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Plagarism
Is it against the rules?
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rottluvr
Posted: 4:51:45 AM 6/13/2008
There seems to be a few post in the last couple of days that contain parts that are obviously copied and pasted from other sites. Not only do they not site the sources, but they aren't even in quotations. I know this is in poor taste, but is it against the rules? Maybe one of the Mods could create a sticky or something. Presenting entire paragraphs or even articles as your own is wrong. The people who really wrote them deserve credit.
dusty082155
Posted: 5:11:29 AM 6/13/2008
We had another poster quite awhile back that did that alot and they were called out on it and told that if they post someone elses words from another forum, that they had to also post the link to which it came from. Otherwise they are stealing from the rightful author.
If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater, suggest that he wear a tail.
MaxandAllie
Posted: 12:29:39 PM 6/13/2008
Hmm....rottluvr, I can only imagine that you are referring to the abundance of wordy posts on old topics that are on the cat forum from 6/13. I just noticed them myself. My how annoying!! Looks like somebody was bored and had nobody to talk to this morning. LOL
Posted: 9:44:23 PM 6/14/2008
Plagiarism is illegal. It might be allowed on this forum but if the original author finds out and is not given due credit the author is within his/her rights to sue.
ummmm....let me get back to you on that
pyrmom
Posted: 5:41:11 AM 6/16/2008
Sorry, I missed the cat topics, so didn't see the copyrite infringement. When the mods find a poster with this habit, we do let them know it's illegal. Since posters seldom, if ever, read stickies, it's best to just handle it on an as need basis.

I see LPN modified her post, not sure if there were more in the 26 posts made by this member. I tried to send her a PM, not accepting messages. If it happens again, please PM a mod, perhaps we can catch her online and give her a warning at that time.

***Edited By: pyrmom on 6/16/2008 6:09:57 AM***
Reason: *
"Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful".
Posted: 6:06:27 PM 6/16/2008
I think it is very amusing that the nuissances never accept PMs. Like they know what they are doing is wrong, or at least increadibly annoying. Maybe they just can't handle the "hate mail". Hey y'all, if I ever tick any of you off, feel free to send me a hateful PM. I kinda get a kick out of them!
I like most cats better than I like most people.
I'll try to be nicer if you try to be smarter.
rottluvr
Posted: 7:57:51 PM 6/16/2008
Thanks to the mods for dealing with this poster. She slammed the forums with her BS (or BS she ripped off from others) and dissapeared. Hopefully, never to be heard from again. Peaches is right, she was just here to annoy.
pyrmom
Posted: 9:43:52 PM 6/16/2008
Actually, I'm pretty sure she was another PETA promoter. We get them from time to time. Last summer, when I was the only mod on for quite some time, we were slammed. Some twit came on here and spammed the entire forum with PETA propaganda. I had tons of fun cleaning up that mess. I mean to tell you, there must have been 50 threads he/she hit in one night!

I guess the irony of posting against the evils of pet ownership on a pet owner's forum sort of eludes them.
"Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful".
Posted: 1:24:12 PM 6/22/2008
I think PETA is kind of a screwed up organization anyway. I mean, I understand and I am all for the ethical and kind treatment of animals, but they gripe about how companies kill the animals we eat. Sure, there should be boundaries and rules, and we shouldn't be cruel about it, but we are going to eat it! Have you ever seen a lion kill an antelope? Do you think that is a wonderful death? Sheesh!
I like most cats better than I like most people.
I'll try to be nicer if you try to be smarter.
Posted: 9:33:08 AM 6/23/2008
How about..we try some Happy thoughts today?

Get the day off to a good start a happy day involving happy people and happy pets..please
http://s296.photobucket.com/albums/mm164/dedesert/
pyrmom
Posted: 10:18:25 AM 6/23/2008
dedesert, you ARE aware that when you post a reply on a topic, it moves it back up to the top of the page? If you'd like to see a topic die, avoid responding to it, so it will be bumped down the page, then back to page 2 or 3, etc...

So perhaps you can start a new, happy thread and this one will eventually fade off into a distant memory.
"Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful".
Posted: 6:49:22 PM 6/25/2008
What happened to "Judge Not Lest Ye Be Judged" (Matthew 7)? A few people who replied to this post are guilty of plagiarism too.

dusty082155 : "If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater, suggest that he wear a tail." dusty082155 did not
coin this phrase, Fran Lebowitz did.

pyrmom : "Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful." Ann Landers

Neither poster gives credit to the actual authors.
Just a thought.
rainbowzoo622
Posted: 7:39:55 PM 6/25/2008
They are in "quotation marks"
That denotes a quote.
http://www.dogster.com/family/614817
Posted: 7:47:59 PM 6/25/2008
Plagiarism includes but is not limited to using another individual's ideas without proper acknowledgment/credit. Quotes alone do not give proper credit to the original author. BTW dusty did not use quotes.
shinyblackpit
Posted: 8:16:05 PM 6/25/2008
Using quotes in your signature is perfectly within the rules. Thank you for your concern.
"Be who you are and say what you feel. Because those that matter, don't mind...And those that mind....don't matter."
rainbowzoo622
Posted: 8:24:16 PM 6/25/2008
Dusty, darn you, use quotation marks!
You are screwing with my arguement!
http://www.dogster.com/family/614817
agentcooper
Posted: 8:40:30 PM 6/25/2008
OMG! queenfrenchie! do you know frenchies4u?
Indifference turns clarity into denial. ~Quan Tracy Cherry
pyrmom
Posted: 7:33:51 AM 6/26/2008
While I agree with your comment Queen. However, the issue here is not the limited space for user's siggys. It is posters who go in and copy and paste entire, lengthy, articles and post them with no credit given, as if it is their sole creative property.

By the way, thanks for the info on the origin of my quote! It's been around for ages and I had no idea of the original author.

Then again, these articles are posted for the sole purpose of creating strife on the forum.

***Edited By: pyrmom on 6/26/2008 7:52:12 AM***
Reason: *
"Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful".
gbroxon
Posted: 9:38:58 AM 6/26/2008
According to the John F. Kennedy Library Organization:

"You must cite sayings or quotations that are not familiar, or facts that are not "common knowledge." However, it is not necessary to cite a source if you are repeating a well known quote [emphasis added] such as Kennedy's "Ask not what your country can do for you . . .," or a familiar proverb such as "You can't judge a book by its cover." Common knowledge is something that is widely known. For example, it is common knowledge that Bill Clinton served two terms as president. It would not be necessary to cite a source for this fact."

http://www.dogster.com/dogs/100690
Rottluvr
Posted: 4:27:55 AM 6/27/2008
Queenfrenchie, have you even seen any of the posts that I was refering to in my OP? I find it absurd that you would compare Dusty and Pyrmom's signature to a five paragraph long post taken straigh of PETA's website.
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