ND One of my papers got declined today (mathstodon.xyz)
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Terence Tao shares his experience of having a paper declined by a journal, promoting transparency and trust.
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2026-03-09 09:23 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.040 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-09 09:23 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.04 (Neutral) 0.00
2026-03-09 09:18 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.040 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-09 09:18 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.04 (Neutral)
2026-03-09 09:15 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.733 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-09 09:15 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai-psq: +0.73 (Strong positive)
2026-03-09 09:14 eval_success Lite evaluated: Mild negative (-0.12) - -
2026-03-09 09:14 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.12 (Mild negative)
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The content is a personal post by Terence Tao about a paper getting declined, discussing academic experiences and the cu
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2026-03-09 09:13 eval_success Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.00) - -
2026-03-09 09:13 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: 0.00 (Neutral)
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math paper rejection discussion
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