2006-07-15 01:25:34 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
exactly! i guess it will continue to happen as long as ppl ask questions they could find in Wikipedia just as quickly...lazy bums.
2006-07-15 01:28:45 · answer #1 · answered by peakfreak 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Personally, I don't see anything wrong with it. I find it fun to answer questions that others are curious about, but don't have the time or are too lazy to research. It is a learning experience and gives me knowledge I didn't have before. So it is a win/win situation. Therefore, if someone took the time to do that for me I would just be grateful that they did it. Granted a source would be nice, but if I was too lazy or didn't have the time to research then what use would having the source be in the first place?
As far as granting a best answer.. I would grant it based on who was most informative, afterall, the reason you ask a question is for the information.
2006-07-15 08:45:55 · answer #2 · answered by Rainey H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From Wikipedia....
Cheating is defined as an act of deception, fraud, trickery, imposture, or imposition. Cheating characteristically is employed to create an unfair advantage, usually in one's own interest, and often at the expense of others. Cheating implies the breaking of rules. The term "cheating" is less applicable to the breaking of laws, as illegal activities are referred to by specific legal terminology such as fraud or corruption. Cheating is a primordial economic act: getting more for less.
Had to do it..... an answer on plagerism with plagerism.HAHAHAHA.... Ok, I use Wikipedia all of the time, usually to provide a definition of terms and THEN put my original thoughts, inferences, whatever from there. If it is just a wikipedia answer I usually won't bother reading it. If that is all I wanted I could have looked it up myself, DUH. Best answer should be based on the spirit of the answer from the writer - not the writings copied from another source. If that was indeed the best answer, the credit should go to the author of the Wikipedia entry and not the YAHOO participant.
2006-07-15 09:03:38 · answer #3 · answered by lead2jesus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure why not? If someone had a question and the person answering was just telling them some facts to help them! I guess I wouldn't see a problem with that. It's not like we're in school getting graded on this, it's mostly for fun and some people informational. If I had a serious question to ask I would want to know only facts and the truth, not someones guess.
2006-07-15 08:29:34 · answer #4 · answered by mageta8 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At wikipedia, people can edit the information and it might be wrong. So for those who do plagairize from wikipedia and don't do other research, HAHA to you.
2006-07-15 17:56:14 · answer #5 · answered by gwen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You make a good point, as do the rest of the answerers, but unless Yahoo puts a statement in the guidelines and enforces it by removing plagarized answers, the practice will go on. I, too, am amazed at the laziness and stupidity of people who don't do their own research. Having said that, it WAS easier and faster to ask a gardening question here in Answers than it was to look it up myself. Talk about sitting on the fence!
2006-07-15 08:32:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well what's your opinion on actually typing out the right answer, and then saying, "Well I found that out on wikipedia" and include the link. Or... "I thought it was this, and it was verified when I looked it up on wikipedia" and then copy the link?
I think that would be acceptable if you actually take the time out to do some research and type an answer.
2006-07-15 08:29:50 · answer #7 · answered by Lily Iris 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you make a good point. They should at least change some of the words around.
School calls it plagairism. I call it cheating.
2006-07-15 08:28:40 · answer #8 · answered by helpme1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they name it as a source, it's not plagiarism.
And the best answer is whichever is the most informative, or does the best job of answering the question.
...at least, that's how I pick a best answer.
2006-07-15 08:29:24 · answer #9 · answered by Cunning Linguist 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't give it to them if they didn't site their source.
But why ask a question if it's already in Wikipedia? What ever happened to due diligence?
2006-07-15 08:29:12 · answer #10 · answered by C. C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wouldn't that depend on what the asker felt was the best answer? However, it is illegal to quote something printed that is not yours and not list your source. ...I mean in life, everything we know we were not born knowing All of it, and legally that is why Yahoo put that section below "KNOW YOUR SOURCE? LIST IT HERE:"
2006-07-15 08:37:13 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