ATTRIBUTION: Read and follow

Posted on: Sun, 11/22/2009 at 10:32pm

Adi Joseph

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ATTRIBUTION: Read and follow

Hey guys,

I wanted to say I think for the most part we engage in intelligent, thought-out discourse about basketball, specifically the NBA and the NBA Draft, on this site. That's obvious.

But one thing really concerns me: There seem to be some members of this site who will post an article or even a paragraph from an article on this message board without attributing where they copied and pasted from. That is plagiarism. No, you're not going to get an F on a paper or sent to the honor council or even banned from the message board for it.

Still, authors deserve their credit. And frankly, I think many people on the board would love to check out the same sites that you found the information you're posting.

I'm going to start deleting unattributed material I see on this board. Please, at the very least, include at the top of a post "This is from Jeff Goodman at FoxSports" or, ideally, a link to the original article.

I think you owe it to these authors. It's a sign of respect and professionalism.

Thanks,

Adi Joseph

Posted on: Sun, 11/22/2009 - 11:41pm

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WHOOO WHOOO WHOOO!!!!!!!!

WHOOO WHOOO WHOOO!!!!!!!! Yea man. This crap is annoying because if there is no credit given, it makes me think that this guy has written a great article.

Posted on: Sun, 11/22/2009 - 11:45pm

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Another thing..

I'm also going to regularly be checking out comments marked "Flag as offensive" and banning spambots and warning users who can't seem to keep their language within reasonable bounds.

So if you see anything you think deserves to be called out, use the "Flag as offensive" button in the bottom right corner of the post.

Posted on: Sun, 11/22/2009 - 11:48pm

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Ummm. Ill give ya a golf

Ummm. Ill give ya a golf clap for that one. But still a great thing.

Posted on: Mon, 11/23/2009 - 12:00am

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Dr. Cosby likes it

PUUUUUUUDDDDDDIIIIIINNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!

Posted on: Mon, 11/23/2009 - 12:09am

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Late-night spammers

If you can't get the spammers late at night, then I'll do it for you......

For the low price of 3 rubies and a turkey and cheese sandwich.

Posted on: Mon, 11/23/2009 - 12:43am

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Hey

This attribution notice looks strickingly similar to one that I posted on the website I am in charge of...

Conspiracy...

Posted on: Mon, 11/23/2009 - 2:47am

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Of all examples

Of all examples, why Jeff Goodman? He sucks big time...LOL... He wrote an article that the Bulls should have taken Beasley over Rose... Charley Rosenn should have been your example... Anyway, if I post an article from any other website, I usually put the name of the author... So it's cool...

Posted on: Wed, 12/16/2009 - 11:16am

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...

alright

Posted on: Mon, 11/23/2009 - 1:23pm

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LOL. I think this topic is

LOL. I think this topic is mainly directed to thetruth, lol....copy & paste king, haha

Posted on: Mon, 11/23/2009 - 2:07pm

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The Truth usually does that

Posted on: Sat, 12/05/2009 - 9:28pm

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Bravo

This plagiarism issue was something I noticed awhile back. Nice to see this getting taken care of.

Posted on: Thu, 02/11/2010 - 9:35pm

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Yo, Adi Joseph....

4get it

Posted on: Fri, 05/21/2010 - 10:10am

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I hate that there are some

I hate that there are some users advertising stuff like shoes and other stuff. But yes plagarism is a big thing going on this website and nice to see it being taken care of.

Posted on: Wed, 05/26/2010 - 8:01pm

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adi

Did you come up with that response yourself.... or is there a english teacher out there that you are forgetting to thank?

Posted on: Sun, 05/01/2011 - 1:19pm

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Except from certain sites

Except from certain sites right....What are the sites that we can't post articles from?

Posted on: Sun, 05/01/2011 - 1:27pm

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You know

That the whole, "Can't post draftexpress stuff" is a joke right?

Posted on: Mon, 08/13/2012 - 2:12am

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very good

Ok, got it, when i write any news or reviews i will try to show the original place.

Posted on: Thu, 09/20/2012 - 12:06am

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After reading it, first of

After reading it, first of all i had a heart felt laugh. But what ever you said is true.....

Agreed..

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