As an addendum to Jason’s earlier post, here’s a story of scientific discourse gone horribly wrong. It would be funny if it wasn’t so.. somehow really not funny.
How to Publish a Scientific Comment in 123 Easy Steps http://d.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=18773744&access_key=key-1md5zdvu8wpysalhsmqg&page=1&version=1&viewMode=
Via björn.brembs.blog.