Comments on: p2pnet and ‘plagiarization’ http://www.p2pnet.net/story/24311 p2pnet.net - reader powered Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:11:09 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jon http://www.p2pnet.net/story/24311/comment-page-1#comment-977932 Jon Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:19:18 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/?p=24311#comment-977932 Hi IP: "Still struggling to get off the pain meds." It's a hard road, but when you get to the end, it's worth it. If you ever want to talk, email me p2pnet @ shaw dot ca. I have VoIP and Skype, so it wouldn't be a problem. Cheers! Hi IP:

“Still struggling to get off the pain meds.” It’s a hard road, but when you get to the end, it’s worth it. If you ever want to talk, email me p2pnet @ shaw dot ca. I have VoIP and Skype, so it wouldn’t be a problem.

Cheers!

]]> By: IratePirate http://www.p2pnet.net/story/24311/comment-page-1#comment-977931 IratePirate Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:07:19 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/?p=24311#comment-977931 Hey Jon! It's going alright I guess. Still struggling to get off the pain meds unfortunately. In any case I just couldn't stay away, especially with all the interesting news of late and great debates going on around here. I'm really enjoying all the talk that 'There's no such thing as net neutrality' and it's sequel have generated. Oh, and I agree with your comments about Americans. Most are pretty decent once you get past all the indoctrination they've received since birth. :-) Hey Jon! It’s going alright I guess. Still struggling to get off the pain meds unfortunately. In any case I just couldn’t stay away, especially with all the interesting news of late and great debates going on around here. I’m really enjoying all the talk that ‘There’s no such thing as net neutrality’ and it’s sequel have generated. Oh, and I agree with your comments about Americans. Most are pretty decent once you get past all the indoctrination they’ve received since birth. :-)

]]> By: Devil's Advocate http://www.p2pnet.net/story/24311/comment-page-1#comment-977826 Devil's Advocate Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:56:45 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/?p=24311#comment-977826 @Jon... So, you admit you are an anarchist, then?! 8 P @Jon…

So, you admit you are an anarchist, then?!
8 P

]]> By: Jon http://www.p2pnet.net/story/24311/comment-page-1#comment-977816 Jon Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:59:51 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/?p=24311#comment-977816 Hey Irate Pirate: How goes it? Anyhow, I didn't say I was anti-American. I said I'd been accused of it. Americans are OK as a people, but their politicians and policies suck big time. So do French politicians and policies. And Canadian politicians and policies. And and ... Cheers! :) Hey Irate Pirate:

How goes it?

Anyhow, I didn’t say I was anti-American. I said I’d been accused of it. Americans are OK as a people, but their politicians and policies suck big time. So do French politicians and policies. And Canadian politicians and policies. And and …

Cheers! :)

]]> By: IratePirate http://www.p2pnet.net/story/24311/comment-page-1#comment-977810 IratePirate Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:49:24 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/?p=24311#comment-977810 You do know it's ok to be anti-American, right? I am and I'm a Canadian too. Mind you, I don't completely hate Americans. They just tend to annoy the heck out of me more often than not. That's the really great thing about freedom. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I believe it was Salman Rushdie who once said, “What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.” ;-) You do know it’s ok to be anti-American, right? I am and I’m a Canadian too. Mind you, I don’t completely hate Americans. They just tend to annoy the heck out of me more often than not. That’s the really great thing about freedom. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I believe it was Salman Rushdie who once said, “What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.” ;-)

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/24311/comment-page-1#comment-977753 Reader's Write Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:39:42 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/?p=24311#comment-977753 I've come to the conclusion that there is really no such thing as being "unbiased" Take a typical court case, for instance. Lawyers for both sides are going to be lying to some degree. A journalist attempting to be balanced can simply reproduce both sets of lies, and let the smarter readers figure it out for themselves. But why not instead cut through all the bullshit (pointing out all the inconsistencies and contradictions) and present an interpretation more accurate to what's really going on? Doing so would be "biased" of course :) I’ve come to the conclusion that there is really no such thing as being “unbiased”

Take a typical court case, for instance. Lawyers for both sides are going to be lying to some degree. A journalist attempting to be balanced can simply reproduce both sets of lies, and let the smarter readers figure it out for themselves. But why not instead cut through all the bullshit (pointing out all the inconsistencies and contradictions) and present an interpretation more accurate to what’s really going on? Doing so would be “biased” of course :)

]]> By: Google http://www.p2pnet.net/story/24311/comment-page-1#comment-977718 Google Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:21:30 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/?p=24311#comment-977718 lol an Email saying you are "anti-American" when you are Canadian. "anti-American" because I’m “anti-corporation" Well damn. Guess most people are anti-American then. lol an Email saying you are “anti-American” when you are Canadian.

