Topic: Some of the most common mistakes we make as beginners, and how to avoid them. - page 3. (Read 684 times)

Please don't generally speaking like this. Let's discuss plagiarism in Bitcointalk only.

Here, you don't have to ask anyone permission. Just leave a quote or a source link and it's enough.

Depends on local rules on plagiarism as well as how serious it is enforced. It is only started in third world nations and I am sure with you punishment there would be less seriously strict than in developed nations.

Again, depends on how laws are enforced in that nation. If law means mostly nothing by lack of serious enforcement, law if has still means nearly nothing for locals. They don't obey laws if government don't make punishment. Same goes for plagiarism.

I agree that we can say plagiarism is unacceptable everywhere in moral aspect. In legal aspect, it depends.

How? To us who are still new members, plagiarism is a very serious issue because it has a complication that we will completely ban not only new members but any rank someone has in the forum once he/she plagiarizes is banned and that account is gone.
When you mention university, college, and other places, such as school, can you borrow someone's book and copy their notes without their permission? It is plagiarism to use another person's information without their permission.

I take exception to this remark. Plagiarism is basically about honesty. And honesty doesn't have anything to do with how developed a country is. I am coming from an underdeveloped country and plagiarism is a capital sin in my university. As a matter of fact, I have a friend who was expelled not only from the political science program but from the entire university for inserting a plagiarized paragraph in his thesis proposal. He was never able to graduate.

OP, plagiarism is indeed unacceptable anywhere.

All your points are valid, thanks for that, and in addition, it's good for all to be sure that they are natural and not chase anything. Do not post when you should not post, by forcing it, one is bound to make one or two mistakes.

Also, there is no excuse for plagiarism and not knowing the field you want to discuss about. And I believe that the issue of the low-quality posts is in two categories, there are some that are poor in the English language, while some are just in a hurry to make a post. The former is forgivable since they are not good in the language, and when one reads their writeup, it should be easily detected.

While the latter is so bad, in doing so, they will only be reducing their reputation which is not worth it. So why the post?

It is untrue.

In third-world nations, plagiarism is not a serious matter even in university, college, research articles or business companies.
In forum globally, Bitcoin talk forum is a most serious forum about plagiarism but unfortunately plagiarism cases nowadays tend to be handled considerably softer than the past especially in 2018 or 2019.

It was introduced circa 2016 and second chance started to be initiated since 2018.

explanation in 2018 and became more often applied in 2019. In that year, theymos started to give global moderators' right to handle plagiarism cases and award second chance for deserved members.

I'd like to take this opportunity to share some very important advice with my fellow newcomers in this community, because since joining, I've learned a lot and gained some experience, and I'm confident that if my fellow Newbies get it right, the forum will be the best place they've ever been.

* As a newcomer to bitcoin/cryptocurrency and this community, you must abide by the forum's rules and regulations. This is why the vast majority of newcomers visit these forums only to leave once they realize they can't follow the forum's rules and regulations; whereas the rules are laid out to have a standard forum, protect the forum from any obstacles, and maintain the forum's reputation.

* Some people believe that these forums are simply places where we can come and succeed in life if we participate in them. This is not the case; if you come here expecting to make quick money, you may end up not learning much in the forum, and you won't be able to enjoy a better investment in bitcoin without the fundamental knowledge.

Some basic tips we beginners need to take into consideration to avoid costly mistakes

1. High quality post: One of the most important skills to learn in these forums is how to write meaningful content. If you can't write good content as a newcomer, you would be considered a shitposter in the forum and end up with nothing in your posts. I'm still not sure what a quality post is because there's so much content on this topic with different definitions. All I can say is that we beginners should avoid spamming by making our content meaningful.


2. Plagiarism: As we all know, plagiarism is unacceptable anywhere, including bitcointalk.org. If you do plagiarism and they catch you, you will be permanently banned, regardless of your forum rank, and this is what is affecting those of us who are new to the forum. Most of the time, we fail to read the forum rules until we commit an offense and are punished; Therefore, beginners need to avoid Plagiarism.

3. Inadequate understanding of cryptocurrency: The majority of newcomers to cryptocurrency do not understand it well enough to profit from it. If you don't understand how cryptocurrency works, you risk losing your assets quickly. You must learn from the forum thoroughly before investing in Bitcoin or cryptocurrency in order to reduce risk.

Finally, I intend to create this thread based on the little experience I have gained from the forum. I decided to share the mistakes I have observed we beginners making that have been affecting us in the forum.
I welcome corrections and additional suggestions.