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Having seen this before [0] I fully expect in 10 to 15 years to start hearing about how these servers must combat misinformation and ban anyone who is posting n
by thrown_22 5y ago
Having seen this before [0] I fully expect in 10 to 15 years to start hearing about how these servers must combat misinformation and ban anyone who is posting non-mainstream science there.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom_of_the_crowd https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom_of_the_crowd
- geoduck14 5y agoYeah. Combating misinformation and figuring out "what is actually true" is REALLY hard - even for objective things like "how do I install a package"
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- rsfern 5y agoArxiv.org has been online for 30 years. Is there a specific reason you think they (or the other preprint servers) might grow less open in ten more years? They have a Covid research banner on the front page now, but it’s a reasonable blanket “don’t get your medical advice from a preprint server” kind of deal Arxiv doesn’t formally review submissions, but to post there you have to pass a topic filter (to make sure you fit in a covered sub field) and meet some other criteria This part is probably the closest to a filter on non-mainstream science: https://arxiv.org/help/moderation#scholarly-interest https://arxiv.org/help/moderation#scholarly-interest It’s more geared towards filtering pseudoscience and non-research stuff than blocking articles because mods don’t agree with the conclusion.