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Ah Maha – what a lovely thoughtful post – and how neat to hang it on *that* picture!
When I read the paper I felt hurt!
I felt that all the good had been ignored – and there was a sort of relish to discussing and at length the issues.
Moreover – there was no acknowledgement that the #rhizo14 group was a really friendly and supportive one. If anyone had called out for help – or said that they felt excluded – we would have reached right back.
When someone did call us out on being academically boastful – we did reach out and try to bring that person back into the group…
Yes – perhaps this requires a higher level of sophistication than I would expect to find, say, in my first year undergraduate studetns – and no – I try not to leave them suffering alone… but …