Calling out a plagiarized program isn't allowed?
Yesterday I found a plagiarized program on the hotlist, so I left a comment that it was plagiarized and left a link to the original. I've done this multiple times over several years and never had any consequence.
Then today, I woke up to find this message:
"Thanks for the help identifying and flagging plagiarized programs. When encountering plagiarized CS Projects or other concerning behavior, please click the 'Flag' button and choose the appropriate category instead of responding. This will help bring it to moderator attention, and moderators can then take action on it.
Making posts like these usually don't help the situation, and sometimes make it worse. Flagging them quietly can help, however. Please note that Tips and Thanks or Comments on plagiarized programs are also considered off-topic.
Thanks for your help, and we look forward to great contributions from you!"
I don't understand this. How does informing people about a plagiarized program make things worse?
- Posting comments like these immediately tells people about a plagiarized program rather than having to wait until a guardian sees a flag. And, judging from the 6 votes on my comment before the program was hidden, it seems to have helped.
- It gives credit to the original author. If someone sees a program they like, then linking to the original will help them support the original creator. Comments like these that other people posted have helped me find good programs which I wouldn't be able to find otherwise.
- It informs people that they shouldn't vote up a project. Helping to stop a plagiarized program from being voted up improves the quality of the hot list.
In addition, the off-topic part doesn't make sense either. The guidelines say the following about off-topic discussion:
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- Keep the conversations relevant to the subject that you’re posting in. Questions and comments not related to khanacademy.org subject content should be posted in the appropriate subforum in the Support Community. This includes Computer Programming projects - comments and discussions should stay focused on the code itself.
- Since Khan Academy is focused on learning above all else, we ask that discussion about religion and current political events generally be kept off the site. There are many places on the internet where these discussions are very welcome, but we’ve found these topics to be largely distracting on Khan Academy.
- Note: exceptions can be made for certain pieces of humanities content (such as history), but please take a minute before posting to make sure that any comments you make are truly in the best interest of the community.
- Don’t solicit personal information from others (this includes real names, email addresses, ages, locations, and anything else that someone might want to keep private), or post personal information that isn’t appropriate to share publicly.
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The comment I made is directly commenting on the program itself and where to find the original. I don't see how it's off-topic.
კომენტარის დასატოვებლად გთხოვთ გაიაროთ ავტორიზაცია.