[Mged-misfishie] Optional items in MISFISHIE?

[Eric D. <ede...@sy...>]

Hi everyone, one of the items that came up in the previous long email
was the issue of optional elements.  For example, the current draft
says:

Optionally as a best practice, the protocol for the characterization and
information about the basic technique for characterizing the assays.

I would like to pose to all of you, do you think it's a good idea to
include (a very few) optional items?  These specifically would be items
where we would like to suggest that furnishing the information in
question is a very good idea, but we won't make it a strict requirement.

Would this promote better practices in reporting information?

Or would this just cause confusion and a more negative reaction?

Let us know what you think!

Thanks,
Eric