That is also true, though I'm not sure I knew of sci-hub back then, or if it existed. I 'finished' a few years back. I do still pay passing attention but my qu

That is also true, though I'm not sure I knew of sci-hub back then, or if it existed. I 'finished' a few years back. I do still pay passing attention but my quasi-scholastic approach has settled down. One benefit of contacting them directly is you can often get copies of more than just the paper. I've had them send me zipped copies of their research and, in one case, even sent me a couple of DVDs full of stuff. On a whole, the community was very approachable and I simply explained what I was doing and why. There weren't any negative responses and I was clear that I'm a mathematician and not a climate scientist. It was very unlike how I'd been led to believe, as far as uncooperative responses.