No I don't do that.

I keep everything related to a particular project (image | scene) on its 
own directory.  Each directory has separate copies of four 'standard' 
files: scene.ini, scene.pov, lightscamera.inc, and scene_setup.inc which 
contain roughly the same, but evolving, set of tools in the form of 
macros. I keep this discipline religously.  For the most flegling of 
projects I start a new directory and copy in these four files.  I always 
render from the .ini file, (nearly always.)  All includes are called in 
the scene.pov.

If I want a quick test I copy something from insert->scene templates 
menu and save it as 'test.pov' on a subdirectory. If the testfile takes 
on a life of its own I can either include the lightscamera from the main 
scene for better testing, or finally rename and refile it and include it 
in the main scene.

Not sure why this works for me but it seems to and I have kept it up 
with consistancy for years now. It sort of gives me the ability to start 
with the same basic template of elements and take them in slightly 
divergent directions without worrying about the impact on other things. 
  Psychicly and creatively this is very important to me.  As long as I 
maintain this basic working method it seems I am otherwise free of 
remembering the details of some detailed super-standard.

It does set up the arcane situation that work I do on new techniques is 
invariably catalogued under a particular project and I have to remember 
where it is accordingly.  But mysteriously, that seems to work best.

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