Plagiarism in action
Published on February 17, 2015
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Hello.
Grrr... Plagiarism bugs me big time and I want to add my voice to those who have already said what a big 'no-no' it is. Quite apart from anything else, including legal implications, it's bloody lazy.
I'm currently researching for an article I'm in the middle of writing about the Alpha/Beta Male and I just came across the following two pages:
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http://www.worthethic.com/the-alpha-male-syndrome.html
http://www.modernmalelifestyle.com/article/Alpha-Male-Syndrome-Good-Bad
We all get ideas and inspiration from others, but if we're going to create original, high quality content we really must use our own brains and form our own opinions.
If all we can come up with is a quick 'cut and paste' we are cheating, and if we have nothing new to say we should probably go and find something else to do.
There, I've said it. I'll get down off my high horse now. Haha!
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