For the second time in a couple months, Ryan and I ran into a situation where a contributor basically copied largely from online articles to create a Magazine article. I'll amend our "how to write for us" article, but could you folks also help us get the word out if you happen to feature Magazine as a "get started" contribution for new community members? Thanks.
Paul ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Paul Frields <[email protected]> Date: Tue, Jan 16, 2018 at 8:09 PM Subject: Note on copying To: Fedora Magazine mailing list <[email protected]> Sometimes it's a good idea to quote in an article where it helps the reader understand a topic, or promotes an additional reliable source. However, copying wholesale from articles -- even if the text's license allows it -- is unacceptable for the Magazine. There may be limited exceptions by agreement with the editors and community. But at its worst, it's plagiarism. As a rule, writers should avoid copying from elsewhere. -- Paul _______________________________________________ fedora-join mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
