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		bjourne 50 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: ArXiv declares independence from Cornell HAL is decidedly second-tier. Given the option, everyone would pick arXiv over HAL. Hence, HAL hosts lots of stuff that didn't (even) make it to arXiv => lots of subpar dredge.

linhns 50 days ago | [–]

I agree that dredge is a huge problem with HAL, but it's getting better. While arXiv is still stuck with a unfriendly UI.

Miraltar 50 days ago | [–]

> HAL is decidedly second-tier. Given the option, everyone would pick arXiv over HAL.

Can you elaborate on that?

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