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by emerongi 2000 days ago
Well, you wouldn't get 1000 science points for it before it's replicated by others. Once it's replicated enough times by credible people, the points are awarded, and the process is now considered "done".

If someone replicates it after this process and finds different results, it's "new research" again and needs to be replicated again.
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carlmr 2000 days ago
I agree, it's kind of like people handing in their "finished" feature with "just the tests" missing. It's not finished. It maybe doesn't even work. Simple as that.

I think we shouldn't even accept papers that haven't been replicated twice by independent teams.

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auggierose 2000 days ago
Doesn't really matter WHEN you get the points for your original experiment. My argument stays the same.

Honest researchers doing original research to the best of their abilities. That's how you get good results, and what drives progress. The rest is just bureaucracy. The need for replication will be just another bureaucratic add-on to catch dishonest researchers, and researchers who value prestige more than the truth.

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