Thanks - upvoted. Firstly, know your enemy, thereby understand their MO - and then the more challenging question is what to do about it.
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I saw you had great success when your article was promoted by Curie; I hope you can find similar success moving forward. Thanks for reading.
Thanks for what exactly @rycharde?
Also there are many reasons for these cultural events... And by the sounds of it, you know about them or are apart of them.
Whether you are or not, it doesn't really solve the question.
Yet I would very much appreciate your input. As you are a mathematician from what I've read.
Also on a separate note, is it possible to predict luck?