tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091218950079982154.post621632394449346893..comments2024-03-07T15:19:55.343+01:00Comments on Copy, Shake, and Paste: Wikipedia by any other nameDebora Weber-Wulffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602911135725939409noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091218950079982154.post-19104970627778268032014-08-29T15:42:53.076+02:002014-08-29T15:42:53.076+02:00Yes, in this case it looks pretty clear-cut. But t...Yes, in this case it looks pretty clear-cut. But the Wikiblame tool is anything but reliable, unfortunately, albeit luckily it mainly errs on the conservative side.Iljahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12096376093633074580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091218950079982154.post-13969557018543774182014-08-29T12:41:22.771+02:002014-08-29T12:41:22.771+02:00That is certainly an important question and one th...That is certainly an important question and one that VroniPlag Wiki looks into closely when double-checking fragments. There are tools such as WikiBlame http://wikipedia.ramselehof.de/wikiblame.php that can be used to determine when a particular sentence was introduced into a Wikipedia (and by whom), since all of the revisions are available online. This way it can be seen that the Wikipedia article was available in 2012, the book published in 2014.Debora Weber-Wulffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036864220530629908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091218950079982154.post-25974077043150489722014-08-29T09:59:36.572+02:002014-08-29T09:59:36.572+02:00The problem with Wikipedia (without an article) is...The problem with Wikipedia (without an article) is more complicated, since it is quite feasible that plagiarism goes both ways – which tends to suggest foul play on the part of an individual author rather than a Wikipedia editor. Certainly, such a suggestion is much more damaging to a scholar than it is to Wikipedia. It requires quite a bit of effort to make sure who wrote first, especially when an author circulated pieces of text that made their way into Wikipedia *before the book was published* (I've seen it happen). That is probably not the case here, but extreme caution is due before passing judgment, because it can do a lot of damage.Iljahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12096376093633074580noreply@blogger.com