Do you know what I really wish was in the Guidelines?

I think that people who do not speak English well might not know what plagiarism means. I think it should be spelled out in plain language. "If someone else wrote it, you can't use it."

Everyone wants to make quick money online. Sadly, those days are over.

It should be obvious enough not to be needed in the guidelines, but sadly that is not the case.

I read a post coming from CNN today and it had received several likes. It is obvious that people doing this are aware that they are cheating, but I like your formula

I know that a lot of people here take the time to write up all kinds of interesting content so if anyone just copies and pastes then of course that is unfair and also not per the guidelines. It is good to keep this as a reminder.

I'll have to look, but I think it's pretty explicitly spelled out in the Terms. I was reading through there to see if they'd brought back the easy peasy account cancel link... nope, but lots of other information that's good for a refresher every once in a while. Oh, and that 'remembered' seeing thing is hilarious. You mean, remembered seeing like Kavya Viswanathan 'remembered' those passages she lifted from Meg Cabot's novels? Or like Melania Trump 'remembered' the bits that were stolen from Michelle Obama's speech? Or that kid I caught online in high school whose 'fanfiction' story was actually an exact copy of a published novel, aside from the names being changed? Puh-leez. Some of us might have been born at night, but it was NOT last night.

It would be nice if there was more to go on especially when a New person comes in here and decides to start a New discussion. This is a little better than a one liner and such, but not good. I have heard someone say in Neume that you can copy something and get paid, but not sure. In reality this site is more for originality and interaction. Yeah you could talk about something in the news, etc as long as you are talking about it from your own view instead.

If people would read the rules and not try to game the system, they ould do good here. If they think they will make a ton of money, they will disappointed.

correct there.That is why we download news from the media.

I've said for a long time the guidelines need a re-write. Also I think in order for new members to join there should be a requirement to read the guidelines/faq's and have a tick box to say you've read and understood them. Just like there is when you download any free software...they get you to tick a box to say you have read and understood terms and conditions.

Most people here going after money, they try to earn money by posting anything.... They dont care whether it is copied or not. Sometimes I also use links or some paragraphs from wikipedia to explain more, But I mention it there... Is that also wrong?

I realized any copied content will be deleted by the admin

They are people who have got their discussions deleted for not following the rules . So it means there is a very clever algorithm for this site. So, if the post is a copied one entirely, it will be deleted. Nothing to worry. So relax JJ.

Thanks JJ... so far I have not posted anything copied content.. Regarding rules, I was not aware of that and yesterday I got a chat message stating that the rule says I should not use "ur" (Your).. after that I found out the guidelines and trying to follow them..

They're still at it, huh? When will they ever learn?

Plagiarism is like stealing, maybe it is not clear to everyone that posting someone else's work as their own is not allowed. I attended a specific course in my uni about this subject, it was part of the degree and they emphasized so much on the significance of plagiarism in all of our work (online and offline).

It is there but they don't care. Its just something they do thinking they can get away with it and most times they do for a while.

Fortunately the style of much plagiarised content often just doesn't ring true as a member-written post (here and elsewhere) and so they are more easily spotted. As far as the guidelines are concerned: you know how sometimes you cannot order something online unless you tick a box that says you have read the terms and conditions? Perhaps if they had something like that on here before someone could post for the first time then maybe about 5% more people might at least have a glance at the rules.

I've just realised I can recognise a post written by you just by the title. You must be becoming very predictable.

For some persons, creativity consists in sharing (copying) already existing comments or stories of other writers.