>From: Margarita Rainford <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Plagiarism <[log in to unmask]>,              Margarita Rainford <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Interesting >Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 12:51:54 +0100 > >I just find it hard to make sense of the implications of the drug >analogy - Sally are you saying that students who misuse drugs also >cheat and plagiarise or that plagiarism is an alternative to >substance misuse? > >Sally , did you write to any Labour candidates? I would have thought >this would be the party candidates to contact - education, >education, education & nanny state! > >Margarita > > >Mainka, Christina wrote: > >>Sally, >> >>I did reply, I just didn't agree that was the way forward. Cheat >>sites aren't the problem, merely one symptom, in my opinion. >> >>Christina >> >>________________________________ >> >>From: Plagiarism on behalf of sally jones >>Sent: Tue 4/19/2005 11:14 AM >>To: [log in to unmask] >>Subject: Interesting >> >> >> >>I see not one person commented on my suggestion that people write >>to >>candidates etc asking what steps they will take to make the selling >>of >>essays etc illegal. >> >>So people can huff and puff but in reality cheating (including >>plagiarism) >>will spread. After all, it's easy and it's cheap (i.e. cheaper than >>drugs - >>a 'good essay' costs about 13 pints of beer or maybe 10 spliffs or >>a handful >>of ecstacy tablets) >> >>Anyway if you pay £20,000 for an MBA what's an extra £2000 for a >>first clas >>dissertation? >> >>For people's interest, I DID write to candidates for Lib and Tory >>and >>Greens. >> >>They all replied - these are available should people like copies - >>off list. >> >>Maybe I should set up a review site of all the cheat sites - that >>would be >>providing a useful service to students surely? It could include >>advice in >>buying cheat services, ways to avoid anti-plagiarism software, the >>universitiies that don't frown on cheats, links to people who will >>sell you >>forged certificates, testimonials from (anonymous) people who have >>bought >>the services....yes, definitely an idea. >> >>Oh yes, extracts from the posts here showing how academia is by and >>large >>apathetic after all, these posts are in the public domain.... >> >> >>Sally >> >>************************************************************************* >>You are subscribed to the JISC Plagiarism mailing list. To >>Unsubscribe, change >>your subscription options, or access list archives,  visit >>http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/PLAGIARISM.html >>************************************************************************* >> >> >> >>This message is intended for the addressee(s) only and should not >>be read, copied or disclosed to anyone else outwith the University >>without the permission of the sender. >>It is your responsibility to ensure that this message and any >>attachments are scanned for viruses or other defects. Napier >>University does not accept liability for any loss >>or damage which may result from this email or any attachment, or >>for errors or omissions arising after it was sent. Email is not a >>secure medium. Email entering the University's system is subject to >>routine monitoring and filtering by the University. >> >>************************************************************************* >>You are subscribed to the JISC Plagiarism mailing list. To >>Unsubscribe, change >>your subscription options, or access list archives,  visit >>http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/PLAGIARISM.html >>************************************************************************* >> >> > >************************************************************************* >You are subscribed to the JISC Plagiarism mailing list. To >Unsubscribe, change >your subscription options, or access list archives,  visit >http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/PLAGIARISM.html >*************************************************************************