Let's Talk About Plagiarism
This platform is attracting new users with a breakneck speed and as the user base is growing, so does the number of plagiarists and cheaters. When money is involved, people show what they are really capable of.
Some of the users caught plagiarizing are new but we've seen a few users with higher reputation caught lately, which is a real shame as they knew very well what they were doing and what the consequences are.
What Is Plagiarism?
Copypasta
The most common form of plagiarism you see on Hive is copypasta. It's the easiest way of creating content and 99.999 times out of 100 those caught with their hand in the cookie jar say it was a mistake, which obviously it is never true. This is stealing as they knew very well it's not their work but they did it anyway. Monetizing something that is not yours it's even worse.
Transcribing videos and posting the text falls in the same category. It's not your work, you don't have permission to do that.
Translating From Another Language, Without Mentioning The Source
The other form of plagiarism that I have seen quite often lately is translating texts from another language and posting it without mentioning the source. This is also theft, no matter how you look at it.
These users may think people don't speak the language of source and their plagiarism can't be detected. Very wrong! There's no such thing as can't be detected!
Self Plagiarism
Self plagiarism is reposting the same text without mentioning the source, or that the content has been posted before. Some users prefer to delete the old posts and post the content again, thinking the text can't be traced. Well, the beauty of the blockchain is that you can't delete anything as it can be traced back.
Rewriting Texts
This is also common here. Some users think by changing some words, adding a few words to look different can be sold here. Well, that is also theft as you are rewriting someone else's work, without permission in order to monetize it.
Consequences
When caught, these users usually go to Hivewatchers Discord and say it was a mistake, they forgot to add the source. Please people, do yourself a favor, be honest and tell the truth as it's better for you. No one believes these lame excuses anymore. Playing the victim, throwing tantrums and threatening to leave won't help either. The door is open, whoever whats to leave, they are free to do it.
If you're lucky, you get a second chance, which means you have to do an apology post, post original content for 30 days, after which your work will be reviewed and you may have a chance to be taken off the blacklist.
There are other consequences you need to think about, before you start plagiarizing. Community admins have the freedom to ban abusers, which means your post will no longer be visible in the community and you may never have a second chance. No one likes cheaters and thieves.
What is even worse, once you are caught cheating, you may lose the support of those who have trusted and supported you and the only one you can blame for it is yourself.
The most valuable asset you can have on this blockchain is your reputation, which means not only the number next to your name, but also your credibility. Once you lose credibility, you have nothing. Trust me, you can not do much on your own.
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Electronic-terrorism, voice to skull and neuro monitoring on Hive and Steem. You can ignore this, but your going to wish you didnt soon. This is happening whether you believe it or not. https://ecency.com/fyrstikken/@fairandbalanced/i-am-the-only-motherfucker-on-the-internet-pointing-to-a-direct-source-for-voice-to-skull-electronic-terrorism
Personally, I like to write and think in my style in order to become an interesting blogger and have my own, albeit small audience of users. Thanks for the post. There is something to think about. I wish you success.
I feel the same, however, those who are not capable of producing their content, or just lazy, choose to plagiarize.
I always emphasize on plagiarism whenever am introducing people to hive. Don’t get lazy to create content, even if you want to tell a news or report a news you heard or read, it’s right to summarize it in your own words and source it. Always important to source it. Including the pictures.
That is the only way to go. I hope they listen to you :)
I believe that contents should be published without always having an eye on profits, otherwise sooner or later they will end up plagiarizing.
It is enough that some posts are not valued economically for many users to choose to copy. The law of least effort.
I believe that sooner or later publishing quality content in #HIVE pays you for the effort you have put into it.
But if you don't have the conviction that writing is useless, you will hardly succeed.
I think the average number of users who sign up and those who publish is seven or eight to one. And some moderators consider it good.
Maybe that's why I see more and more curators with very little strength in terms of voting power.
I think (and this is a personal opinion) that many think there is more money to be made in curating than in posting. Or at least it is easier.
That is the only way I believe.
People come and go, it has been like that forever and that is fine, this is how it should be. It's a decentralized platform, you do what you want as long as you respect the rules. Cheaters and low effort content creators won't stay anyway.
I have a slightly different opinion on that. To reach a level at which curation is easier and more profitable than content creation or takes time, or requires a large investment. Those who are here for a quick buck are not staking, just milking the platform.
great simple summary on what plagairism is, going to add it to Newbies guide next time. Thanks
I should be thanking you :)
The trouble one could get in because of plagiarism is a risky one, but people don't know about it or they just chose to ignore it.
Trust me, most of them know but then choose to play the victim card.
All we need is a platform that will help the situation of things and I believe you gonna lead to success
We already have this platform and I'm not a leader. Sorry to disappoint you.
What a very good content
Thank you!
It is even better to write about how you spent your day that to plagiarise. Thanks for this post.
Well said my friend!
I like your thoughts on plagiarism, thanks for sharing
These are not only my thoughts, most of those who are against plagiarism think the same.
I've seen this happen on another platform to someone I supported. He is actually talented and I loved his original work. But then the style suddenly changed, and I found out why when someone found the evidence... He had started stealing content in order to be able to post more and get attention :( ...
Changing style is always a warning sign, especially when you know the person is not capable of producing that level of quality.
Getting attention is good but not this way :)) Many are about to find out.
Thanks for stopping by.