Eh, preprints have become incredibly common over the last few years and, in my experience, most scientists seem to take them almost or as seriously as the "fina

Eh, preprints have become incredibly common over the last few years and, in my experience, most scientists seem to take them almost or as seriously as the "final" peer-reviewed journal article. Don't forget that the traditional pre-publication peer review is more of a sanity check than a sacrament. All that happens is that ~3 people spend ~5-10 hours each reading the paper, thinking about it, and writing up their comments. This is often enough to flag major issues, especially in the interpretation of the data, but it's certainly possible for subtle errors to slip through.