The Squirrel Speaks
  • 01:18 PM ET  06.07
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Okay, I don't know if it's actually because efbasketball got deleted, but over the last few weeks, I've seen a lot more plagiarism than usual....

(http://info.library.unsw.edu.au/psl/skills/direct/itet_lilt/module3/images/plagiarism.GIF)

People...this is not cool...Plagiarism is the outright copying of someone else's hard work without giving them any credit whatsoever. I could care less if you take someone's idea and put your own spin, your own words, your own thoughts on it, but when you just outright copy and paste someone else's work, that's just wrong...in fact...that's why it's considered morally inethical in our country and in many cases falls under the protection of copyright law. (Ignore the bottom part of the image below...)

 

(http://www.strategyisforimbeciles.com/drawings/plagiarism.jpg) 

Like the picture above states, if you plagiarize, it's basically telling the world that you have absolutely no creative thinking skills whatsoever. I'm fairly confident that on FanNation, plagiarism can lead to a member's deletion, however, I have no information to back that up as certain fact.

If you are going to use someone else's work, please DO NOT copy and paste the ENTIRE article/essay/blog from the person. Take only what you need, which is usually a quote or two, and CITE IT...(A great citation website

In closing...don't plagiarize...It's easy for you to do, but you're basically stealing the work of someone else that took them a lot of time and effort to complete.... 

June 7, 2008  01:28 PM ET

Very true blog.

June 7, 2008  01:29 PM ET

However, Wikipedia is fair use, you can copy it completely and not be punished...

June 7, 2008  01:34 PM ET

Sarcasm, hemo?

June 7, 2008  01:51 PM ET

Wikipedia is revisionist history run amok. Absolutely NO control whatsoever over the content. Basically I could go in and rewrite World War II and have it where the Japanese win the war.
(And, why would I WANT TO???)
Nonetheless, good blog.

June 7, 2008  01:57 PM ET

Excellent blog post. I lose respect easily for people who plagiarize. Thank you for spreading this message.

I publish articles that I created on my other blog. Therefore, 'tis not plagiarism.

June 7, 2008  02:18 PM ET

Sarcasm, hemo?

G.O.A.T. | 06/07/08, 01:34 PM

No, pure truth. You can use Wikipedia all you want, word for word.

June 7, 2008  02:33 PM ET

I used to plagerize, but I learned better

= )

June 7, 2008  02:38 PM ET

"Absolutely NO control whatsoever over the content."

Okay, that's...not true.

June 7, 2008  02:39 PM ET

SS, I copied and pasted this blog into Google, and apparently you plagiarized this entire thing...

June 7, 2008  02:54 PM ET

I used to plagerize, but I learned better

= )

Bucmaster | 06/07/08, 02:33 PM

Awww..Im so proud of you, Buc! Now you just need to learn to speak proper English.

June 7, 2008  02:57 PM ET

Great cuz before this blog I had no idea I couldnt just cut and paste my blogs from the net. Thanks.

June 7, 2008  03:06 PM ET

Great cuz before this blog I had no idea I couldnt just cut and paste my blogs from the net. Thanks.

Cassidy's House: Hilary's Best | 06/07/08, 02:57 PM

Lol, there are alot of kids on the site who actually dont know that.

June 7, 2008  03:14 PM ET

SS, I copied and pasted this blog into Google, and apparently you plagiarized this entire thing...

Cardsox | 06/07/08, 02:39 PM

>_>

June 7, 2008  03:15 PM ET

Great cuz before this blog I had no idea I couldnt just cut and paste my blogs from the net. Thanks.

Cassidy's House: Hilary's Best | 06/07/08, 02:57 PM

Not my fault I've seen people legitmately cut and paste from ESPN and SI within the last week...

June 7, 2008  03:15 PM ET

Why did I say legitmately ^

It doesn't fit in that sentence whatsoever....

June 7, 2008  08:31 PM ET

I thought ef just left and didn't get deleted.

June 7, 2008  11:39 PM ET

Great job SS.EF got deleted?I thought he just lefy,and he was supposedly the plagerism police,lol.Way to identify a flaw in some people on this site.

 
June 14, 2008  12:27 AM ET

Ironic that I post this and ef gets undeleted...

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