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It's a common joke in Mathematics that the way to get lots of citations is to publish a paper with a subtle error - then every "someone was wrong on ~the intern
by red_admiral 3y ago
It's a common joke in Mathematics that the way to get lots of citations is to publish a paper with a subtle error - then every "someone was wrong on ~the internet~ _a paper_" type will cite you with suggested corrections.
- voakbasda 3y agoNot just math. The technique is called "nerd sniping": https://xkcd.com/356/ https://xkcd.com/356/ Beware. It's a common trick on forums not entirely unlike this one.
- myself248 3y agoCunningham's Law.
- autonomousErwin 3y agoThere was an opportunity of comical irony here...
- FrustratedMonky 3y agoYeah. Everyone claiming peer-review and publishing is broke, are completely discounting this effect. That people like finding things wrong in other papers.
- CoastalCoder 3y agoI'm actually glad that people like doing that, as I imagine it reduces the risk of false beliefs becoming accepted as true. But maybe there are other factors that make it a net negative? (I haven't really followed academia since concluding my studies.)