Reminds me of Scott Aaronson’s Malthusianisms. Is this the article you couldn’t find?
Also, I am not sure your example of science is correct: After all, plenty of very famous journals do publish retractions, and some that do not are (rightly) laughed at (parapsychology journals for example).
Done, all questions answered. Yvain, well done on clear questions and good design.