Sunday, June 29, 2008

Try to avoid

this...
Nice posts, folks, but let's try to avoid using posts written on other websites without giving them credit (ie, say where you got it). If you don't, it's considered plagiarism.

Plagiarism- as defined by Wikipedia:

Plagiarism is the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work

Within academia, plagiarism by students, professors, or researchers is considered academic dishonesty or academic fraud and offenders are subject to academic censure. In journalism, plagiarism is considered a breach of journalistic ethics, and reporters caught plagiarizing typically face disciplinary measures ranging from suspension to termination.

Also, it is REALLY easy for a Native Speaker to figure out if the poster really wrote the post for this blog because of certain vocabulary usage and tenses.

I'm just saying...




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