[AAVSO-DIS] When is a variable worth reporting?

[Michael Koppelman]

I'd add a small addendum to this: the only really proven way to make  
sure that data is preserved is to publish it. This, of course, does  
not mean publishing things in a sloppy manner nor does it mean we  
should clutter publications with little one-offs. It does mean that  
the work of Sebastian, John Greaves, Patrick Wils and many others,  
who aggregate lists of new similar objects into a single publications  
are very worthwhile indeed and go a long way to preserve the data  
forever. Email lists and discussion boards and web databases may not  
stand the test of time like ol' fashioned publication.

Michael

On Dec 13, 2005, at 5:11 PM, Sebastian Otero wrote:

> So report everything but DON'T publish everything.