And do you regard that as a bad thing?
Yes. (Sorry, I missed that message earlier)
I don’t get what your problem is.
Not do I see why he has to justify this.
He’s a scientist and author.
He doesn’t have to justify to anyone what he writes about.
Oh, he has every
right to do so if he so desires. But it is an opportunistic cash-grab, and those of us who don't like opportunistic cash-grabs may disapprove. And he has every right not to give a damn.
This thread is a stupid distraction.
A distraction from what? You do realise that this is a discussion forum, right? There's no explicit objective, and no final boss that you desperately want to get to. Everything is optional and voluntary. If you do not wish to discuss the subject, no one's forcing you
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but refuse to provide any names with the laughable excuse that they do not wish to promote them!
Look, I'm not a fan of how SEO works, either. More to the point, what's your laughable excuse for not simply Googling them?
1 - Unless you're an FE'er. In that case, expect people constantly asking why you're not interested in some discussions, and acting as if they were entitled to your attention.