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> when he was caught quote-mining analysis software written by the CRU researchers As in 'building a graph of who quotes who ?' What's wrong with that ?
by johnchristopher 11y ago
> when he was caught quote-mining analysis software written by the CRU researchers
As in 'building a graph of who quotes who ?' What's wrong with that ?
- philh 11y agoI think that means: looking through the software to find something, anything, that could be used to make the researchers look bad.
- andyjohnson0 11y agoIt looks like the origin of the use of the term "quote mining" is an article [1] on ScienceBlogs. I think your interpretation of the term is in agreement with it, in this case. [1] http://scienceblogs.com/deltoid/2009/12/01/quote-mining-code/ http://scienceblogs.com/deltoid/2009/12/01/quote-mining-code...
- johnchristopher 11y agoThanks to both of you.