Revised comments on Marken Shaffer Power-law paper

[Martin Taylor 2017.11.18.14.44]

Attached is a revised copy of the comment I propose to submit, following
comments received both on CSGnet and privately. Again I ask CSGnet
readers for comment on any aspect of the proposed submission.

Incidentally, since my first request for comments, one of the editors
has asked why my note has not yet been submitted. It seems they must be
anxious to publish it, so I would like to be assured that it is both
correct and as understandable as I can make it..

Martin

MarkenShafferComment_v3.pdf (287 KB)

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[Martin Taylor 2017.11.10.15.10]

Over the last few weeks, each of the three section editors who read my
original letter to them about the Marken-Shaffer paper has separately
and at widely different times asked me to submit my critique for
publication. Rick also asked me to do that.

Alberto suggested that the original letter should be published, but
nothing apparently came of that. A few days ago it was Goodale's turn
to ask me to publish, probably following his reading of the Zago et
al. critique. Lacquaniti made his request when he sent me the preprint
of the Zago et al. critique (the same as what Alex circulated to
CSGnet). So I have finally succumbed to the pressure and written a
draft of what I propose to submit to the journal.

I now ask CSGnet readers for comments before I do submit the attached.

Martin