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There’s nothing to discuss.

I have plenty of grievances with publishing practices that it could be nice to both discuss with peers, and discuss online on a forum where people outside the science community can both learn about what's going on in the community and come with input from outside.

You are clearly biased due to the motivation to defend the publishing body for your research.

I've literally published one article in an MDPI-journal, and have exactly zero motivation to defend that journal. My work stands on its own feet, regardless where it's been published. I haven't even defended the publisher or the journal in my comments, so I don't see how you can conclude that I'm motivated to do so.

Expert scientific bodies all over the globe, including China , Europe , had or have strong criticisms of the MDPI and for very good reasons.

This is what I asked you to elaborate on. Not because I think you're wrong or have any need to prove you wrong, but because I wanted to open for a discussion around publishing practice and bad journals/publishers.

You seem to have concluded a priori that I disagree with you, and then you're attacking me based on that. I really can't fathom why you would do that. This could have been a pleasant conversation that both myself and others reading these comments could learn and benefit from, but you decided to make it about attacking my integrity and qualifications as a researcher.