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> we have decided that journals should not be the arbiters of quality.

At that point why even have a journal, let's just put everything as a Reddit post and be done with it. We will get comment abilities for free.

Maintaining quality standards is a good service, the journal system isn't perfect but its the only real check we have left.

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> At that point why even have a journal

Great question.

> the journal system isn't perfect but its the only real check we have left.

I wish I could agree but Nature et al continually publish bad, attention-grabbing science, while holding back the good science because it threatens the research programmes that gave the editorial board successful careers.

"Isn't perfect" is a massive understatement.

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