yes, but if it is published in an acedemic journal, you'd get perminant credit for it, whereas if you published it in the current wiki, you'd probably get no credit.
Axel Boldt <axelboldt@yahoo.com> wrote:
If you publish an idea of yours, notarized or not, it becomes part of the public domain -- unless it is patentable and you apply for a patent within one year of publication. Even then, the idea is your "property" only for 20 years.