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Originally Posted by HarryT
That depends on the specific situation. I would submit to you that it would perhaps be unwise to have papers submitted to scientific journals peer-reviewed by a crowd of random strangers, for example.
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Agreed...
...90%...
Unfortunately, the peer review process has had its share of embarassments over the years and the trend, alas, is towards more, not less malfeasance.
http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/20...rticle_ret.php
But then, we are generally talking apricots and oranges; scientific papers are reviewed as to accuracy whereas literary works are reviewed for compliance to accepted form.
