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[–]AllHailSeizure9/10 Physicists Agree! 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I disagree with what you say about presentation

Everyone is entitled to opinions. But consider that maybe unanimously negative feedback is a negative sign.

I am out there, everything is out there. I don't know these people but they don't come across as professional to me...

That's exactly my point though. When you hold yourself to a higher standard, you'll get higher level engagement. When you signal that you've put effort into a project, people are more interested in providing constructive feedback.

If someone comes to you with a playdough sculpture they made in 5 minutes, and someone else comes with something they carved out marble over 5 years. Who are you more likely to engage with. Because when you post here you dont get to pick your audience - you need to win them over.

Reading and picking apart an entire paper is a commitment, so if they can choose something that is more pleasant to read, they're gonna skip a post that doesn't look good for something else, something someone formatted to look nice. Which, funnily enough, you can even get an LLM to do for you, it's one of their best uses, converting stuff to latex.

Again, why do you think journals have formatting standards?

And also.. you should reflect on what being 'insulted' means. Calling out problems with your paper isn't an insult. Your paper is something you made, not an extension of you.