I suppose I sensed more malice than might have been there, and I agree with you. I also find many papers difficult to read and especially lacking important impl

I suppose I sensed more malice than might have been there, and I agree with you. I also find many papers difficult to read and especially lacking important implementation details. I've found that many researchers are very open to questions via email, however. Most of the time I'll get a response that can clarify a thing or two. I personally feel that researchers just need to be better writers though. Most of the time, the writing is just plain bad. Perhaps there needs to be a way to enforce a bare minimum in writing quality. Personally I wouldn't be surprised to see more researchers employ editors for themselves.