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Tanguy Fardet
@tfardet@scicomm.xyz  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

Quick question for the #AcademicFedi: I was recently reminded that I have a #ResearchGate account that I haven't updated in such a long time that I was still supposed to be doing a postdoc in Germany...
So I try to log in, discover that it's using my old German address, switch to the backup address, log in, update the affiliation, and then think "wait, but why am I keeping this"?

So I ask you: is there any good reason why I should not delete this account?

Opinion or boosts welcome 😉

#academia #research

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Amandine
@eco_amandine@mastodon.cr replied  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

@tfardet I just keep it to show a public social network to my employer.

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Tanguy Fardet
@tfardet@scicomm.xyz replied  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

@eco_amandine I'm not even sure mine cares as long as my publications are listed on HAL and I have a public profile there

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Tanguy Fardet
@tfardet@scicomm.xyz replied  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

Note: the fact that they seem to want to sell my data everywhere, show me ads, etc, does not make me want to keep it...

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Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק
@aarbrk@mstdn.mx replied  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

@tfardet If you don't need it, you don't need it!

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Wim🧮
@wim_v12e@scholar.social replied  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

@tfardet I can't think of a good reason to keep it. I haven't done it yet because I can't be bothered to figure out how to log in (similar issue to what you had), but I never use it at all.

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