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30 sats \ 2 replies \ @Scoresby OP 16 Jul \ parent \ on: ERROR - Bug bounty program for academic papers Education
Yeah, it seems like the kind of thing that got enough attention to land a grant, but isn't ever going to go anywhere.
They probably spent more on their web design than they have given out in rewards...
I think @south_korea_ln might have interesting thoughts about this too
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I'm very sympathetic to the idea here
Same here.
Not sure about how it'll work out.
I know of errors in nearly all the papers that I have studied in detail. I could make a lot of money there, just reporting all those minor errors~~
Math errors, convergence issues, etc. No bad intentions by the authors, just part of the game.
They are mostly all good papers that would not deserve public shaming. The papers advanced the field despite those small errors.
It'd be good though if this system just pushes people to publish
errata, but even then, it'd be without end in my field. There are just too many minor errors..For major errors, Retraction Watch does a pretty good job as far as I know.
got enough attention to land a grant
Agree with that. What's the business model? Who will pay once the grant runs out?
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