Frederick, It should be quite clear to everyone that we are debating each other on equal footing. If, as you say, I think my views on copyright and plagiarism are flawless, then the same must apply to you and your views. Actually, the way I see it I think I agree with you on the issue of copyright. But I am not sure what your view is on plagiarism because you have never stated it clearly.
I have neither prevented you from voicing your views, whatever they are, nor imposed my views on you. I have merely emphatically stated my views, as you have. I apologize for asking you a rhetorical question as to whether you have plagiarized in the past. But I was disappointed that despite the seriousness of this issue, you were treating it as a game where Gilbert was setting a trap for Jose and me, and you would laugh at how we would fall into it. I am also sorry that while you have written so much on this topic, trying to infuse broader issues such as copyright, and your own pet projects, I still don't know where you stand on the specific and limited issue of plagiarism. Put simply, I don't know whether you would be willing to provide a straight answer to the following questions: 1. Should we tell our students that it is bad to copy from others without giving them proper credit? 2. Should we be concerned that in this time of easy access to the internet that people are lifting material verbatim from all kinds of websites, both authentic and bogus, and presenting it as their own in forums such as this one? Cheers, Santosh P.S. Regarding self-plagiarism, I agree with what Gilbert wrote in his introductory post about it, except on his point that it is a greater offense than plagiarism. In addition, I think that it is actually more akin to self-promotion. Jose has provided another definition of it in the educational field. You have provided a Wikipedia slant, which if different might also be true, for all I know. Regarding your innuendo against me about science, as I have stated many times before, you simply don't understand my position. But that's okay. --- "Frederick \"FN\" Noronha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What you say below is a strange argument. You're so > convinced that > your own perspective on copyright and plagarism is > flawless that you > refuse to see another point of view, and instead > ascribe motives to > people who think differently from you! >
