The literature of the past couple of decades, related to soils, contains many instances of bypass, that is, the deliberate avoidance of part of the older literature in spite of its direct relevance to the topics being covered, and hyperbole, that is, exaggerated claims that are not supported either by existing knowledge or by experimental observations. Regardless of one's epistemological perspective, it would seem self‐evident that both of these practices are bound to be detrimental in the long term to the pursuit of scientific research, whose best chances of success are when one stands on the shoulders of those who preceded us, and when we present accurately the true extent of progress that is achieved. In the present opinion piece, I try to present my perspective on what may have encouraged researchers working on soils to resort to bypass or hyperbole. The premise of this piece is that only if one has some idea, as personal and hence subjective as it may be, of the roots of an ailment, can one hope to ever find a cure. Different avenues that could be pursued by institutions as well as individuals (even at the onset of their careers) to curb these worrisome practices are outlined.

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土壤研究中的绕过和夸张：合理原因和可能补救措施的个人观点

在过去的几十年中，与土壤相关的文献包含许多绕过的情况，也就是说，尽管它与所涉及的主题直接相关，但故意避免使用一些较旧的文献，夸张的说法是夸张的现有知识或实验观察均不支持的声明。无论从认识论的角度来看，这似乎都是不言而喻的，从长远来看，这两种实践都必将对科学研究产生不利影响，而成功的最佳机会就是站在一个站在我们之前的人的肩膀上，以及我们准确呈现所取得进展的真实程度时。在目前的观点中，我试图提出自己的观点，以鼓励研究人员在土壤上进行绕过或夸张的研究。这件作品的前提是，只有对疾病的根源有某种想法，如个人想法和主观想法，才有希望找到治愈的方法。概述了机构和个人（甚至在职业生涯开始时）可以采取的各种途径来遏制这些令人担忧的做法。