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Re:Cool desktops don’t change by enriquto on Thursday June 16, 2022 @05:20PM (#31771114)
Except that publishing stupid papers does not harm millions of users, but yes.
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Re:Cool desktops don’t change by paraph1n on Thursday June 16, 2022 @07:09PM (#31772123)
It harms thousands of researchers who read them and base their further research upon.
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Re:Cool desktops don’t change by pgcj_poster on Thursday June 16, 2022 @09:20PM (#31773011)
The average paper only gets one citation.
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Re:Cool desktops don’t change by ibz on Friday June 17, 2022 @04:13PM (#31783649)
If the average type of paper deviates over time, it doesn't matter whether the average number of citations is low - the type (direction) of research that gets cited shifts as well, and ultimately the direction of all research done shifts.
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