RE: My little paper reinforcing generic status of Giraffatitan etc

[Anthony Docimo <keenir@hotmail.com>]

> Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2012 18:37:46 -0700
> From: turtlecroc@yahoo.com
> To: dinosaur@usc.edu
> Subject: Re: My little paper reinforcing generic status of Giraffatitan etc
> 
> Things are becoming more and more decentralized which can be 
> good for science.

 

 The main problem (imho) is that as things get more decentralized, it gets 
harder to keep up with the current state of affairs of the field.

 

> I regularly see junk published in reputable journals, 
> while some stuff on blogs is really insightful. The main problem with 
> blog posts is they can disappear, i.e. get deleted, at any time. 

 

 That's another problem of decentralization.   (granted, its also a risk with 
some journals)

 

> There was an interesting and relevant article in the NYT a few years
> back... For those who missed it:
> 
> http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/02/health/02docs.html?pagewanted=all
> 
> Paul P.