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Excel Formulas Copyrights
I take your point but Sergei makes a good one too.
Once we post something, it's really for all to use, reuse, and adapt to suit their Excel query. I would hesitate to reinvent the wheel if there is already a solution out there that can address a problem.
I agree that there are some absolutely stunning formulas that are just awesome and so it should be marked as best response and cemented. The experts on this forum are in my personal opinion a great value to our community.
I'm just not sure how we would go about crediting a formula to a person and managing that process. Also the solution would still need to be contextualised to suit the solution being sought which is where a solution could be adjusted to suit the needs.
Just my two cents and I can understand where you are coming from on this.
Cheers
Damien
Hi Damien_Rosario,
yes, i don't expect people will refer to my post if I just answer with IF function, like =IF(A1=1,A1, A1+1)
Of course my friend.
To your point above about crediting someone elses solution as good practice, the challenge is making that a consistent policy, and also enforceable (which I don't think Microsoft will want to micro manage).
I just don't see an easy way to implement this sort of referencing nor do I see it being universally applied by users as not everyone will be as diligent as you guys are on crediting others.
I guess (for me) this all comes down to whether my ego will take a bruising if I don't get credit for a solution that I have provided that may be used later by someone else.
The answer is meh, I just like helping where I can, learning new things on the forum and enjoying your company!
Cheers
Damien
