Plagiarism Plague
I’d rather be caught holding up a bank than stealing so much as a two-word phrase from another writer. ~Jack Smith
Gwen and I recently talked about plagiarism and wondered why, at this day and age, would anyone even copy an entire entry originally concocted by someone else without recognizing the genius behind the original work. Not even with a 6pt font wayyyy below the page. Besides, they were able to read it up (most probably from the internet where tons of information flood from all directions) so why not wake the little writer inside to come up with a few personal comments. A fairly decent sentence followed by a short thank you note for the Matchmaker who gave you a matchstick of ideas (if not build the bonfire for you) would suffice. Wouldn’t it?
