But that's not the usual offence. Edge cases are very important but thankfully rare.
How can they cite you if you've not published it? That was the point of my "they must tell you".
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Footnote O Guest p.c. Is the standard way
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My assumption is that in private communication there is an implicit or explicit feel for what the conversation is about and a quasi informed
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consent from both parties that what is discussed might be used by the other and then as you say cited. The context above was not only about
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private communication but also other things like presentations, posters, etc. Those aren't under pc as far as I'm concerned. Regardless, I'm
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glad you at least agree that it should be cited when it is pc. Although I personally would appreciate any reference to our private convo to
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first be passed by me if you're using something I came up with.
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The thing is that pc doesn't neatly fit into what I was discussing above. And I made it very clear that disclosing stuff in private should
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be done carefully as there are bad actors who might not cite you.
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The context here is unpublished work being scooped. You can't scoop something published, although you can be quite strange and not cite it.
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