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@vicgrinberg In paleontology, there is (and has been) a small but noisy cadre of what have been referred to as "armchair paleontologists": people who "do" paleontology (mostly taxonomy, really) without ever going and studying actual specimens; only making pronouncements based on what others have published. Some have made positive contributions, but most have been decidedly detrimental to the science. They're often so loud that they are difficult to simply ignore, and many have done real damage.