Yes, I agree on that. Where we disagree is here:Sciongrad wrote:Excidium Planetis wrote:Optiom 2a does not remove the co-authors from the text, and neither states nor implies any such thing. Therefore, yes, option 2a does mean the author can choose whether or not they want to put the co-author credit in the text... Because that is the current rule, and 2 a does not remove that.
No, it does not say that. I'll explain what it says: option 2a proposes creating an out-of-text field specifically for co-authors, like the current "author" field. It is optional in the sense that authors may choose whether or not to use it depending on whether or not they have co-authors.
The function would have no purpose if authors could choose to either use it or place co-authors in the text of the resolution.
Yes it would. The official co-author box might look nicer, be easier to recognize, or be linked to a co-author badge, whereas listing the co-author in the text may be a matter of personal preference, or a way to list a coauthor without them being recognized for it as much.
Under option 2a, co-authors continue to exist, but not in the text of the resolution.
But that's not what 2a says. 2a does not state that co-authors cannot be put in the text.
Then Option 5 is either as I described or Option 1. It doesn't matter, either way I counted it towards removing co-authors.
Option 5 was Gruen's particular desire to eliminate co-authors from the text of the resolution entirely. It was essentially an "either option 1 or 2a" choice, because they both eliminated co-authors from the text of resolutions. Gruen even acknowledged that option 2a removes co-authors from the text of the resolution here:Gruen wrote:5) Other
Specifically: eliminate coauthors from the text. Whether there's then some additional coauthor box implemented, maybe, maybe not, maybe don't care.
Emphasis mine.
That isn't an acknowledgement that 2a removes co-authors from the text at all, that's simply an admission that Gruen would support a co-author field as long as co-authors were removed from the text. Gruen did not mention 2a at all.
The additional coauthor box is exactly what option 2a proposes/
Yes, I won't deny that. But just because it proposes an optional box does not mean it removes co-authors from the text.