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  4. From: sworking@unixg.ubc.ca (Scott Workinger)
  5. Subject: Re: Dr. Fabrikant and honesty in science
  6. Message-ID: <1992Aug28.202612.1010@unixg.ubc.ca>
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  9. Organization: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
  10. References: <1992Aug28.030530.7738@tc.cornell.edu> <1992Aug28.170505.4700@u.washington.edu> <17lpf7INNchs@function.mps.ohio-state.edu>
  11. Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 20:26:12 GMT
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  14. In article <17lpf7INNchs@function.mps.ohio-state.edu> edgar@function.mps.ohio-state.edu (Gerald Edgar) writes:
  15. >Here is a story told to me by a mathematician.  He discussed a research
  16. >problem with one of his colleagues in chemistry, who politely sat there
  17. >and made no remarks.  Six months later, when the work was being
  18. >prepared for publication, he received a note from the chemist requesting
  19. >co-author listing.  The mathematician thought that odd, so he appealed
  20. >to the Dean, who ruled in favor of the chemist.  (The Dean was also a chemist.)
  21. This seems to be one of a variety of stories that are being posted here.
  22. One of the interesting things about these postings is that they are
  23. almost all about other people, other departments.  Now we can hypothesize
  24. that they are only stories, but perhaps there is another reason.  Perhaps
  25. there are significant numbers of people working in abusive environments
  26. who think it wise to keep silent...  
  27.  
  28.