01-05-2021, 06:58 PM
@Linda what I'm saying is, while it's fine to engage, encourage, and cheer on the efforts of VMs researchers whose work I'm a big fan of, I don't think I'd have it in me to heckle anybody for work in progress that they weren't comfortable releasing yet, and I wouldn't encourage other quasi-lurkers like me to do this either. Not my style. I'm not convinced this makes for better work or an more fun hobby scene. I compare it to spectators giving players or referees a hard time in an amateur sports game, or booing someone off the stage at an open mike night.
@DONJCH that strikes me as a false dichotomy. I agree with you that if you snooze you lose, and that includes holding out for the "perfect time" to release info & intel until someone else beats you to it. If you hold that perfect hand and then someone else wins the game, that's not a good strategy. But nor is playing your best cards too soon. Timing and presentation are pretty important, if you want your ideas to have the right impact. It's a balancing act.
My point is, it's entirely any researcher's prerogative when, to whom, and in what format (s)he releases original work. By the same token, of course, endless talk of pending new findings only gets cheaper over time.
@DONJCH that strikes me as a false dichotomy. I agree with you that if you snooze you lose, and that includes holding out for the "perfect time" to release info & intel until someone else beats you to it. If you hold that perfect hand and then someone else wins the game, that's not a good strategy. But nor is playing your best cards too soon. Timing and presentation are pretty important, if you want your ideas to have the right impact. It's a balancing act.
My point is, it's entirely any researcher's prerogative when, to whom, and in what format (s)he releases original work. By the same token, of course, endless talk of pending new findings only gets cheaper over time.