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Re:Collusion rings threaten the integrity of computer scienc... by sfink on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @06:44PM (#27297071)
Because of the strong tendency to scapegoat the specific people named, drive them out of academia, and then celebrate victory while things continue in exactly the same way. (Ok, not exactly -- it improves for a while, people get sneakier, and then it continues in exactly the same way.)

Chipping off the tip of an iceberg isn't a good long term strategy.

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Re:Collusion rings threaten the integrity of computer scienc... by avaldes on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @10:34PM (#27298707)
Why wouldn't be a good thing for academia drive out unethical actors?
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Re:Collusion rings threaten the integrity of computer scienc... by schwede on Thursday May 27, 2021 @12:22AM (#27299368)
Too much focus on the individuals and not enough focus on the systematic problem, at least according to the author.
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Re:Collusion rings threaten the integrity of computer scienc... by robertlagrant on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @11:22PM (#27299017)
The topic is mechanisms being abused. Can the compensating mechanism you're proposing also be abused?
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