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Old 02-08-2003, 05:49 AM
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But the fact is that everyone plagerizes. I bet you guys that you probably once got stuck on an assignment or a homework and just copied from your friend, it happens, nobody is perfect. I've done it too.
Sorry, I don't. I always give credit where credit is due. And it is not some huge change that needs to be made. I simply informed tommy to check each news post for a "Source:____" at the bottom and an (optional) author name.



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I guess the point that i'm trying to make is that there's no way to stop or enforce this...especially if it's on the web...Let's not start with the amount of webmasters that simply hotlink other people's stuff...
It's that type of hopless attitude that makes things in this world so hard to accomplish. In this case, it is not that hard to enforce, but even if it was, it is possible.



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Well.. I do that on my site.. since the point of it is take everything and put it in one hole website.. but i always say where the article, what ever is from.
Thats the best way to do it. Just ad a notion somewhere stating where you got it from. If not for the mere moral reasons of giving a person credit for his/her work, then for the simple fact that a "Source:____" waives you of all legal ties if the information is wrong, illegal, immoral, injust, or offensive to a group of people.
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