: "This is very bad but isn't the problem also that they shouldn't cite something they haven't read? Or that they haven't at least downloaded and added to the pile of things they swear they're going to read? they obviously didn't even try to do that"

@wombatarama.bsky.social

This is very bad but isn't the problem also that they shouldn't cite something they haven't read? Or that they haven't at least downloaded and added to the pile of things they swear they're going to read? they obviously didn't even try to do that

Jun 28, 2024 at 13:50 UTC

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 13:53 UTC

You should not cite something you haven't read And it's impossible to have read this, because it isn't real. If you cite something real that you haven't read, someone else can at least trace the citation and find the info in it

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