> Many researchers are privately terrified of being falsely accused by the "data cops," one scientist said. But no one wants to criticize them because no one wants a target on their own back — including this individual, who was granted anonymity for this reason. "Batman is a vigilante," the scientist said. "So is the Joker."
> For collaborators, it's a stressful and infuriating time. When a paper is retracted, the research is erased, and all related citations are lost.
> Others who attempted to build on Gino's studies are grappling with having wasted time, money, and energy.
It feels, to me, that they're making Data Colada (the data vigilante group) the bad guys here. It's like blaming the Police for stopping a criminal because they took away the criminal's source of income... I'm kinda uneasy with this line of editing :/
> For collaborators, it's a stressful and infuriating time. When a paper is retracted, the research is erased, and all related citations are lost.
> Others who attempted to build on Gino's studies are grappling with having wasted time, money, and energy.
It feels, to me, that they're making Data Colada (the data vigilante group) the bad guys here. It's like blaming the Police for stopping a criminal because they took away the criminal's source of income... I'm kinda uneasy with this line of editing :/