This reminds me of the “babble and prune” concept. We should allow… maybe not literally the “babble” stage, but something in between, when the idea is already half-shaped but not completed.
I think the obvious concern is that all kinds of crackpottery may try to enter this open door, so what would be the balance mechanism? Should authors specify their level of certainty and be treated accordingly? (Maybe choose one of predefined levels from “just thinking aloud” to “nitpicking welcome”.) In a perfect world, certainty could be deduced from the tone of the article, but this does not work reliably. Something else...?
This reminds me of the “babble and prune” concept. We should allow… maybe not literally the “babble” stage, but something in between, when the idea is already half-shaped but not completed.
I think the obvious concern is that all kinds of crackpottery may try to enter this open door, so what would be the balance mechanism? Should authors specify their level of certainty and be treated accordingly? (Maybe choose one of predefined levels from “just thinking aloud” to “nitpicking welcome”.) In a perfect world, certainty could be deduced from the tone of the article, but this does not work reliably. Something else...?