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RE: STEEMIT - The Economic System and Where the MONEY COMES FROM?!

in #steem-help8 years ago

Thanks for posting another attempt at clarifying the complex Steem economics. I want to add, though, something important: when quoting something word-for-word, as you often do from the White Paper, it's good form to make it clear somehow that these words are not yours - by putting them in quotation marks, or offsetting them in blockquotes like this:

The sun was shining on the sea, shining with all his might. He did his very best to make the billows smooth and bright. And this is odd, because it was the middle of the night.

--Lewis Carroll, "The Walrus and the Carpenter"

If you don't quote it strictly counts as plagiarism, since you are presenting others' ideas (including their wording) as your own.

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I did write this directly before....

"The White Paper is the best place to start. Here are some extracts defining each of the 3 crypto-currencies based on the Steem Blockchain.. (feel free to skip this section if you are a well read user)"

I will use quotation marks from now on to make it clearer. I would contest your plagiarism claim.

Thanks! I know you did say you were quoting from the White Paper, and I'm not actually accusing you of plagiarism - I know the intent wasn't there. But it would have been unclear to anyone who hadn't read the White Paper already which parts were theirs and which yours. So I'm glad to hear you agree it's a good idea to use quotation marks!