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<p>This is just one example of a pretty large set of requirements
imposed on authors by publishers which run against the interests
of the readers of the work and, in the last resort, of the
scientific discipline. To me it seems okay for any member of this
list to articulate such a problem and to ask for support by the
rest of the list. In some cases, discussion may show that the
requirement is based on good reasons, so there is nothing to be
done about it. In other cases, the result may be that a large
majority of the discussants on this list shares the original
reporter's critical view. In such a case, that person should have
the right to say publicly that such and such was the majority
opinion in a discussion of the LingTyp list. <br>
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<p>In my view, the case Ian Joo has raised belongs in the latter
category.<br>
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<p>Christian<br>
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