2018-11-04T13:37:36-08:00 http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/ Lussumo Vanilla & Feed Publisher http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/1354/avoiding-selfpromotion/?Focus=19058#Comment_19058 2012-05-15T13:07:21-07:00 2018-11-04T13:37:36-08:00 Milinovich http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/account/490/

I finally got around to posting the question:http://mathoverflow.net/questions/97040/optimization-problem-arising-from-the-study-of-zeta-zerosThanks again for the feedback.

http://mathoverflow.net/questions/97040/optimization-problem-arising-from-the-study-of-zeta-zeros

Thanks again for the feedback.]]> http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/1354/avoiding-selfpromotion/?Focus=19038#Comment_19038 2012-05-10T16:42:06-07:00 2018-11-04T13:37:36-08:00 grp http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/account/187/

If for any reason you still need reassurance, you can post a version of the question here and express your doubts about it and/or ask for help making it appropriate for MathOverflow. Honest requests ...

Gerhard "But I'm Sure It's OK" Paseman, 2012.05.10]]> http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/1354/avoiding-selfpromotion/?Focus=19037#Comment_19037 2012-05-10T14:04:06-07:00 2018-11-04T13:37:36-08:00 Milinovich http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/account/490/

Alright, thanks for the comments (and the piling on).

http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/1354/avoiding-selfpromotion/?Focus=19035#Comment_19035 2012-05-10T12:06:34-07:00 2018-11-04T13:37:36-08:00 Ben Webster http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/account/21/

Just to pile on: if you're thinking "gee, I hope this question doesn't sound like unacceptable self-promotion," you're pretty unlikely to actually cross the line. Certainly the idea isn't ...

Just to pile on: if you're thinking "gee, I hope this question doesn't sound like unacceptable self-promotion," you're pretty unlikely to actually cross the line. Certainly the idea isn't that you shouldn't ask questions relevant to your papers, or that you shouldn't mention this fact if you do. Generally mentioning your own work isn't a problem if you're actually asking a question.

]]> http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/1354/avoiding-selfpromotion/?Focus=19034#Comment_19034 2012-05-10T11:19:30-07:00 2018-11-04T13:37:36-08:00 Angelo http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/account/483/

I see absolutely no problem, even if you mention the paper.

http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/1354/avoiding-selfpromotion/?Focus=19033#Comment_19033 2012-05-10T11:18:33-07:00 2018-11-04T13:37:36-08:00 Neil Strickland http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/account/613/

That seems fine to me.

http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/1354/avoiding-selfpromotion/?Focus=19032#Comment_19032 2012-05-10T07:54:58-07:00 2018-11-04T13:37:36-08:00 Harry Gindi http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/account/55/

Write the question and include the paper as a reference. Explain as much of the terminology and notation as you have patience for, though.

Write the question and include the paper as a reference. Explain as much of the terminology and notation as you have patience for, though.

]]> http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/1354/avoiding-selfpromotion/?Focus=19031#Comment_19031 2012-05-10T07:28:40-07:00 2018-11-04T13:37:36-08:00 Milinovich http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/account/490/

I would like to ask an optimization problem that arose in a paper my collaborators and I wrote a few years ago, but never solved. Is this acceptable? I do not want it to sound like an advertisement ...

One possibility is that I do not mention the paper, but then it may be difficult to appropriately "motivate" the question.

An input would be appreciated,

- Micah]]>