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Re: Latitude by Lunar Distance
From: Bill B
Date: 2006 Oct 17, 04:48 -0400
From: Bill B
Date: 2006 Oct 17, 04:48 -0400
Fred wrote: > I agree that it would be nice for Frank to write up his method and > publish it in a peer-reviewed journal. I disagree, however, on > relying on the fact of publication in a peer-reviewed journal in > assessing the value of an idea. It has only tangential bearing on the > intrinsic value of an idea, in my opinion. There's plenty of crap > published in peer-reviewed journals, and some gems that never see the > light of day in same. Counting peer-reviewed publications is a > reliable, objective metric of scholarly production, but more for bean > counters than scholars. We should be able to vet Frank's idea very > well right here in our own little sandbox. Well said Fred. Peer-reviewed journals--the acid test for the Bogdanov/Bogdanoff brothers Ph.D. degrees! Bill --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to NavList@fer3.com To , send email to NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---