Curatorial Epistemological Failure and the Pencil Pusher Effect: A Longitudinal Observational Study of ZIP File Ontological Confusion in Open Science Repository Management with Special Reference to the Free Artificial Intelligence Science Community on Zenodo
Abstract
This dataset documents a naturally occurring interaction sequence between a quantum error correction software developer (Slade, T.) and a community curator (Rawson, K.) on the Zenodo open science platform. The primary subject demonstrates a clinically remarkable inability to distinguish between executable software archives and academic documents, while simultaneously claiming expert-level QLDPC code review capability despite categorically refusing to open the submitted ZIP file. This paradox, herein termed the "Pencil Pusher Effect," represents a significant contribution to the emerging field of Curatorial Dysfunction Studies.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Research Data Management Practices
Academic Publishing and Open Access
Library Science and Information
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 12 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Dataset