Here's another collection of the top links shared by people following @BotanyOne on Twitter. The top links aren't always the top stories, and this week sadly had an example.I was alerted to an apology on the ASPB's Blog. Reading the post, the ASPB are sorry for something, but it's not clear what. The follow-up posted the next day made things a little clearer. It turns out to be connected to an advert of the scientists participating in the conference. People pointed out the lack of African scientists among the 93 faces on the cover, to which the official account answered look harder, with a photo of the one African in the advert. After that, things did not improve. While it was a big topic of discussion, the lack of links means that it wouldn't normally appear in the newsletter.The lesson I'm taking from this is that you can't bolt inclusivity on to something as an afterthought. We're still working on getting the job advert right for the new editor role. We're also changing some of how the application process will work so that it's more transparent.Unless something bad happens, then there should be another selection of the stories you're sharing on Twitter at the same time next week. Until then, take care.Alun (webmaster@botany.one)
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Here's another collection of the top links shared by people following @BotanyOne on Twitter. The top links aren't always the top stories, and this week sadly had an example.I was alerted to an apology on the ASPB's Blog. Reading the post, the ASPB are sorry for something, but it's not clear what. The follow-up posted the next day made things a little clearer. It turns out to be connected to an advert of the scientists participating in the conference. People pointed out the lack of African scientists among the 93 faces on the cover, to which the official account answered look harder, with a photo of the one African in the advert. After that, things did not improve. While it was a big topic of discussion, the lack of links means that it wouldn't normally appear in the newsletter.The lesson I'm taking from this is that you can't bolt inclusivity on to something as an afterthought. We're still working on getting the job advert right for the new editor role. We're also changing some of how the application process will work so that it's more transparent.Unless something bad happens, then there should be another selection of the stories you're sharing on Twitter at the same time next week. Until then, take care.Alun (webmaster@botany.one)