tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10781944.post4610280775181398161..comments2024-03-17T21:38:11.530-07:00Comments on The Tree of Life: Trolls and flames discuss #NotSoFunny satire at the Scholarly KitchenJonathan Eisenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953790938128734305noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10781944.post-6022033111349887382012-02-13T08:02:23.479-08:002012-02-13T08:02:23.479-08:00I completely agree with you on all counts! Much of...I completely agree with you on all counts! Much of the condescension at the Kitchen probably stems from the fact that some of the more vocal authors there have a vested interest in the old status quo of publishing.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16171447306687358664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10781944.post-88452896795789812302012-02-13T07:57:02.185-08:002012-02-13T07:57:02.185-08:00Never made that connection. Makes a little bit mo...Never made that connection. Makes a little bit more sense now. But I stand by my statement that I just don't think it is funny. It is completely forced and awkward. As I have said before, I am all for making fun of OA publishing and its self righteousness, which I am guilty of at times. And I am all for strong opinions. But the Scholarly Kitchen site generally seems excessively condescending, awkward, and forced most of the time.Jonathan Eisenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07953790938128734305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10781944.post-73937730216700096322012-02-13T07:47:19.785-08:002012-02-13T07:47:19.785-08:00I suspect Kent Anderson's piece at The Scholar...I suspect Kent Anderson's piece at The Scholarly Kitchen is almost certainly in response to Mike Taylor's <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2012/feb/10/parable-farmers-teleporting-duplicator" rel="nofollow">"Parable of the Farmers and the Teleporting Duplicator."</a> So, at least some of the satire in Anderson's writing is lost by its constraint within the bounds of Mike's story.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16171447306687358664noreply@blogger.com