tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post5363940029122252113..comments2024-03-10T23:01:51.493-05:00Comments on Stupid Motivational Tricks / Bemsha Swing: Is Peer Review Oppressive?Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-4585661194190762492011-04-09T22:33:16.764-05:002011-04-09T22:33:16.764-05:00Well, I'm sorry to hear that things aren't...Well, I'm sorry to hear that things aren't working as they are supposed to. That's an argument in favor of peer review as it's supposed to be.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-81044780371199683322011-04-09T22:24:45.311-05:002011-04-09T22:24:45.311-05:00I'm a little late to the discussion but I stil...I'm a little late to the discussion but I still wanted to say that peer review has transformed in the past 10 years (which is when I first started publishing) and not in a good way. Detailed responses from blind reviewers are mostly a thing of the past. For the most part, you get to wait for 6+ months to get a couple of lines that are confusing. Recently I was told the following, "One ofClarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-22243567904304252172011-01-26T14:20:24.404-06:002011-01-26T14:20:24.404-06:00"Pour quelle autre vie reservait-il de dire e..."Pour quelle autre vie reservait-il de dire enfin sérieusement ce qu'il pensait des choses, de formuler des jugements qu'il pût me pas mettre entre guillemets.."Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-26661668640846759172011-01-26T14:14:27.056-06:002011-01-26T14:14:27.056-06:00Right. It is like when Swann speaks in a condesce...Right. It is like when Swann speaks in a condescending way about his own life-style, and the narrator Marcel asks himself: "Pour quelle autre vie reservait-il d'être serieux...." Or something like that. Pardon my French.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-10272443023394392282011-01-26T14:11:50.776-06:002011-01-26T14:11:50.776-06:00When my peers disparage peer review I feel a bit l...When my peers disparage peer review I feel a bit like when academics disparage "merely academic" debates.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858865501469168339noreply@blogger.com