I would have fixed it up in three seconds.* Actually the missing right parenthesis appears in the equation for 'Den(Calc)' a few lines down ;-). <DIATRIBE>... and if people took the trouble to understand operator priority in equations (e.g. multiple/divide before add/subtract otherwise left to right) then the superfluous parentheses wouldn't be needed, the equation would be much clearer and easier for readers of the Wiki to verify, and mistakes like this would be somewhat less likely.</DIATRIBE> -- Ian Disclaimer This communication is confidential and may contain privileged information intended solely for the named addressee(s). It may not be used or disclosed except for the purpose for which it has been sent. If you are not the intended recipient you must not review, use, disclose, copy, distribute or take any action in reliance upon it. If you have received this communication in error, please notify Astex Therapeutics Ltd by emailing [EMAIL PROTECTED] and destroy all copies of the message and any attached documents. Astex Therapeutics Ltd monitors, controls and protects all its messaging traffic in compliance with its corporate email policy. The Company accepts no liability or responsibility for any onward transmission or use of emails and attachments having left the Astex Therapeutics domain. Unless expressly stated, opinions in this message are those of the individual sender and not of Astex Therapeutics Ltd. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of computer viruses. Astex Therapeutics Ltd accepts no liability for damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. E-mail is susceptible to data corruption, interception, unauthorized amendment, and tampering, Astex Therapeutics Ltd only send and receive e-mails on the basis that the Company is not liable for any such alteration or any consequences thereof. Astex Therapeutics Ltd., Registered in England at 436 Cambridge Science Park, Cambridge CB4 0QA under number 3751674
