Hi Santosh, I am surprised that you have not heard / read of this idiom under discussion (see below). But I will be nice and not follow your example and find reasons for your oversight (being polite). Stridency and personalizing a discussion is a poor substitute for well-reasoned arguments. I hope intelligent people can dialogue without getting bent-out-of-shape. So it is time you grow-up and let your writings reflect your skill. A little sense of humor will not hurt.
The thrust of my post was a request for an apology to Selma. And that brings-up an important point about us Goans. We are quick at the draw to accuse, but not to apologize. And this applies to you too, my friend, as I have demonstrated in the past, on many topics. Now to the issue of plagiarism. My own attitude is: Yes, I agree with you to a point. But do not push your luck too much, as you are wont to do. It is WELL KNOWN that many use the excuse of plagiarism, including filing law suits, merely to get publicity for themselves and their work. Who would know the accuser's work, if he / she had not used plagiarism as a ruse to display this to us? Others use the threat of plagiarism to suppress other peoples' work. And, as we see on Goanet, to rebut other peoples' argument (Remember Inquisition discussion?:=)). If somebody copies MY work, I will be very pleased. Because that further expands the message / concepts that I want to spread. My goal of writing a scientific paper (say on breast cancer), is not for self-aggrandizement. It is to help breast cancer patients. So anything that helps in spreading the info and improving the treatment (that is being suggested) is welcome - whether I get credit or not. It is only an insecure person with little in accomplishments that would waste their time looking for who is doing what to whom. For me I have more important things to work and write on. That is the message I would give other Goans who want to really advance. No! I am not encouraging people to plagiarize. I am encouraging them to research multiple sources and thoughtfully analyze the material one reads. As I have shown on Goanet, many have the wrong facts or impressions, from their single (or should I say the plagiarized) source. Kind Regards, GL ------------ Santosh Helekar I am surprised that an educated man is confused about the difference between plagiarism and research. If it is mere confusion or ignorance then one can fault the type of education one has received at home or at the primary school level. But if the apparent moral equivalence between borderline criminal activity and one of the noblest forms of human endeavor, stated above, stems from cynicism, then such an assertion and mindset should be greeted with the utmost condemnation from those who are hoping that our children be better educated. --- Gilbert Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Copy from one source and it is plagiarism. Copy from multiple sources and it > is research.
