It is not that 500 steps is too low that concerns me, it is not showing the posteriors for the parameters used (which it sounds like may simply be the custom in

It is not that 500 steps is too low that concerns me, it is not showing the posteriors for the parameters used (which it sounds like may simply be the custom in this area). I would think if people had such trouble using mcmc that common practice would be publishing diagnostic charts to reassure each other.