RE: Paraphrasing: Is It Plargiarism?

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I use pieces of articles in my posts, I'm so paranoid about the rewards police around here, I usually take a screen shot and source the info.

I think this is a grey area on this post, but I hate how the word gets misused around here. Most often people aren't presenting posts as their own, but rather need to be reminded on how to source it, as most social media sites could care less and most authors like to have their article shared with credit.

In anycase, I didn't go look, but I wish if people are giving corrections it could be done politely.

I think downvotes are very important, but I don't understand why we still have the Bernie Culture on downvoting where the person DVing acts like they are personally offended and the poster has committed murder.

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In my eyes a post is worthy of a downvote if all information is taken from other sources even if it's sourced. If you're not giving me any of your own thoughts or experiences on a subject but rather compiling information from elsewhere, with sources, you're still profiting from someones elses work. If I were to give a downvote to something like that it wouldn't be because the act in itself is wrong but because I don't agree with the rewards.

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Yes, you are right.

But some of us here are English Teachers, College Graduates, and Educationally Privileged.

Others of us don't have formal educations and need to be gently brought up to code instead of downvoted and punished.

Is this plagiarism? Was the question asked at the end of this post. Paraphrasing Plagiarism is not one everybody's radar.

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You certainly do not need a formal education to know that cutting a stolen watermelon and selling it in parts does not make your operation legal (despite the Proof-of-Work).

It is easy to tell the intentions.
If one wants to share a great idea/work, they post: "I have read a great article you need to check out at this link."
If one wants some money, they word-spin it and post as a new piece.

It is not easy to prove the intentions in court or university committee but fortunately Hive DVing is an opinion-based procedure so a consensus on either question asked in the OP is not needed for anyone to act.

That being said, the latter question makes no sense. People upvote the article without realising it was plagiarised so any attempt to blame them for misbehaviour (covering up the original malicious operation) is strange.

I also have a problem with the Paraphrasing Plagiarism label - at least in my native language, "paraphrasing" infers/hints adding one's opinion to the paraphrased content.

The part most people are missing is that making it to the trending page IS NOT the dream scenario for milkers. Getting away with 50 zero-content posts a day spread over 20 accounts is the way to go. How many people have that on their radars?

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It's social media, not English 101.

However, I agree that if one dv as is their right, they should politely explain why

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A lot of people explain when politely asked.
I never give unsolicited advice out of respect for the DVed person's right not to care about me.

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I think that seems like a fair personal line. Well thought out and presented.

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I am not sure this is equivalent to a Bernie moment.

Yes there were downvotes placed but I dont think it was based upon disagreement with the content itself. It is the fact that some do not thing rewards are worthy when someone just takes another's work, even if it is changed a some.

I do agree with the citing of others. It is best to be over indulgent as opposed to under.

Quoting the works of others is fine in my opinion if referenced. Even with images, link the source. Let people know where they can find it.

Doing this often adds to the credibility of what is being discussed anyway.

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Yeah, I agree.. not a Bernie moment, but it just always seems like it is done with a tone..

Why not, Hey great article, ... please credit your source.

I mean it's that simple.

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