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Re:How The Chronicle is trying to malign Sci-Hub by BelenusMordred on Friday July 09, 2021 @07:16AM (#27782506)
You're not wrong but that system only works on a very small scale. Do you really think the authors would be amenable to answering 10000 emails with the exact same request?
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Re:How The Chronicle is trying to malign Sci-Hub by ebiester on Friday July 09, 2021 @07:24AM (#27782552)
In general, an averagely successful paper in most disciplines will get 200-250 readers. It’s only when there is outsized media attention that there is any issue.

And luckily, for those cases today, sci-hub is available.

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Re:How The Chronicle is trying to malign Sci-Hub by worik on Friday July 09, 2021 @07:33AM (#27782603)
A lot more readers than that, surely? In most disciplines there are a lot of, er, disciples. What is the definition of "moderately successful?"

Perhaps you mean citations?

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Re:How The Chronicle is trying to malign Sci-Hub by pmyteh on Friday July 09, 2021 @08:44AM (#27783112)
The modal number of citations for an academic paper is ~0. 200 citations is a very successful paper in any discipline.
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Re:How The Chronicle is trying to malign Sci-Hub by pmyteh on Friday July 09, 2021 @07:19AM (#27782526)
Fortunately(?) most of us will never be in a position where even 10 people ask to do that...
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