Avoid plagiarism claims

[iceman]

Hi guys.

Sorry to bring down the tone for a brief moment, but just as a general rule, if you copy material from another website and post it here, please ensure you give credit to the original source where it is due.

This will ensure the reputation of the forums is not tarnished and we can avoid plagiarism claims.

I'm sure noone would do it intentionally but please keep it in mind.

Thanks

[ving]

M'kay! :)

[loopy]

(Original source, ving, member of IceInSpace Forums - www.iceinspace.com)

[iceman]

rofl loopy :lol: :rofl: :lol2:

[rumples riot]

Having been to Uni, I am always careful about the use of other material. The P word is an expellable offence at Uni and in my last year, there we seven people expelled from the law school for blatantly copying others work without giving credit to the source.

I have found that a good rule of thumb is when you compose your writing, try not to use others work. This leads to using your own creative aspects more and if necessary when someone has put your thinking perfectly then quote in block and provide the acknowledgment. This does not mean make things up, you can still come up with ideas from a whole lot of reading and compose your own work, just don't copy someone elses work.

Must say that I am pretty disappointed that this has happened in one of the threads that I was contributing to. And in particular by the person involved. I would have thought they would have known better.

Nuff said
Paul