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> the most base-level vetting and credibility are problems that they address No they don't. They get that for free too, with "volunteer editors". Stable hosti
by FireBeyond 2y ago
> the most base-level vetting and credibility are problems that they address
No they don't. They get that for free too, with "volunteer editors".
Stable hosting and gatekeeping, that's about it.
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- pdonis 2y agoStable hosting--which we, the taxpayers, who already paid for the research that was published, then have to pay again to get access to, unless we're affiliated with an academic institution, in which case the academic institution is paying for access to papers that the taxpayers already paid for.
- chefandy 2y agoEven for the large amount of research that isn't publicly funded and is done by private research organizations and universities, there's no reason it shouldn't be available to the general public, for free. I wish someone would actually do it while meeting the use cases of the other stakeholders.