Quote from: Mpamaegbu on September 04, 2021, 08:18:19 AM

Quote from: airfinex on September 03, 2021, 04:54:37 PM

Plagiarism
User: Mpamaegbu
Post link: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3158767.msg32651653#msg32651653
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Additional link to third source: https://steemit.com/bitcoin/@anassmed/good-news-btc

Honestly, I thought I put a link at the end and can't really explain how that skipped me. That thread was closed almost immediately it started and I never went back to it until when this issue came up, perhaps I would've observed I didn't put a link there if it were open and people were posting there. It's an honest slip. I never intended to plagiarize that write-up or anyone's work as I have given references to write-ups/comments I lift or put them in quotes. I even put out links to the two short articles I cited in threads I started before and after this thread in question was made. I wouldn't intentionally leave out referencing a lengthy article that was obviously not mine. It's a slip, frankly. There's nothing I stand to gain doing otherwise.

I think you should create a ban appeal topic in Meta (from a new account).

Quote from: suchmoon on September 04, 2021, 11:06:22 PM

The post in question seems to be referencing the copied text as "smuggled out snippet below" so arguably Mpamaegbu was not trying to claim authorship of that text.

This makes sense, and makes me wonder if the mod who banned him overlooked that.

Quote from: The Pharmacist on September 04, 2021, 11:31:28 PM

He'd been a member since before the merit system, so I don't think he started with zero merits.

He got 250 Merit airdropped and earned 366.

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My guess is that he forgot about it once the thread was locked or thought it wouldn't be necessary because it got locked.

The entire thread is gone now, but if it was locked, that means the user couldn't correct his mistake anymore. Then again, since Mpamaegbu created it, he could have temporarily unlocked it to edit his post[/url].

I'll quote Mpamaegbu's last post in that topic:

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Quote from: metenjean on March 19, 2018, 08:39:22 AM

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And this kind of topic has already been created here https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3158454.0

Oops! My bad. I didn't see the other thread eventhough I searched the forums before putting out mine. Yes, quickly I will lock up this thread now. Sorry about that.

The link in that quote was created an hour before Mpamaegbu's topic, and is created by someone who is by now banned too. Probably because it's also plagiarism.

Quote from: Poker Player on Today at 04:14:04 AM

Hey guys, how do you see if someone has been banned?

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Quote from: morvillz7z on Today at 02:32:26 PM

Copy-pasting articles off Italian media with the help of google translate, basically breaking two forum rules at once: automatic translations and plagiarism.

Machine translations are not allowed on local boards, it's okay in English:

Quote from: mprep on July 21, 2014, 05:27:51 PM

27. Using automated translation tools to post translated content in Local boards is not allowed.

Quote from: Lucius on Today at 02:44:31 PM

@morvillz7z, I don't know what to say, except to ask the question "Is there anyone else on the forum who doesn't engage in plagiarism?"

Interesting thought, I never checked theymos' older posts Cheesy

Quote from: Poker Player on Today at 04:05:48 PM

Quote from: airfinex on Today at 03:35:22 PM

I am one of those people who like to shake the nerves of others, so if Mpamaegbu successfully appeals against the ban and is unbanned, I will provide new evidence since I have something in store. I am such an obnoxious brute only on weekends, on other days I enjoy watching such scandals drinking Piña colada.

That seems like a waste of time. If there's more, he shouldn't get unbanned.