Linked Questions
25 questions linked to/from FAQ: What constitutes original research?
7 votes
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How is photographic evidence "theoretical" and not "empirical"?
I was very surprised to have a popular answer unilaterally deleted by a moderator. This is an answer based purely on a theoretical model. We expect answers to be based on empirical evidence rather ...
0 votes
1 answer
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Do we need an update on "what constitutes original research"?
I'm not here to kick up a fuss (I'm well aware of the fear of that whenever someone questions a decision to close or delete their answer) but I think maybe the "What constitutes original research" ...
-3 votes
2 answers
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Can online petitions be used to substantiate notability, ie "a large number of people must be exposed to the claim"?
This is bit bizarre to me, but we have one user arguing that our policy on notability which specifies, The idea here is that once a large number of people are exposed to the claim, it is of general ...
2 votes
2 answers
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Are answers about efficacy based on logic instead of efficacy testing valid?
For a question in the form of: Is XYZ effective in achieving goal ABC? Is it valid to post an answer in the form of: NO. This authoritative source lists N mechanisms (M1,... MN) for achieving goal ...
1 vote
1 answer
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How can I fix my answer that contains original research?
An answer of mine was deleted because it was "substantially based on Original Research". I rather like the high standard of quality that questions and answers are generally held to here, and is one ...
0 votes
3 answers
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Why are answers deleted?
Answers may be deleted by the moderators, for various reasons: Some reasons are obvious to everyone (e.g. spam) Some reasons are obvious to the regulars of this site (e.g. no references) Some reasons ...
2 votes
1 answer
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Is my answer acceptable?
I would like to know if my answer at https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/a/23856/21485 is acceptable for this site. This is the first post I have made here. I greatly appreciate the existence of this ...
5 votes
1 answer
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Site-specific post notice types
I think it would be useful to have 2 (Skeptics-specific) post notice types: Theoretical Answer The central argument of this answer is theoretical in nature. We do not allow answers based uniquely on ...
0 votes
1 answer
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Are answers based on personal (but documented) experience acceptable on skeptics?
I would like to know if I could contribute by either asking questions or supplying answers that are based on my personal but documented experience. Obviously, I cannot prove anything scientifically, ...
0 votes
1 answer
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Is creating a figure based on referenced data original research?
I was thinking about creating and adding a figure to one of my answers. I'd use data from a referenced source to create that figure, which would probably take the form of a bar chart or something ...