https://curi.us/2454-criticizing-ideas-by-source
Also, CR contradicts itself by criticizing theories for being developed in an ad hoc way, which is criticizing the method that created the theory rather than the content of the theory. Broadly, I think methods should be discussed and do matter – and that certain methods lead to flaws in the theories they create, so it is possible to comment on those flaws directly, but commenting only on the content and not the method is missing part of the picture.