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I think the stance taken by MathOverflow is correct. It would be one thing if that were the only venue to have a discussion about the proof validity possible but there exist much better discussion mediums. The linked blog is a case in point. MathOverflow is geared towards being a Q&A site.

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Totally agree. MO seems to enforce an rigid, sanitary culture for precise question and answering. Perfect approach to mathematical discovery and enlightenment.

What makes you think so?

I always found the process of discovery (when you are working stuff out on your own) to be quite messy. You clean up only after you have found your way.

For discovery by reading another one's work, I agree that cleanliness helps. (That's one of the reasons to clean up your work in the first place.)

The communication part, which you alluded to in terms of reading someone else's work, is what I was referring to.

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