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  • $\begingroup$ Seems like a bug Is that your question? $\endgroup$ Commented Feb 8, 2016 at 22:26
  • $\begingroup$ @Dr.belisarius Yes $\endgroup$
    – user58955
    Commented Feb 8, 2016 at 23:11
  • $\begingroup$ Note that the Simplify is irrelevant. This sort of problem has been noted before. Example: mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/78945/… $\endgroup$
    – Michael E2
    Commented Feb 9, 2016 at 1:26
  • $\begingroup$ In my original answer I had made a mistake in the conversion between Binomail and Factorial. With the correction Sum[ (m - 2)!/((k - 2)! (m - k - 1)!), {k, 2, m - 2, 2}, Assumptions -> m/2 \[Element] Integers && m > 10] also returns 0 which is wrong. It appears that there is indeed a bug here. I have removed the original answer. $\endgroup$ Commented Feb 9, 2016 at 8:14
  • $\begingroup$ Bug still exists in 10.4 $\endgroup$
    – user58955
    Commented Mar 26, 2016 at 4:06