Taxacom: ResearchGate question

[John Grehan]

Yeah - I had considered that alternative, but a bit of a pain in the neck
have to explain why not responding via ResearchGate.

ResearchGate states "We exist to empower researchers.

We started ResearchGate in 2008 to address the problems we saw in the way
science is created and shared. Our mission is to connect the world of
science and make research open to all. The 20 million researchers in our
community come from diverse sectors in over 190 countries, and use
ResearchGate to connect, collaborate, and share their work."


Well, in this case they are falling a bit short to say the least (I could
put that more strongly, but would rather not get turfed off the site).


Cheers, John

On Mon, Feb 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM Adam Cotton via Taxacom <
taxacom at lists.ku.edu> wrote:

> John,
>
> I have found the same problem, and complained to RG about it without any
> response. Previously I was always able to send a 'thank you' reply when
> someone sent a requested paper, but recently I had the same problem.
>
> The only way around this issue, as I have done several times recently,
> is to write to the corresponding author on the paper and ask him to pass
> on your thanks to the co-author who sent the paper on RG, assuming they
> are different people.
>
> Adam.
>
>
> On 11/02/2025 00:08, John Grehan via Taxacom wrote:
> > When I have an article sent to me via research gate there is an option to
> > say thanks. But recently found that when I do that a red banner pops up
> > stating "Message not sent
> > You can only send messages to people who follow you on Anyone know how to
> > get around this absurdity?
> >
> > John Grehan
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