Apparent NCI director candidate @weldeiry.bsky.social wants ‘open, respectful’ post-publication peer review while promoting anonymous site that calls sleuths a ‘mob’ - ThreadSky | a Reddit-style client for Bluesky

retractionwatch.com • 14 days ago

Apparent NCI director candidate @weldeiry.bsky.social wants ‘open, respectful’ post-publication peer review while promoting anonymous site that calls sleuths a ‘mob’

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borisogon.bsky.social•14 days ago

I remain disappointed that Lake Superior State University didn't take this one up.

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allostericstate.bsky.social•13 days ago

Glad to see this being openly discussed. Unfortunately there is a conflict with @weldeiry.bsky.social statements of wanting open, respectful, & accountable discussions around post publication review while he reposts the opaque, disrespectful, & unaccountable anonymous SciGuardians account.

weldeiry.bsky.social•13 days ago

Cyberstalking pits Harvard professor against PubPeer

https://x.com/weldeiry/status/1932699870894436468

thatsregrettab1.bsky.social•14 days ago

Huge shout out to @katetravis.bsky.social‬ for the perseverance to triumph over all challenges in pursuit of the truth! The fact that he responded to her at all is inspiring.

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weldeiry.bsky.social•13 days ago

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thatsregrettab1.bsky.social•13 days ago

Perhaps some self reflection is warranted.

An influential research integrity organization publicly shared concerns about some of your choices.

Instead of answering the concerns, you provide more evidence of poor judgment?

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thatsregrettab1.bsky.social•13 days ago

I've said this before, but it bears repeating:

👉I am not a scientist and have no scientific training.
👉I am not a doctor and have no medical training.

If even *I* can find problems in papers that lead to corrections or retractions... I am not the problem.

tigerbb8.bsky.social•12 days ago

Well, you are the problem for those having retractions.

mikeumea.bsky.social•12 days ago

I need a couple of T-shirts for the summer months. Do you have one or two I can purchase to support your dastardly deeds?

thatsregrettab1.bsky.social•12 days ago

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thatsregrettab1.bsky.social•14 days ago

Earlier reporting by Leonid.

https://forbetterscience.com/2025/01/21/wafik-el-deiry-the-anti-qualified-science-guardian/

thatsregrettab1.bsky.social•14 days ago

About 1 year ago, Dr. El-Deiry posted a generic letter in reply to almost all of the PubPeer posts on his papers. I have not seen that he's taken action on most of these papers.

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jientho.bsky.social•13 days ago

I don’t see how any of this addresses the root concern that he faked data. In science it doesn’t matter if was “just around the edges” or “only to embellish a little”.

sciencemonkey.bsky.social•13 days ago

He did send me a link to one of his responses to a journal last year, but I can’t remember what it said.

If he’d only spend more time addressing the issues instead of attacking the people pointing out the issues . . .

spottingthespot.bsky.social•6 days ago

Not to mention the time he spends on social media! It's a wonder he gets any research done! Or maybe that's why his papers are full with errors. He strikes me as very narcissistic! See also his post right after his surgery! It's insane.

thatsregrettab1.bsky.social•6 days ago

I definitely have questions.

thatsregrettab1.bsky.social•13 days ago

He had replied to several concerns, then replaced almost all of them with this letter.

mikeumea.bsky.social•13 days ago

Yea, but he knows how to party, hardy!

thatsregrettab1.bsky.social•13 days ago

I don't know. Most of his (many) selfies are him inside a conference or something similar. Not sure I've seen any partying photos... nor am I sure I wish to.

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robbuc.bsky.social•13 days ago

He's a "co-editor in chief" (whatever that means) of Oncotarget. 'Nuff said.