I'd like this thread to track those cases as they arise, allowing us to ascertain what facts we can about the circumstances and then to discuss issues of peer review, bias, editorial judgment, etc. I think it would be particularly useful not only to learn about controversial cases but also to track them with updates, and perhaps sift out some common elements.
A big part of the "Proposed New Topic" (PNT) process is to have focus in the message 1. That at least gives us a starting point to try to have focus in the topic as a whole.
I'd like to discuss the one individual case first. Perhaps we can diversify the topic later, or start new topics for new articles. What you are proposing will result in a jumble of messages as new articles are introduced but older messages are still responded to.
Please modify your message 1, including having a specific relevant topic title. When done, please post a "changes done" type response to this message.
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| Admin writes: It really helps moderators figure out if a topic is disintegrating because of general misbehavior versus someone in particular if the originally non-misbehaving members kept it that way. When everyone is prickly and argumentative and off-topic and personal then it's just too difficult to tell. We have neither infinite time to untie the Gordian knot, nor the wisdom of Solomon. There used to be a comedian who presented his ideas for a better world, and one of them was to arm everyone on the highway with little rubber dart guns. Every time you see a driver doing something stupid, you fire a little dart at his car. When a state trooper sees someone driving down the highway with a bunch of darts all over his car he pulls him over for being an idiot. Please make it easy to tell you apart from the idiots. Message 150 |
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