Citations are not a "like"-like function; they are an admission by an author of a work that another work shaped its development. One must also cite a work if o

Citations are not a "like"-like function; they are an admission by an author of a work that another work shaped its development. One must also cite a work if one is writing a paper which disagrees with that work's conclusions, criticizes its methods, or points out a fault in its theoretical content. This has a particular benefit for readers. Woit himself carefully cites works he strongly objects to in his book[1] that shares its name with the blog you linked to. - -- [1] Woit P. Not even wrong: The failure of string theory and the search for unity in physical law. Basic Books (AZ); 2006 Sep 4., pp 268-274. (cf. http://www.math.columbia.edu/~woit/NEWerrata.html http://www.math.columbia.edu/~woit/NEWerrata.html )