Gene writes:
I want to see this plagiarism issue get settled first.
Posting other people's words without acknowledgement or attribution is a legitimate concern, and it's explicitly mentioned as item 6 in the
Forum Guidelines. However, given that Conspirator is a new member, and given the level of sophistication of the arguments being put in play, and given the absence of doubt that other sites were cut-n-pasted verbatim without attribution, it is not thought that requiring Conspirator to actually "own up" is necessary. Whether he wishes to do so is left up to him.
However, it is noted that Conspirator began with somewhat inflammatory posts, and that he has therefore already skirted two of the eight guidelines. For this reason, attention is again called to the
Forum Guidelines, particularly item 3 and the Enforcement portion at the bottom. After a couple warnings, the next step is usually a 24-hour suspension of posting privileges.
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