reading the talk page on that was also pretty funny, someone summed it up pretty well
Scientific scrutiny works like this:
Scientist A publishes results.
Scientist B: A, I tried duplicating your experiment, but parameters x, y, and z that I need were not in your article. I need you to disclose to me x, y, and z that you used at the time. What are they?
A: x, y, and z are such and such.
B: Using x, y, and z, my result doesn't agree with yours at all. Are you sure you did the procedures that you claimed?
A: ...
B: You fraud!
Scientific scrutiny does not work like this:
A publishes results.
B: I have Generic Skepticism toward your article. Under code viii of the Publication Criteria, I demand that you give me all of your data!
A: ... ok...? It seems that everything you would need is already in the article. Did you have something specific in mind?
B: A has refused to attach all data he has ever used for the experiment. He is withholding information and thus hiding something.'
Scientific scrutiny works like this: Scientist A publishes results.
Scientist B: A, I tried duplicating your experiment, but parameters x, y, and z that I need were not in your article. I need you to disclose to me x, y, and z that you used at the time. What are they? A: x, y, and z are such and such. B: Using x, y, and z, my result doesn't agree with yours at all. Are you sure you did the procedures that you claimed? A: ... B: You fraud!
Scientific scrutiny does not work like this:
A publishes results. B: I have Generic Skepticism toward your article. Under code viii of the Publication Criteria, I demand that you give me all of your data! A: ... ok...? It seems that everything you would need is already in the article. Did you have something specific in mind? B: A has refused to attach all data he has ever used for the experiment. He is withholding information and thus hiding something.'