Timeline for close/reopen wars on Mathoverflow
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| Jul 1, 2018 at 14:19 | comment | added | Todd Trimble Mod | @AdamEpstein I'm afraid I have no good answer to that question, alas. | |
| Jul 1, 2018 at 11:19 | comment | added | Adam Epstein | @ToddTrimble This type of thing does indeed potentially open up liabilities, and this is yet another insidious effect of sustained charlatanism. While I entirely agree that MO is not the place to call out such behavior, my own experience leads me to wonder if there is any socially allowed forum, or if we are meant to tolerate (or even indulge) a certain amount of system-gaming for some higher purpose. | |
| Jul 1, 2018 at 4:46 | comment | added | Todd Trimble Mod | So in other words, under this reading, the question becomes: what are some examples of charlatanism that somehow passed the filter of peer review? This type of question is really problematic. In comments at the main site you had referred to the case of a mathematician-turned-politician where you offered an opinion that in some of his work he was not being intellectually honest -- quite a serious charge, and really not fit for MO. I'm not a lawyer, but this type of thing potentially opens up legal liabilities. | |
| Jun 28, 2018 at 7:22 | comment | added | Dima Pasechnik | I agree - it was poorly formulated in the beginning. Mea culpa. | |
| Jun 27, 2018 at 23:47 | comment | added | Gerry Myerson | The question before us is, "Should there be a limit to the number of such rounds?" This is not an answer to that question. | |
| Jun 27, 2018 at 13:46 | history | answered | Dima Pasechnik | CC BY-SA 4.0 |