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Please check out my latest Council of Science Editors (CSE) Science Editor article: "It’s Free to Be Nice and to Comb Your Hair: Civil Discourse in Scholarly Publishing Social Media"💗 This one was tough to write, and I was even later than normal for my deadline from ever-patient, always-kind Jonathan Schultz 🆘 I'm talking about being kind and respectful on scholarly publishing social media and some of my own personal experiences. I also share some resources authored by Jonathan, Randy Townsend MPS, and James Butcher that I've found to be extremely helpful and refer to often. Bottom line: Civil discourse is amazing. An articulate debate is always welcomed and encouraged. But DON'T BE MEAN. Period. Full stop 💥 Let me know your thoughts about the article and feel free to share your own thoughts. I share my contact details at the end of the article if you ever need someone to talk to 💫 And please consider joining the Mental Health Awareness CoIN of the Society for Scholarly Publishing, which I am privileged to co-lead with Randy. We had our kick-off meeting this past Friday, November 22, and will meet monthly beginning in January 2025. All SSP members are welcome, and we have a lot of impactful, meaningful work to do together 💕 And remember my personal motto: "IT'S FREE TO BE NICE AND TO COMB YOUR HAIR!" 😊 https://lnkd.in/eX8RpnHH
Mary Dunbar
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You are the best. Just reposted. 🩷
Greg Fagan
3d
Growing up in Jersey City (and being Irish to boot!), we just punched bullies in the face. Tough to do that on the interwebs, though.
Nice post! I'm sorry you had to deal with that shocking situation.
Cason Lynley
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What a fantastic article, Jennifer! Thank you so much for sharing your own experience and offering practical, effective approaches if someone is experiencing bullying!
Accessible Publishing and Disability Inclusion Champion at Elsevier
3dThank you for a really oustanding and thought-provoking piece, Jennifer - I ran a messageboard for a few years (back in the days when they were a big thing!) and have the scars from the internet wars... The big thing it made me do is to step back, to be honest - I like the bit you put about the need for an online break. More concerning to me is that there are now voices that aren't necessarily being represented in the discourse because they have been silenced. The points you make here about calling out bad behaviour and proactively including quieter voices in the conversation are important ones.