[WikiEN-l] Re: Plagiarism Policy, was A Missing Policy

Wed Jul 20 01:17:09 UTC 2005

On 7/20/05, Fred Bauder <fredbaud at ctelco.net> wrote:
> It's very simple. Wikipedia policy requires you to cite your sources,
> see [[Wikipedia:Cite sources]].

In far too many cases, the source is the editor.

I think the discussion here boils down to two concepts, which overlap
to some degree.

Avoiding a charge of plagiarism by citing a source, especially where
that source was used for major or fundamental portions of the article.

Providing useful sources for further reference.

-- 
Peter in Canberra