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by oauea 1887 days ago
> should be aware that future submissions from anyone with a umn.edu address should be by default-rejected

Are you not concerned these malicious "researches" will simply start using throwaway gmail addresses?

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That’s not likely to work after a high profile incident like this, in the short term or the long term. Publication is, by design, a de-anonymizing process.
Are throwaway gmail addresses nearly as 'trusted'?