That's how it has always been done. During the 1989 cold fusion fiasco, the findings were announced in a press conference, pre-prints were circulated in the co

That's how it has always been done. During the 1989 cold fusion fiasco, the findings were announced in a press conference, pre-prints were circulated in the community, and many groups attempted to reproduce the results. The first publication came weeks later. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_fusion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_fusion