Original Topic: Why people plagiarise in the forum and how to avoid plagiarism.
Author:KingsDen

E better make them dismiss student wey dey institution for 1st year than for student to dey 4th or 5th year. E better to imagine am than make e happen for real say they ban account when e don become snr member+. Since I know the badness of plagiarism punishment for this forum, I never tire to dey talk about am.
This time around, I don open this thread make i take help newbies make dey dey try avoid this danger called plagiarism.
I go talk about the possible reasons why people dey plagiarise for this forum and suggest solutions.

WHY NEWBIES DEY PLAGIARISE:
1. Them no know the consequences wey dey for plagiarism for this forum:
Person wey know the in and out of the full consequences of plagiarism for this forum no go fit plagiarism. The victims of this plagiarism na people wey no know the severe consequences of plagiarism for this forum, this people na mostly newbies and low ranking members.

2. Posting wey dey impress:
When person begin dey do post wey go impress other users, he/she fit shift from em abilities. This go con lead to dey create unnecessary long posts, and to con dey try to maintain the quality throughout the content, go con fit lead to plagiarism.

3. Little/No knowledge on the matter wey we de talk about:
This very act dey result to epileptic composition. Whenever a user commot from em core essence, e must go steal to dey relevant. E go lead to emergency research wey go born plagiarism.

4. Hunting for merit:
When the purpose of the matter no dey to talk about again, learn and impact, the purpose don die as e dey arrive. In the hunt of merit, the user go con dey spam dey plagiarise unknowingly sake of say e wan get the desired goal(merit).

5. make the person no know the methods or rules of citation:
Plenty users no be only the newbies no know the conventions of citation(intext, outtext, quotations, inclusion of url). If user no sabi this thing, The issue of plagiarism go be secondary matter. Factually some users don make am become normal thing to dey copy person work verbatim and for the end con still include citation, thinking say e dey right. I go happy if person open thread on the various ways of citation.

6. Lack of confidence:
Low self esteem fit lead to plagiarism. When you no believe yourself con dey talk of your work. When you the feel say everybody work better pass your own, when you want be like everybody. This go give you the mentality say you be second option to everybody, hence you go start to dey plagiarise to make am standard.

7. Geographical differences:
As @Lucius point am out for my previous topic, he dey talk say why people dey plagiarise na because of how strict and lenient they dey on plagiarism for their countries.

Quote from: Lucius on July 28, 2021, 01:02:50 PM

I believe say big differences dey between people from different parts of the world regarding the thinking of plagiarism - home and school dey play big role for this matter here.

8. Laziness :
Sometimes this plagiarist go know say na crime he wan commit, but because of laziness to cite the authors, or show fresh idea, he/she go con deliberately plagiarise.

HOW YOU GO FIT AVOID PLAGIARISM:

1. Make you read forum rules before posting:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=703657.msg7955645#msg7955645

2. Be original :
One of the hardest things to do for this life na to dey live another person version of life. If you follow this lane, you go end up as learner all this time wey you dey this forum. When you be your real self, you go discover this part of yourself wey be say people wan even plagiarise, either your tone, your humor or intellect . This go create niche for you and plagiarism go commot from your part for you.

3. Post only when you get value to add:
Try no de jump enter every discussion, maybe as you de try complete your weekly task . If you join discussion wey you no get value too add, you go see yourself they rephrase and summarize people comments to produce your own. Though dey fit no punish you because of this matter, but na bad habit.

4. Always dey conscious of plagiarism:
When you dey type with consciousness of plagiarism, You go overcome wetin dem dey call unintentional plagiarism. You fit likely fall victim if you no consider am during work.

5. No post immediately after you research:
Make sure see you no post immediately after you just finish research. If you do am, you fit likely find am difficult to differentiate your personal ideas and the ones wey you get from research wey need make them cite am.

6. Get good time management:
All your work, written , audio, visuals etc represents you. If you do am fast fast , nobody go know and defend your weakness. Always they give your best even if nobody dey watch, they fit no get second chance again. Therefore, always dey take your time to prepare your work, if they get things to cite, you go always get time to do am. Like this plagiarism fit dey avoided.

7. Test run your work with plagiarism checkers:
That feeling when you check your work through plagiarism checkers con discover say your get 0% plagiarism and 100% unique. Na wetin your indicters dey use, E go dey cool if you use am yourself to know the quality of your post before you publish am.

8. Cite the real Authors:
If you use person intellectual property, no be big deal, cite the real owner con move your way.

I sincerely wish say this topic fit help, especially newbies and guide them make them no go commot sin wey go later hurt them for the forum.
Thanks all!