Re: A quote concerning randomness

From: Mok-Kong Shen (mok-kong.shen_at_t-online.de)
Date: 10/14/04 

Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 22:55:01 +0200

Joe Peschel wrote:

> What makes you think there are going to being any letters at all, despite
> mistakes in articles? You might also read Gwyn's message, "No, it's not
> even close to right. In any area where I have substantial expertise..." Do
> you still really believe that the absence of letters to the editor reflect
> "the supreme quality of the journals concerned?"

We are considering scientific journals that are read by quite
a number of knowledgeable professionals. The readers spend
their time to read the articles and some even pay the
subscription fees themselves. It's natural that they want
to get good and correct stuff and thus there is motivation
for them to improve the quality of the journal, if it is found
to be defective. Is this psychologically understandable?
An analogy: Suppose that your local community is very badly
managed, e.g. streets that are damaged don't get repaired,
etc. etc., it's almost certain that some people would take
the initiative to complain, even if you personally might not
have the interest or time to do so.

M. K. Shen

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