[IRTalk] Blacklists are technically infeasible, practically unreliable and unethical. Period.

[Hilton Gibson]

Hear, hear hurrah from the backbenches. 🐧🤖

*Hilton Gibson*
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On 22 February 2017 at 14:52, Ina Smith <Ina at assaf.org.za> wrote:

> http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2017/02/21/blacklists-are-
> technically-infeasible-practically-unreliable-and-unethical-period/
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> *The removal of the Beall’s list of predatory publishers last month caused
> consternation and led to calls in some quarters for a new equivalent to be
> put in its place.* *Cameron Neylon* *explains why he has never been a
> supporter of the Beall’s list and outlines why he believes the concept of
> the blacklist itself is fundamentally flawed. Not only are blacklists
> incomplete by definition, they are highly susceptible to legal challenge
> and vulnerable to personal bias. Scholars should be able to decide for
> themselves what is a  good venue from which to communicate their work.*
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