You know something has gone horrifically badly when a paper begins with
> This reply paper should be read as a continuation of my previous reply paper [1], which is a reply published in this journal to a previous critique of one of my papers
We're way too deep in replies now, and anyone who values their time should get out now.
> This reply paper should be read as a continuation of my previous reply paper [1], which is a reply published in this journal to a previous critique of one of my papers
We're way too deep in replies now, and anyone who values their time should get out now.