Hi, this looks like a very good idea to me. People use a whole set of standards to judge how serious an argument is, and this is a biggy.
I’m interested in your four reasons: which I would summarise as
1) Donors think you’re more credible—get more money
2) Generally people think you’re more credible—more support and perhaps more confidence from those currently interested
3) Provides good references to answer basic questions—not sure what the deep benefit is here, apart from the desire to stop people being wrong on the internet clahing with having a day job
4) Give good researchers the tools to collaborate—get more people on the same problem, perhaps from a different angle
I think they’re all valid, but that they don’t make explicit one of the most important benefits, and what really should be the main purpose of any publication
5) Invite criticism—by talking the right language to the right people, you will spark responses and counter-arguments. At least some of these might raise serious concerns or problems that need to be addressed as soon as possible and might even change the direction of thinking on a few key issues
Hi, this looks like a very good idea to me. People use a whole set of standards to judge how serious an argument is, and this is a biggy.
I’m interested in your four reasons: which I would summarise as 1) Donors think you’re more credible—get more money 2) Generally people think you’re more credible—more support and perhaps more confidence from those currently interested 3) Provides good references to answer basic questions—not sure what the deep benefit is here, apart from the desire to stop people being wrong on the internet clahing with having a day job 4) Give good researchers the tools to collaborate—get more people on the same problem, perhaps from a different angle
I think they’re all valid, but that they don’t make explicit one of the most important benefits, and what really should be the main purpose of any publication
5) Invite criticism—by talking the right language to the right people, you will spark responses and counter-arguments. At least some of these might raise serious concerns or problems that need to be addressed as soon as possible and might even change the direction of thinking on a few key issues
Added.