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FREDERICTON, May 30 /CNW/ - A student writing an essay for their teacher may be tempted to plagiarize or leave facts unchecked. A new study shows that if you ask that same student to write something that will be posted on Wikipedia, he or she suddenly ...

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[carbuncle]

See, Greg, there was no need for all of those harsh words. I hope you have learned to assume good faith for your future dealings with people.

[thekohser]

See, Greg, there was no need for all of those harsh words. I hope you have learned to assume good faith for your future dealings with people.

Which harsh words?

I still have no explanation for why someone from Dr. Gray's home base of New Brunswick was searching my biography online (but not contacting me), nor why the departmental administrator of the college failed to return my telephone call. And, the study lacked very much rigor at all, it turns out. So, was I too harsh?

[carbuncle]

See, Greg, there was no need for all of those harsh words. I hope you have learned to assume good faith for your future dealings with people.

Which harsh words?

I still have no explanation for why someone from Dr. Gray's home base of New Brunswick was searching my biography online (but not contacting me), nor why the departmental administrator of the college failed to return my telephone call. And, the study lacked very much rigor at all, it turns out. So, was I too harsh?

Well you did suggest at one point that the entire thing might be one "big lie" and that there was no report. As it happens, maybe one day there will be a paper. And you made those assumptions about her methodology. Just because you were right about a couple of things doesn't mean that assuming good faith is a bad policy.

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[thekohser]

Well you did suggest at one point that the entire thing might be one "big lie" and that there was no report. As it happens, maybe one day there will be a paper. And you made those assumptions about her methodology. Just because you were right about a couple of things doesn't mean that assuming good faith is a bad policy.

Okay, fair enough. Thanks.