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    $\begingroup$ with all respect, why don't you read some of his work? just reading his topics in complex analysis was enough to convince me of his depth and breadth. $\endgroup$ Commented Nov 5, 2012 at 5:34
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    $\begingroup$ I like this question (and the answer it received). $\endgroup$ Commented Nov 5, 2012 at 8:30
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    $\begingroup$ I also like very much the question and the way it is adressed, even if my own personal interest in Siegel is rather modest. I must add that I do not quite understand the policy of closing posts that are perfectly fair, do comply with all rules of MO, and in general seem to have nothing offensive besides looking stupid/ugly/uninteresting to a handful of moderators. I really wish MO were more democratic, in this regard. I do not believe another style of moderation would necessarily lead the site any closer to viXra.org $\endgroup$ Commented Nov 5, 2012 at 19:58
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    $\begingroup$ I reacted negatively to this question, but only because I have a conflict of interest... $\endgroup$ Commented Nov 5, 2012 at 22:13
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    $\begingroup$ @Mahdi: humor aside, Weil knew Grothendieck very well but pretended he wasn't interested in Grothendieck's schemes. Weil, not precisely a modest mathematician, was certainly not going to compliment the man whom he knew had condemned his Foundations of Algebraic Geometry to total oblivion. $\endgroup$ Commented Nov 5, 2012 at 22:43