Hey science-types!
Have you thanked your hamsters recently? Both publicly AND privately? Are you breaking new ground with your research data?
We know you're busy and tons of people may have contributed to the project and all that, but seriously. If there is someone who has handled every single sample from ALL of those oh-so-many people and also brings years of experience to the process to boot - YOU CAN SPARE A LINE FOR THEIR NAME! Not just the institutional name - the PERSON.
Put it in print. Put it in print even when you think they'll NEVER see it.
Acknowledgements are easy and rather painless compared to the headaches you went through to get all of that other information you are now SO excited to share.
You'd be surprised at what a difference cookies can make. After all, giving us cookies gives you an excuse to spread the news of your research into an even wider circle.
Just don't ask for my picture. Put up a baby goat picture instead. Thanking your hamsters really doesn't have to be an exercise in visual boredom. We're hamsters, not supermodels.
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