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==Plagiarism== | ==Plagiarism== | ||
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The most common source of plagiarism is [[Toho Kingdom]], and for its early history (about 2005-2013) a majority of content was plagiarised from Toho Kingdom, so content that is copy-pasted from them will be treated with absolutely zero tolerance more so than any other source. Other sources are IMDb and Wikipedia, though these are rare since both of those websites delve '''''very''''' much less into Godzilla content than Wikizilla does (and in many cases, the plagiarism problem is reversed -- and users steal Wikizilla's content and post it there instead). | The most common source of plagiarism is [[Toho Kingdom]], and for its early history (about 2005-2013) a majority of content was plagiarised from Toho Kingdom, so content that is copy-pasted from them will be treated with absolutely zero tolerance more so than any other source. Other sources are IMDb, IMPDb and Wikipedia, though these are rare since both of those websites delve '''''very''''' much less into Godzilla content than Wikizilla does (and in many cases, the plagiarism problem is reversed -- and users steal Wikizilla's content and post it there instead). | ||
===How to spot plagiarism=== | ===How to spot plagiarism=== | ||
Revision as of 18:59, 3 September 2016
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This page documents an official Wikizilla policy. Before making changes, make sure they have been agreed upon. |
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Plagiarism is the act of deliberately or unintentionally copying information from a source. Like most other wikis, Wikizilla frowns upon this sort of behavior.
Usually, plagiarism is terminated or reverted on sight by administrators, and plagiarism is limited to a very small number of articles, so this page serves as mostly a reminder/notice.
Plagiarism
Commonly plagiarised sources
The most common source of plagiarism is Toho Kingdom, and for its early history (about 2005-2013) a majority of content was plagiarised from Toho Kingdom, so content that is copy-pasted from them will be treated with absolutely zero tolerance more so than any other source. Other sources are IMDb, IMPDb and Wikipedia, though these are rare since both of those websites delve very much less into Godzilla content than Wikizilla does (and in many cases, the plagiarism problem is reversed -- and users steal Wikizilla's content and post it there instead).
How to spot plagiarism
Due to the way Toho Kingdom's staff writes their articles (which are deeply descriptive and use large amounts of poetic language), it is fairly easy to spot and remove content lifted from their site. Here is a taste of what Toho Kingdom's usual style is, so you may be wary of paragraphs that use a very similar writing scheme.
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Boiling the surrounding waters, Godzilla continued to wade through the sea toward the power plant, the energy from which he so yearned to absorb. Suddenly, freezer missiles began to strike Godzilla, and his temperature began to drop considerably. Cadmium missiles were fired to neutralize the beast's radioactive heart, and as it began to weaken, its flesh began to tighten. The freezer beam was fired, and this final assault caused Godzilla to topple into the surf. The monster was frozen at -200 degrees, and he would continue to lie in this state for six hours. The Super X3 returned to base, ready to launch again at a moment's notice.
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Wikizilla's administrators will not tolerate plagiarism under any reason--citing a plagiarized source as a reference does not mean the content is not plagiarized.
It is advised that if you have any doubts about the specific information, you should cross-reference it with the source from which you think the information was plagiarised from. This method is also useful if you intend to simply reference and/or cite the information instead of editing it.
I found a page with plagiarism in it. How do I notify other users about this?
In response to large amounts of plagiarism, a template was created to notify other users of the presence of plagiarism, and to urge them to source or edit the information out.
To use this template, simply place {{Plagiarised}} at the top of a page, and an admin shall look into the problem as soon as possible.
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