Yahoo Answers Plagiarism - Question & Warning
I guess I shouldn't be shocked or surprised, but I am. I'm not a big player on Yahoo Answers, but another one of mine was chosen best answer, so, out of curiosity, I doublechecked my profile and looked at one of the questions where I didn't get best answer.
As I was reading the answer that was chosen for best answer, it sounded VERY familiar. So I scrolled down to find the answer I had posted. Surprise! They were identical.
So this person (who, by the way, is a "Top Contributor" with over 75,000 points), flat out copied my answer, and hers was subsequently chosen as best answer. It's easy to tell that mine was posted first - mine shows as being posted 2 weeks ago; hers shows as being posted 1 week ago.
In case anyone wants to check it out, here's the link to the question:
How do I use my email adress with twitter when its already taken? - Yahoo! Answers
It shouldn't bug me this much, and I don't "need" another best answer, but damn it, there's a principle here. [sarcasm] I think I learned it in kindergarten, or Sunday School, or something like that. Something about not stealing?? Yeah, that's it. [\sarcasm]
Anyway, I reported her for plagiarism, but here's my question. What, if anything, would you guys do about it? And, do you know if Yahoo actually does anything about this stuff?
And here's my warning. In case you weren't aware, apparently this goes on all the time at Yahoo Answers (as I discovered after a google search), so be sure to keep an eye on your answers.
As I was reading the answer that was chosen for best answer, it sounded VERY familiar. So I scrolled down to find the answer I had posted. Surprise! They were identical.
So this person (who, by the way, is a "Top Contributor" with over 75,000 points), flat out copied my answer, and hers was subsequently chosen as best answer. It's easy to tell that mine was posted first - mine shows as being posted 2 weeks ago; hers shows as being posted 1 week ago.
In case anyone wants to check it out, here's the link to the question:
How do I use my email adress with twitter when its already taken? - Yahoo! Answers
It shouldn't bug me this much, and I don't "need" another best answer, but damn it, there's a principle here. [sarcasm] I think I learned it in kindergarten, or Sunday School, or something like that. Something about not stealing?? Yeah, that's it. [\sarcasm]
Anyway, I reported her for plagiarism, but here's my question. What, if anything, would you guys do about it? And, do you know if Yahoo actually does anything about this stuff?
And here's my warning. In case you weren't aware, apparently this goes on all the time at Yahoo Answers (as I discovered after a google search), so be sure to keep an eye on your answers.
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Just when you think you've got it all figured out, someone changes the rules.
Jan Weingarten
Substitute "damn" every time you're inclined to write "very"; your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be. ~Mark Twain
Just when you think you've got it all figured out, someone changes the rules.
Jan Weingarten
Substitute "damn" every time you're inclined to write "very"; your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be. ~Mark Twain
Just when you think you've got it all figured out, someone changes the rules.