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This is really just an example of Bike Shedding. Reviewing research papers is really, really hard work to do well. It takes a massive time commitment to truly
by scottfr 12y ago
This is really just an example of Bike Shedding.
Reviewing research papers is really, really hard work to do well. It takes a massive time commitment to truly digest and understand novel work to the level where you can provide a quality critique and review.
It's much easier to throw out facile critiques like the ones these reviewers provided. It shows that you know your stuff and did your job as a reviewer, without requiring you to actually understand the authors' innovations or lack-there-of.
- tmalsburg2 12y agoYou are implying that the rest of the review, which we haven't seen, was useless and shallow. However, the author himself said that the reviews were actually "helpful and constructive". I agree that cases of bike shedding exist, but there is no evidence that this was the case here.