Plagiarists (once proven): Should we ban them?

67.65% • 23 votes • Yes
29.41% • 10 votes • Yes, but only after they’ve been given a second chane
2.94% • 1 vote • No
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Plagiarists (once proven): Should we ban them?

Posted: 21st November 2022 7:29pm
poet Anonymous
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Posted: 21st November 2022 8:06pm
poet Anonymous
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Posted: 21st November 2022 8:11pm
Wafflenose
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Ellie
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I'm happy to give them a chance to remove the content and mend their ways. Sadly, repeat offenders seem to have no intention of doing so. How many chances do they actually get?

Posted: 21st November 2022 8:15pm
poet Anonymous
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Posted: 22nd November 2022 00:38am
poet Anonymous
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Posted: 22nd November 2022 9:34pm
Edited: 22nd November 2022 9:35pm
rabbitquest
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Although improbable,
It is possible to type random words on a typewriter and come up with somebody else's poem. This actually happened during a three word poem competition where a few folks cried foul.

Posted: 22nd November 2022 9:54pm
Strangeways_Rob
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rabbitquest said:Although improbable,
It is possible to type random words on a typewriter and come up with somebody else's poem. This actually happened during a three word poem competition where a few folks cried foul.

A more minimal take on the Infinite Monkey Theory. A monkey hitting keys at random on a typewriter keyboard for an infinite amount of time will almost surely type any given text, such as the complete works of William Shakespeare. It’s all about monkey & Shakespeare. Didn't you just know it? And that seems an appropriate moment to exit this thread. Stage left.

Posted: 22nd November 2022 10:01pm
Wafflenose
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Ellie
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There's three words... and then there's stealing someone else's profile, using entire verses from well-known songs, complete memes, famous sayings by statesmen and -women... catch my drift?

Posted: 22nd November 2022 10:32pm
poet Anonymous
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Posted: 22nd November 2022 10:39pm
Wafflenose
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Ellie
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Also, to clarify: how many times can a member be asked to remove stolen content, do so, remain a member... and do it all over again? I'm going to fund it hard to trust aome people in future, which is sad.

Posted: 22nd November 2022 11:28pm
poet Anonymous
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Posted: 23rd November 2022 6:21am
poet Anonymous
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Posted: 23rd November 2022 5:32pm
poet Anonymous
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Posted: 23rd November 2022 6:56pm
Edited: 23rd November 2022 7:04pm
Magdalena
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"Plagiarists" take what you will, because you will anyway. I no longer notice.

I used to care.

I didn't vote.


Posted: 28th November 2022 2:48pm
poet Anonymous
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