Comments on: Plagiarism and Going too Far http://nslog.com/2005/03/30/plagiarism_and_going_too_far The Weblog of Erik J. Barzeski Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:33:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Erik J. Barzeski http://nslog.com/2005/03/30/plagiarism_and_going_too_far#comment-14595 Erik J. Barzeski Thu, 31 Mar 2005 14:26:18 +0000 http://nslog.com/2005/03/30/plagiarism_and_going_too_far/#comment-14595 That's what I'm saying, Bill. That's what I'm saying, Bill.

]]> By: Bill W http://nslog.com/2005/03/30/plagiarism_and_going_too_far#comment-14594 Bill W Thu, 31 Mar 2005 09:02:47 +0000 http://nslog.com/2005/03/30/plagiarism_and_going_too_far/#comment-14594 Gotta say I hadn't heard of the story 'til I read you post here. Having read the whole saga now I have to add one thought that hasn't been echoed many places. Not only is the girl dumb, brazen, dishonest, lazy, unethical - okay, that all reads very harshly, but it essentially is true - but she is also a thief. She found a total stranger on the internet, convinced them to write a college paper for her by offering money for it, and then refused to pay by playing dumb. She probably was thinking to herself "What a rube." I do agree that Nate's major mistake was trusting the internet at large with this girl's identity. A pseudonym could have been used from the beginning and all the excesses could have been avoided. Anyway, just my $.02, I could be wrong, Gotta say I hadn't heard of the story 'til I read you post here. Having read the whole saga now I have to add one thought that hasn't been echoed many places. Not only is the girl dumb, brazen, dishonest, lazy, unethical - okay, that all reads very harshly, but it essentially is true - but she is also a thief. She found a total stranger on the internet, convinced them to write a college paper for her by offering money for it, and then refused to pay by playing dumb. She probably was thinking to herself "What a rube."

I do agree that Nate's major mistake was trusting the internet at large with this girl's identity. A pseudonym could have been used from the beginning and all the excesses could have been avoided.

Anyway, just my $.02, I could be wrong,

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