I regret that Dr. Rodriguez chose, without my permission, to distribute to
all subscribers the content of my personal communication to him. I'm not
certain if he feels that, by the last quotation, I am calling him a
"liar". No, it's much more than that. The quotation means that if *any*
of us present research work that cannot be replicated, if we present it as
"the truth", then we are lying.
My main issue with Dr. Rodriguez has been with respect to what it means to
"publish". In days past when I was moving in biological circles with
research efforts, presenting a paper at a meeting of scientists was *NOT*
publication. To have a "publication", it was necessary for the paper to
have been printed in a regularly published, refereed journal. Perhaps in
these days of electronic media, the definition of "publishing" has
changed.
I realize that this is somewhat off topic, but I would appreciate some
insight from Adrian, Jerry, and other functioning "scientists" on what
the current views are with respect to what constitutes "publication".
This much is certain. If one's research is not published, it might as
well not have been done.
Also, I suppose I'm troubled by anyone who *brags* about the significance
of their research before it has ever been published. I have *never*
encountered it among my colleagues in the past, but perhaps it's quite the
norm in other countries.
Subscribers, I apologize for this use of the bandwidth. I shall have no
further correspondence with Dr. Rodriguez, not will I add anything else to
this thread. I really do *sincerely* hope that Dr. Rodriguez has the
"magic bullet" that will cure all of our mite problems.
Cordially yours,
Jim
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