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If you find yourself in strong agreement with this article, it'd probably be worthwhile doing some introspection what's actually bothering you -- the fact that
by lukev 8y ago
If you find yourself in strong agreement with this article, it'd probably be worthwhile doing some introspection what's actually bothering you -- the fact that some publications (apparently) lack academic rigor, or that you oppose them ideologically.
Based on the tone of the original article, it's pretty clear what's motivating them. Hard to imagine them summoning the same outrage if they'd managed to sneak in some bogus papers to a physics or medical journal (which, by they way, has happened.)
- throwaway5250 8y agoWith due respect, ideology is ultimately the only reason that anything gets done. RMS would never have created GNU, with all of its fabulously useful result, had he merely thought that existing tools were of insufficient quality. The whole point of academia is that people who oppose you are going to take their best shot at ripping your work to shreds. If your work can withstand their worst, we'll all know that it's (probably) really good stuff. Alternatively, if your work blows over in a light wind, better that everyone should know as soon as possible.
- collyw 8y agoAndrew Wakefield managed that. It did receive a lot of criticism.