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"The OP provided a link that doesn't go to an Elsevier-affiliated website."

• Bromskloss 9y ago
  Yes, what does that achieve?
  • interfixus 9y ago
    Did you apply your moniker to yourself? [For the rest of the world: Bromskloss is Swedish for brakepad]. The link achieves access to the article without driving traffic to the parasites at Elsevier.
    • romwell 9y ago
      Hah, interesting. Brake pad is a mild insult in Russian, used in the same way slowpoke is used in English online these days. I've always wondered which languages use brake pad (or any part of the braking mechanism) in the same way.
      • interfixus 9y ago
        Yes, interesting, thank you. I've never heard bromskloss used that way in Swedish, but then, I'm Danish, and don't really know this neighbouring language from the inside.
  • pizza 9y ago
    So that elsevier doesn't study user interactions, or that new users don't rely upon their services
  • PeterisP 9y ago
    It helps remind people that Elsevier should be boycotted, everything that they provide should be avoided whenever possible, and provides an alternative that doesn't rely Elsevier nor make a false impression (by using their resources) that they are a relevant and useful part of the scientific process.