Maybe an R-packages posting guide with an example and an automatic append of a one or two line summary at the end of each article posted - as already done on r-help.
On 8/21/06, Martin Maechler <maechler at stat.math.ethz.ch> wrote:
Hi G?ran,
"GB" == G?ran Brostr?m <goran.brostrom at gmail.com>
on Mon, 21 Aug 2006 11:12:49 +0200 writes:
GB> A new version, 0.65-1, of glmmML is now on CRAN. It is a major rewrite GB> of the inner structures, so frequent updates (bug fixes) may be GB> expected for some time. GB> News: [............] Sorry for my lazy question : What does the package do that lmer() does not? I do know that you are a smart person so I know I will get a non-trivial answer. The main reason for this e-mail is really to encourage you (and all other 'R-packages' posters) to do the following in each posting to R-packages: 1) [One paragraph:] What does the package do // why do you see a need for the package // what's the bigger context ? 2) [another paragraph (or two...):] News etc Since the R-packages archives are relatively prominently listed as part of "News" on the R project website, (and also since I encourage ``everyone'' to subscribe to R-packages,) I think the extra information in "1)" above would be appropriate for every posting to R-packages. Martin Maechler, ETH Zurich
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