Plagiarism has well-defined legal definition. I do not know the precise
clauses;
but they are not whatever the know-it-all Goanetters make-up. Complying
with the regulations, requires not only providing a reference or web-link; but
also requires the author's and publisher's prior permission to use their
work.
Plagiarism also applies to using other peoples' work on the web and on one's
web-site. (wink ... wink). Despite the soft-ware, plagiarism like pornography
can be easily detected ... as we showed in your writing about immunization in
Goa or the details about SFX in your writings. None of what you wrote was
original research. Was It?
The morally lowest form of ethics in plagiarism is to present someone else's
work as the main basis to advance one's own standing and career - be in print,
web article, website or speech. So web-surfing one or two articles, does
not pass as "critical reading" of the subject, or qualify one to claim to be
expert in that field .... despite repeated claims.
I am not at all defending plagiarism. Yet, our Goan "authorities" on the
topic may want to apply the plagiarism rules to themselves. Remember the
famous
phrase, "point a finger at someone, and three fingers are pointing back." So
stop being hypocritical. We have known your silly games all along.
As far as hate-mail is concerned, a lot of this applies to you Dr. Colaco.
Some,
me included, have put you on notice to stop your crack-pot assertions; whether
in jest or otherwise. From now on, you will get as good as or even worse than
what you give. Please share this useful information with your family.... in
advance. We do not want a repeat of the "Toronto saga".
It appears that we have seen the end of the disgusting spam mails. Some Goans
felt that their "brilliance" gave them a god-given right to down-load
their cr#p
to other Goans' computers in their private study room; despite repeated polite
requests to refrain from doing so. I am sure most on the spam list were victims
like me; but my special empathy goes to the Goanet moderators on the spam list.
Regards, GL
------------ J. Colaco wrote:
Kidshealth.org defines Plagiarism is a form of cheating because it's stealing
another person's ideas.
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