Timeline for How can we handle users that continually copy paste answers without citing a source?
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| Jun 19, 2012 at 17:43 | comment | added | Mitch | I appreciate what really happened, because you really brought up some really good points, and I agree with you completely. And as a said, I will do my best form now on to come up with better answers, and try to work on the old one, and try to improve them. No worries whatsoever. Thank you very much. | |
| Jun 19, 2012 at 16:25 | comment | added | Bruno Pereira Mod | @Mitch Don't worry m8, I think we are all confusing 2 things here: 1 is low quality posts with a link and a quote that might go bad in a few months, the other is plagiarism. I think some of your post can be fitted in the first case, and none of them in the second. This all question just came on a same day that I commented in a question from you, that's all, don't think it all fits in your case. Keep up and try to improve your questions, thank you for your effort and participation on the site. | |
| Jun 19, 2012 at 15:33 | comment | added | Mitch | Don't be sorry, As I said, I have no problem in learning. I really love Ubuntu, and I'm willing to do it, I just might need help sometimes. | |
| Jun 19, 2012 at 15:30 | comment | added | Mateo | Sorry, If that came out a bit too direct, There are some where you quoted where I think they are acceptable, aka software recommendations where you quoted the description of the software, but also give them a bit from you how you use the software, or think it might meet their needs. Or If the user wants an "expert" why on a question, other wise I try to test, reword, simplify, and explain possible pitfalls that the original source might have missed, and cite where the information originated. | |
| Jun 19, 2012 at 15:26 | comment | added | Mitch | @mateo_salta By the way, thanks for the edit. I would like for you to take a look at this. I know the question is closed, but do look at the answer, that just edited, and let me know if its better. askubuntu.com/questions/152965/… | |
| Jun 19, 2012 at 15:24 | comment | added | Mitch | Well, that’s OK. Once I'm more into it, my answers will improve, and I let them speak for me. By the way nice picture (great job). I'm the glass half full kinda of guy. Hope you have a good day, or night. :) | |
| Jun 19, 2012 at 15:05 | comment | added | Mitch | @mateo_salta I don't think I'm the only one doing this, But, to point someone in the right direction, is better that making them fall off. I can give you answers about windows all day long, and I will do it from my head in my own words, why? because I have been using it for over 20 years, but only 2 months Ubuntu. Once I'm more comfortable, I can assure you that answers will change.P.S. 14 out of 225 isn't bad :) I'm pretty sure that when you all started, you didn't become good at it, it took time. Thank a lot for this great discussion, cause that's the way things get better:) I really mean it | |
| Jun 19, 2012 at 13:01 | comment | added | Bruno Pereira Mod | We do not care much (that's my personal opinion) where the information comes from. What needs to happen is that the information is explicitly added as an answer and that the source of the information is quoted in the answer. You can use quotes from the source at your will, but an answer should not be only a quote from a random site and a link to it. Main reason for that? When the link dies the answer becomes totally worthless and should be deleted. If you use the information obtained, transform it to an answer that solves an issue and quote the source, there is nothing wrong. | |
| Jun 19, 2012 at 11:45 | history | answered | Mitch | CC BY-SA 3.0 |