&gt;<i>What should I have cut?</i><p>Nothing, because what you wrote conforms to expectations of the existing system. It&#x27;s not your fault it works that way.<p>I&#x27;m just saying that, as far the exchange of scientific knowledge is concerned, having everyone labor away on their respective research papers—then further spending inordinate amounts of time consuming others&#x27; papers—probably isn&#x27;t the most efficient or effective system.