Plagiarism by myLot newbies
By Jo Ann
@akalinus (40440)
United States
April 8, 2016 11:55am CST
This morning, I saw a post from a newbie. I was passionately interested in the subject, so I answered it. She followed me, so I followed her. I was looking at her discussions and thought the one I answered was well written.
I ran the first line through Google and sure enough, it was Wikipedia. I recognized the rest of the article. I sent her a message saying that was not allowed and to always use her own words to write here. She has not answered.
Then I saw another article on a subject I am interested in. I ran the first line and found the rest of it. It did not say who wrote it. Maybe they were quoting him.
Should we give newbies another chance, or just hit report?
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31 responses
@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
8 Apr 16
I would report it because they really should read the rules before writing anything, the rest of us had to.
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@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
9 Apr 16
@akalinus That might make a good post. Dear users who have a different home language. When you copy and paste it is called plagiarism, it is illegal.
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
10 Apr 16
@akalinus This is an English speaking site though, so maybe they should look up what it means after seeing it in the rules?
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
8 Apr 16
They wont get banned right away I think, they will be given a warning and the discussion will be deleted. let her learn the lesson.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
8 Apr 16
@akalinus I believe it take multiple strikes before someone gets banned. I have some violations during my early days here but that is not because of plagiarism. It is because of the controversial nature of my topics then.
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@akalinus (40440)
• United States
8 Apr 16
@CaptAlbertWhisker That is good to know. I really don't want to be the cause of someone getting kicked out.
Hmm. I see. I wonder if she knows what original means?
@Mike197602 (15487)
• United Kingdom
8 Apr 16
Report them.
You sending a message is a very decent way of going about things but I don't message I respond on the discussion and leave links to the rules but I never give a second chance I'll always report them because it's bad for the site to have plagiarised content on it.
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@Mike197602 (15487)
• United Kingdom
8 Apr 16
@akalinus sometimes it's hard to recognise plagiarism but often if you look at the persons other discussions it does become obvious.
The reason I report it is because admin will remove it.
The messaging thing will only work if the person removes the post but often they just ignore you and also they quite often try it again.
If admin is told he can remove the post and if they try it again then he can ban the person.
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@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
9 Apr 16
I just hit report. If I thought that they were sincere and not spamming I might suggest other ways to include the content like linking to it so that it is not plagiarism.
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@quickinstinct (432)
• United States
9 Apr 16
I'd warn them and point out they should come up with their own posts. Then report next time.
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@zebra2222 (5269)
• United States
9 Apr 16
The rules are pretty clear on any writing site. There is no need to plagiarize.
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
9 Apr 16
I am sure the admin will look into it, especially now that it is on the discussion forum. There are some ho genuinely are not aware that they cannot copy paste content from elsewhere and they should be warned once but when it becomes a habit I guess proper actin will be taken..
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@Pegasus72 (1898)
•
8 Apr 16
Most people know that plagiarism is wrong so give them a warning just as a reminder incase they just came from a deserted island and then report the second time.
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@jrlcentral (2601)
• Roxas, Philippines
8 Apr 16
I hate plagiarism. People who does that maybe new here in mylot but they probably have done the same on othef sites. These are the types that will always try to earn quick bucks . i say hit that report button right away!
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@Yar_Joey (3271)
• Philippines
9 Apr 16
A plagiarism is not allowed in any writing and paying site so I think this person should be reported to the admin and actions will be given accordingly. I don't believe a second chance is all right because other newbies will also do the same.
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