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Old 10-15-2007, 07:48 AM   #9
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Originally Posted by Regorium View Post
I've always wondered whether or not teachers actually cared about plagiarism. I've had friends blatantly copy from wikipedia, or even in one case, print off the wikipedia article directly from IE so the web address was on the bottom of the page with no repercussions at all.

I would've gotten sick pleasure in watching my friends fail because I busted my ass to finish the same assignments (and got the same "you passed" mark).

So to answer your question, no, I don't think it's sick and twisted =D
That's ballsy. I've had students plagiarize from Wikipedia, and my first thought is "do they really think I'm that much of an idiot? Like they're the only ones with access to the internet?"

I guess the answer is "Yes." Needless to say, the wikipedia types are the easiest to bust.
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