Shoutbox topic

[Hickory]

That requires effort.

[James Gryphon]

 

I'm an original. Don't rip me off.



On the subject of ripping things off, I have about five different windows open, each with tabs, showing different configurations of themes. I'm hoping on making some decent-sized revisions to the forum soon.

Oh, and I just entered a contest to win a PS4 Pro. As if.

[Grond]

Actually... he does check our papers for plagiarism, with an electronic tracker of sorts. Although he might not do it with the introduction.... this worries me.

Does your prof. use turnitin ?

[Hickory]

Sounds familiar.

[Banya]

There are other sites that do that same thing as turnitin, comparing your writing to others to check for verbatim copying. Professors often give an allowance of up to 20% similarity for quotes and other small phrases, but they'd be less tolerant of a block of writing of that size, especially one not cited. Even if it isn't flagged as plagiarism, submitting that writing as your own will prevent James from ever being able to submit his to an online tracker, because then it'll be flagged as a ripoff of yours. It's a great introduction, but as James said, it's very him. His personality shines through it, and it doesn't sound like the way you do, Sage. It'd be good to model yours off of it, but you should make yours your own.

[The Skarzs]

Welding class makes my hair fill with zinc oxide.

[Lady Ashenwyte]

Read that as Wedding Class.

[Cornflower MM]

What hair, Skar?

[The Skarzs]

. . . My hair.

[Cornflower MM]

I wasn't aware you had hair worth speaking of. Thus, the comment.

[The Skarzs]

I shave it about once a month.

[Cornflower MM]

My point exactly.

[The Skarzs]

It's still not fun to get that stuff in your hair.

[Delthion]

Read that as Wedding Class.

Same...

[The Skarzs]

You would attend, Del. You and Soren, the flower boy.