Timeline for Is it bad form to use the word exciting in a paper, when discussing other people's results?
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| Jun 24, 2015 at 16:38 | comment | added | Richard Lyons | Some interested readers will not be knowledgeable enough to "judge by themselves." There's no harm in mildly pointing out that "results" are of particular value. | |
| Jun 23, 2015 at 18:30 | comment | added | Mad Jack | @DavidRicherby Fair point. I admit my concern is primarily related to reviewers who might find "exciting" to be a tad off-putting. | |
| Jun 23, 2015 at 18:23 | comment | added | David Richerby | @MadJack I believe that "let the reader judge" means "let the reader judge whether the results are exciting", not "let the reader judge whether you should use the word 'exciting' in your papers." | |
| Jun 23, 2015 at 17:31 | comment | added | Mad Jack | +1 Also, I'm not sure I agree with the first commenter about letting "the reader judge [...]"; if it is known a priori that there are some readers out there who may find "exciting" to be dramatic, then using generally more tolerable alternatives (such as those mentioned in the answer) seems like a good compromise to me. | |
| Jun 23, 2015 at 17:25 | comment | added | Jim Conant | I, on the other hand, agree. I think there are two problems with "exciting." 1. It is a personal judgment. 2. It is too dramatic. I think you can get away with a little personal judgment as long as it doesn't stand out too much. | |
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| Jun 23, 2015 at 12:13 | comment | added | Dirk | I disagree. I think this is not about "drama" or such. All the words you propose are also personal judgements of the results. As many people here indicated: In scientific writing let the reader judge and just show and explain your results. | |
| Jun 23, 2015 at 12:11 | history | answered | Richard Lyons | CC BY-SA 3.0 |