>"While I generally agree with the attitude behind your comments, they do not agree with actual research practice." I am well aware of this problem. I expect y

>"While I generally agree with the attitude behind your comments, they do not agree with actual research practice." I am well aware of this problem. I expect you will have no more success convincing these people that replication is necessary than you would convincing a fervent religious believer their deity does not exist. These juvenile research practices really need to stop though. It is driving the most intelligent and competent potential contributors away from careers in these areas.