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GitHub lets anyone upload code. It works perfectly fine.

• tsimionescu 1y ago
  There's no problem in letting anyone upload. The problem is in claiming that we should give the same amount of attention to the work of anyone, that "only what is said matters". Just like we don't run random code off github, we have no reason to read random papers on arxiv. And, even on github, anyone using a project knows that "who is maintaining this project" is a major decision factor.
  • billfruit 1y ago
    My objection was to the concept of gatekeeping/barriers to entry for posting/uploading. Not that everything uploaded demands the same attention.
    • tsimionescu 1y ago
      Sure and you're right about that. But the thread was about not judging a paper on the basis of authorship - my quote was a direct quote from the post I replied to.