[shoemakersteve]

I think you misunderstood the parent comment. The first part reads as if you're replying to a different comment, I don't see how you could come to that conclusion based on what was said.

For the second part, they were talking about the scientific community, supporting the paper by reproducing results. Not regular Joes saying "I support this paper" or whatever, if that's what you were thinking.

[AlbertCory]

OK. The word "community" is ambiguous here. You read it as "scientific community" which perhaps is what was intended.

"However, there is no such thing as one paper that needs zero additional support from the community."