The original parent comment is describing someone hand-picking samples to obtain a predetermined conclusion. I know touching data to clean it before analysis can be a grey area, but the original parent comment -- if it is accurate -- is describing clear-cut fraud.
I refer back to what I wrote. You miss the point. There is no black/white in what is necessary and unnecessary or even nefarious "data cleaning". You just use the same fuzzy undefinable words again, but you did not make it any more a "hard fact" than any of it was before.
