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Wow! I didn't realize plagiarism was so rampant in this profession!
Tony Markatos responds:
Your absolutely right Kay; there is a lot of TW plagiarism. But there is
another "angle" to the problem that I would like to bring to light. I have,
more than once, been given an assignment that was "98% percent done". These
were probably the most difficult assignments I have ever had.
Truth be told, NOBODY ever completes 98% percent of a project (or any other
high percentage) and then stops. (Note: I'm talking about content creation,
not minor editing or formating.) If a person is proud of their work and is
98% done, he/she really wants to complete the project.
Reality is "It's 98% done" projects are botched projects - particuarly,
botched organization. And, almost without exception, they are badly botched
projects. Completing that last "2%" is immesurably hard - harder than
starting from scratch! And the person who is able to save a mess deserves
the major credit - irregardless if he/she cuts & pastes a significant amount
of existing text.
Tony Markatos
(tonymar -at- hotmail -dot- com)
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