“anti-American” because I’m “anti-corporation”

Well damn. Guess most people are anti-American then.

]]> By: Bob http://www.p2pnet.net/story/24311/comment-page-1#comment-977713 Bob Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:42:33 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/?p=24311#comment-977713 Happy Canada Day from your friends south of the border (that's really weird to say as a US citizen!) Happy Canada Day from your friends south of the border (that’s really weird to say as a US citizen!)

]]> By: Jon http://www.p2pnet.net/story/24311/comment-page-1#comment-977696 Jon Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:29:43 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/?p=24311#comment-977696 ^^ Cool. <i>Too</i> cool. For this time of year, anyway. ;) Cheers! ^^ Cool. Too cool. For this time of year, anyway. ;)

Cheers!

]]> By: Dorothy http://www.p2pnet.net/story/24311/comment-page-1#comment-977692 Dorothy Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:05:21 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/?p=24311#comment-977692 Garden: the weeds or the flowers? Weeds are going gangbusters and currently are waiting for me to go out there and slaughter them, not to mention cutting the grass (bleagh). Having trouble motivating myself towards yardwork today! Hope things are well at your end of the country. Garden: the weeds or the flowers?

Weeds are going gangbusters and currently are waiting for me to go out there and slaughter them, not to mention cutting the grass (bleagh). Having trouble motivating myself towards yardwork today!

Hope things are well at your end of the country.

]]> By: Jon http://www.p2pnet.net/story/24311/comment-page-1#comment-977687 Jon Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:50:39 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/?p=24311#comment-977687 @ SteelWolf: Yep. "Gah." ;) (How's the garden, Dorothy? :) ) Cheers! @ SteelWolf:

Yep. “Gah.” ;)

(How’s the garden, Dorothy? :) )

Cheers!

]]> By: SteelWolf http://www.p2pnet.net/story/24311/comment-page-1#comment-977681 SteelWolf Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:16:49 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/?p=24311#comment-977681 I don't understand why people claim "plagiarism" when you clearly give textual and link credit to the original authors. I've often used your stories as jumping-off points to other sites. This reeks of corporate-news style whining that assumes people will only get their stories from the original website (where the authors can cash in via ads). In internet text, hyperlinks tie everything together. When you link, it's the equivalent of a citation in that it identifies the source and provides a means for readers to check it themselves. Gah. I don’t understand why people claim “plagiarism” when you clearly give textual and link credit to the original authors. I’ve often used your stories as jumping-off points to other sites. This reeks of corporate-news style whining that assumes people will only get their stories from the original website (where the authors can cash in via ads). In internet text, hyperlinks tie everything together. When you link, it’s the equivalent of a citation in that it identifies the source and provides a means for readers to check it themselves.

Gah.

]]> By: devious204 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/24311/comment-page-1#comment-977678 devious204 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:45:48 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/?p=24311#comment-977678 isn't plagiarizing when you take someone elses written work and say its your own? do they have examples of this? cuz every article i have read on here generally says something of the like "so and so said this on blah blah blah" then followed by the quote isn’t plagiarizing when you take someone elses written work and say its your own? do they have examples of this? cuz every article i have read on here generally says something of the like “so and so said this on blah blah blah” then followed by the quote

]]> By: Dorothy http://www.p2pnet.net/story/24311/comment-page-1#comment-977677 Dorothy Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:43:19 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/?p=24311#comment-977677 I see somebody has been spiking their breakfast cereal with strange chemicals again (your "reader")! Happy Canada Day to you, too! I see somebody has been spiking their breakfast cereal with strange chemicals again (your “reader”)!

Happy Canada Day to you, too!

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