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I was once asked to edit a sociology paper for grammar, spelling and style, but ended up deleting large swaths of it containing claims made up of thin air and f
by yipopov 9y ago
I was once asked to edit a sociology paper for grammar, spelling and style, but ended up deleting large swaths of it containing claims made up of thin air and found nowhere in the data or the citations. Of course this was not well received and I expect every one of those passages were promptly restored, complete with their horrendous spelling and grammar.
The claim? That the biggest challenge facing remote poverty- and alcoholism-stricken communities of indigenous peoples were not enough tablets to be able to "Netflix and chill". Because surely that will solve all the world's problems.
- tome 9y agoWould be good if you could substantiate your comment by linking us to the published version.
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- yipopov 9y agoIf you don't mind I'd rather not have my name linked with fraudulent academic articles, regardless of who exactly the guilty party is. I could have just said "What the linked article says is correct", but I figured this anecdote would add more value. But yeah, whether you want to believe it or not, the linked article is pretty accurate. Successful academics either get lucky or they are frauds.
- shard972 9y agoYea im going to need that paper.