Quote Originally Posted by Farmboy View Post
Interesting subject. I find that all to often well researched and documented information is presented in answer to a question only to have the author scorned because the facts or information does not match the popular beliefs or the desired answer.

Another interesting case is the blatant plagiarism and data fabrication by some on the Internet forums. Examples here where one poster was called out only to have others defend the OP and belittle those trying to correct the record.

Sometimes one asks oneself why expend the effort and likely funds necessary to find source data and then share. Which is an answer to one tangentially posed question above.
Perhaps you got out of the wrong side of the bed this morning. The example that you give of plagiarised material being published here was resolved despite the objections of a very few. No cause for alarm there. Maybe you could be a bit more specific about the other issue you raise.

Such problems, annoying though they may be, have never made me think of giving up researching and sharing information. Not for an instant