tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091218950079982154.post298834845662913254..comments2024-03-07T15:19:55.343+01:00Comments on Copy, Shake, and Paste: The HuntDebora Weber-Wulffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602911135725939409noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091218950079982154.post-39355645875341235192011-07-08T06:20:25.628+02:002011-07-08T06:20:25.628+02:00Wow, you actually get people who defend plagiarist...Wow, you actually get people who defend plagiarists commenting here! I am gobsmacked.Jasonhttp://elnaschiewatch.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091218950079982154.post-4326665891619607752011-06-28T01:46:40.999+02:002011-06-28T01:46:40.999+02:00To keep discussion on: I would like to express my ...To keep discussion on: I would like to express my deep felt thanks to the staff of guttenplag and vroniplag. As I myself made the experience that my former "Doktorvater" tried to claim authorship of my very own work, I feel free to add a point, that's not in the focus of the ongoing debate about plagiarism: The structure of German universities is somewhat like a feudal system, that gives way to exploitation of subordinates. So in order to change the incentive-system that administers academical fraud on a higher level, it would be necessary to change the whole structure. This is not meant as an excuse for plagiarism on lower academic levels. But as I learned yesterday my former "Doktorvater" has signed an open letter supporting good academic behavior. To me that was a real blow, because since the debate started, I really saw an opportunity for a substantial change in the academic system. But if this demand for a change gets administered by people who act just the same it is corrupted. Empirically my former "Doktorvater" is the one white raven, that proves my hope for a general change wrong. So keep your good work up, because it's not just politics but it's also the universities that do badly need a clean up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091218950079982154.post-59565236553804621082011-05-29T00:47:23.373+02:002011-05-29T00:47:23.373+02:00It is not a question of a word here or there. It i...It is not a question of a word here or there. It is paragraphs. Pages. Look at the picture of some of these. There is so much plagiarism, we have to ask: Why did they think this was research? Why did the advisors not see this? How many more theses are not really contributing to science, but just rehashing old stuff?Debora Weber-Wulffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091218950079982154.post-39413685196152780242011-05-27T10:54:05.505+02:002011-05-27T10:54:05.505+02:00I disagree with Abendblatt. The know-it-alls are w...I disagree with Abendblatt. The know-it-alls are worse than the cheaters.<br /><br />Certainly, I find the betrayal by Guttenberg et al. disgusting. Much more disgusting is this witch hunt. It is like looking through the dirty laundry and the rubbish of your neighbors with the goal to find some incriminating stuff.<br /><br />But such is human nature. They look for a glorious leader, and if they finally found a victim to serve on this job, they cry Hosianna. However, if their expectations are not met completely, they kill him, claim his resurrection and make a religious cult out of it.<br /><br />With the plagiarism of PhD theses of politicians we have reached this religious cult phase. Looks like everyone gets his or her small orgasm when having found yet another word not cited properly. This *is* *disgusting*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com