Sorry if my response seemed a bit indignant, I didn’t mean to come across that way.
No worries, you didn’t come off that way at all !
I’m worried I’m wrong, very worried. Hence I don’t want to waste too many peoples time for no good reason …
Well, it’s not like you’re going to force anyone to read your paper. If they want to read it, they will; if not, they won’t. If your paper ends up being very boring or something, I’d imagine that people will read it halfway and then stop (then vote it down, c’est la vie).
So, your risks here are minimal (you lose some karma points), but your potential reward is great: you have a very good chance of finding out whether you’re actually wrong or not; and if so, what exactly you’re wrong about. That’s worth some effort, I think.
No worries, you didn’t come off that way at all !
Well, it’s not like you’re going to force anyone to read your paper. If they want to read it, they will; if not, they won’t. If your paper ends up being very boring or something, I’d imagine that people will read it halfway and then stop (then vote it down, c’est la vie).
So, your risks here are minimal (you lose some karma points), but your potential reward is great: you have a very good chance of finding out whether you’re actually wrong or not; and if so, what exactly you’re wrong about. That’s worth some effort, I think.