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open-discussion > RE: Where to publish comment on a flawed paper?
Jun 25, 2012 11:06 PM | Flavia Filimon
RE: Where to publish comment on a flawed paper?
>On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 9:49 PM, Torsten Rohlfing wrote:
Clearly, treading lightly is not what I do. And frankly, people
treading
lightly in the presence of bad science is not something we as a
community
should encourage.
Best,
Torsten
>
I think everybody stands to gain from flaws or bad science being
pointed out -- that way nobody wastes their time trying to follow
up on misguided interpretations. Sometimes bad scientific practices
are used unintentionally, but it's best for everybody if mistakes
are pointed out and corrected quickly. This clears the path for
better hypotheses and experiments.
I appreciate that Torsten is speaking out openly on this issue,
even though it is tricky to ensure people do not feel personally
attacked, as Christine is pointing out. Ultimately it boils down to
how much 'noise' the field is willing to tolerate.
Flavia Filimon
--
Flavia Filimon, PhD
"The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man
understands what will sell." -- Confucius
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| Title | Author | Date |
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| Torsten Rohlfing | May 16, 2012 | |
| Flavia Filimon | Jun 25, 2012 | |
| Torsten Rohlfing | Jun 25, 2012 | |
| Torsten Rohlfing | May 17, 2012 | |
| Christine Zakrzewski | Jun 25, 2012 | |
| Torsten Rohlfing | Jun 25, 2012 | |
| juergen haenggi | May 17, 2012 | |
| Luis Ibanez | May 17, 2012 | |
| Satrajit Ghosh | May 16, 2012 | |
| Arnaud Delorme | May 17, 2012 | |
| Matthew Brett | May 16, 2012 | |
| Moriah Thomason | May 17, 2012 | |
| Torsten Rohlfing | May 16, 2012 | |
| Ged Ridgway | May 16, 2012 | |
| Torsten Rohlfing | Nov 4, 2012 | |
| Torsten Rohlfing | Nov 4, 2012 | |
| Luis Ibanez | Nov 4, 2012 | |
| Torsten Rohlfing | May 16, 2012 | |
| Torsten Rohlfing | Jun 19, 2012 | |
| Luis Ibanez | Jun 19, 2012 | |