<p>The question was deleted because enough votes were cast to delete it (none by a diamond moderator, as it happens). It was a rant, written in response to a frustrating experience on our site, not a real question; &amp; perhaps by now rather embarrassing to the user that posted it&mdash;who will be, after all, four years older.</p>

<p>The answer took the question at face value: though it received many up-votes, it consisted of just a reference with a brief quotation.</p>

<p>Davidian, M. and Louis, T. A. (2012), <a href="http://www.sciencemag.org/content/336/6077/12.summary" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Why Statistics?</a> <em>Science</em>, vol. 336, no. 6077, p. 12.</p>
