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It sounds to me like you should have a prewritten response for people who were interested enough to contact you, but who don't know where to start.
by Senderman 8y ago
It sounds to me like you should have a prewritten response for people who were interested enough to contact you, but who don't know where to start.
- Mediterraneo10 8y agoI am sceptical of the ability of laymen to even meaningfully understand the field that I am in enough to contribute their own ideas. The amount of literature that would have to be read and assimilated is vast, really achievable only for academics. My prewritten response would only be “Do at least an MA in this field, then we’ll talk”.
- clarry 8y agoWhat is the field?
- Senderman 8y agoI genuinely think that's a good response. Maybe the majority of recipients won't act, or they'll even take offense, but if somebody in there chose to contact you because they look up to your position, you could easily find in a few years that you challenged somebody to get on the right track with one of those responses. Some people are on the fence and looking for a push. Obviously it's up to you, but I think it's worth a shot.