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<p>I don't know how I got on Academia.edu's list but they have
seduced me well to the point that I have found myself answering
their questions about all kinds of things I would normally ignore
(or figure out how to "unsubscribe")....</p>
<p>Their regular list of "recommended reading" has been so spot-on
for me that I always read the abstract and often read whole papers
I had no idea existed by authors I knew nothing of before.</p>
<p>I have several times made the effort to go through a few dozen
papers offered as having been authored by me and marked them "not
me!" (what with a name like mine?) Their false-positives are quite
high and I've not bothered to see if they credit *all* my
publications (not that numerous anyway)... but I find it
cathartic to read through titles of papers that my dopplenyms
might have written and consider who I might be if I'd followed one
of their dozen(s) of alternate tracks!<br>
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<p>I have stopped short of actually giving them money ($150/year)
and I'm offended by their *pitch*: <br>
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<p>I don't really care what others are saying about me (or more to
the point, it is none of my business) and I can use Google Scholar
to search for citations easily enough if/when I might care...</p>
<p>but as I said, their reading-recommendation false-positives are
near zero!</p>
<p>anyone know anything more about them? Have your own experiences?<br>
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