Lezzlie:
A fair penalty that suits the crime.

joseph1832:
Sorry, your thought is gravely flawed!.

Monalisa185:


good morning.. With all due respect, that wasn't plagiarism...

If you take your time to go through the interview thread, you will see for yourself.. I think these people stressing the whole thing see the contestant in question as a threat, both in beauty and intelligence, she's in no way my candidate, but I think things should be thought through before being put into action...

Have a nice day!

STFUareyouG0d:

How does that story relate to the contest?

joseph1832:
That's rather harsh. She should have points deducted. Disqualifying her makes it all seem very despotic.

Okikiki:


The uninformed can never understand you.

How many of the haters read widely?

cindykaey:


And what do we do to mimzy?

Cause she did worst stole another person's work.

Lezzlie:
Are you by any means trying to redefine the word plagiarism on the pages of Nairaland ?

She doesn't have to lift the entire work or text. Copying a substantial part (phrase or unmodified clause) without permission or reference is outright plagiarism.

Have you forgotten, the well-worn scripting in copyright protection: No PART OF THIS WORK MAYBE COPIED......

Speakdatruth:
I think there's nothing like plagiarism when sharing d same opinion with someone on a matter, if it was spoken n not typed who will point it out? n if d sponsors of dis mischief succeeded in kicking a strong contestant out then it's unfortunate how we got this far

joseph1832:
Dude please keep mute for pete's sake. You don't see anything wrong when people borrow ideas to substantiate their claim without giving proper credit to whoever they borrowed that idea from? This reeks of mega nonsense!!!.

obiorathesubtle:
How does that story relate to the contest?

repogirl:
Thank you!

joseph1832:
I thought she was banned for it? Would have given her hell, if the thread wasn't closed.

yea, I'm sure you would..

EzePromoe:

I'll be glad to see proof that she laid claim to the said article. Just stop the controversy already.

lokito:


There's a very thin line between research and plagiarism. That's probably not plagiarism. Could be research in motion. Op, for instance if you're writing a textbook on Boyle's law and you state the one in Ababio have you plagiarised? No.
Also, it's your word against hers and I can put it to you that ivyy is the original author of that article on Naij.com. Yes, she could be a columnist there. If you present any Naij.com writer as the owner of those words I will also put it to you that he/she plagiarised ivyy.

N/B: Those words have no legal copyright restriction or an ISBN/ ISSN auspices. So you don't have a case. The only thing I need from y'all - respect an intelligent damsel whenever you meet one #shikena#

Seun:
The plagiarist should be disqualified in my view.

obiorathesubtle:
How does that story relate to the contest?

It's PLAGIARISM. Related or not.

How is general question related to the contest? Open questions are only allowed to help people make their choice of who to vote for. It's got nothing to do with what the judges will decide

Make una just quit this BS already

If una work/campaign sure una, why not just wait till voting proper and see what happens instead of looking for ways to disqualify people

thagift:
I just want to know because somebody stole an article on naij..com instead of u guys to penalize her, you guys are hiding every thread concerning her with no good reason.
or if you guys are supporting her then what's the need for contesting?
I need to know seun.

LordofNairaland:


Mister, I believe you are formally educated

Please, when you research on something, don't you make references If you copied from Ababio, isn't it academic to reference the source (In your case, Ababio)

Please, no one said you shouldn't do damage control, but try not to worsen the case for the offender.

tosyne2much:
Do you suggest we, the hosts, take that step?

Dygeasy:
Hello Sir,

This is my take on this issue. I understand where you are coming from about the issue of plagiarism and what not.

To be honest, Ivyy goofed by lifting off her answer from a response from another website but that isn't binding on us (the organizers of the contest) because the question wasn't put to her by us nor is the answer expected to be provided in anyway contributing to her chances of succeeding in the contest within the rules guiding the contest.

The interview was for awareness purpose, showcase of intelligence and I am quite sure you all would have made up your opinions and minds on whether to vote for which contestant based on their performances in the interview. That again doesn't concern the organizers.

That being said, Ivyy's act has only affected her chances with the audience not particularly with the organizers as she hasn't broken any of our rules. The audience is the judge with the power of their votes so it's in your hands. However, if this were to be a case where she plagiarized in her responses to any our own questions (which will come up in the contest), then she could be disqualified.

It's up to you (the audience) if you still want to vote for her or not.

Thank you.

joseph1832:
In this case, was the opinion spoken, or written?

Dygeasy:
Hello Sir,

This is my take on this issue. I understand where you are coming from about the issue of plagiarism and what not.

To be honest, Ivyy goofed by lifting off her answer from a response from another website but that isn't binding on us (the organizers of the contest) because the question wasn't put to her by us nor is the answer expected to be provided in anyway contributing to her chances of succeeding in the contest within the rules guiding the contest.

The interview was for awareness purpose, showcase of intelligence and I am quite sure you all would have made up your opinions and minds on whether to vote for which contestant based on their performances in the interview. That again doesn't concern the organizers.

That being said, Ivyy's act has only affected her chances with the audience not particularly with the organizers as she hasn't broken any of our rules. The audience is the judge with the power of their votes so it's in your hands. However, if this were to be a case where she plagiarized in her responses to any our own questions (which will come up in the contest), then she could be disqualified.

It's up to you (the audience) if you still want to vote for her or not.

Thank you.

Dygeasy:
Hello Sir,

This is my take on this issue. I understand where you are coming from about the issue of plagiarism and what not.

To be honest, Ivyy goofed by lifting off her answer from a response from another website but that isn't binding on us (the organizers of the contest) because the question wasn't put to her by us nor is the answer expected to be provided in anyway contributing to her chances of succeeding in the contest within the rules guiding the contest.

The interview was for awareness purpose, showcase of intelligence and I am quite sure you all would have made up your opinions and minds on whether to vote for which contestant based on their performances in the interview. That again doesn't concern the organizers.

That being said, Ivyy's act has only affected her chances with the audience not particularly with the organizers as she hasn't broken any of our rules. The audience is the judge with the power of their votes so it's in your hands. However, if this were to be a case where she plagiarized in her responses to any our own questions (which will come up in the contest), then she could be disqualified.

It's up to you (the audience) if you still want to vote for her or not.

Thank you.

very simple and precise. Even my two year old nephew knows this.

Can the mods now close up this thread so we can move on from this epileptic and shallow attempt at trying to pull someone down unnecessarily.

Dygeasy:
Hello Sir,

This is my take on this issue. I understand where you are coming from about the issue of plagiarism and what not.

To be honest, Ivyy goofed by lifting off her answer from a response from another website but that isn't binding on us (the organizers of the contest) because the question wasn't put to her by us nor is the answer expected to be provided in anyway contributing to her chances of succeeding in the contest within the rules guiding the contest.

The interview was for awareness purpose, showcase of intelligence and I am quite sure you all would have made up your opinions and minds on whether to vote for which contestant based on their performances in the interview. That again doesn't concern the organizers.

That being said, Ivyy's act has only affected her chances with the audience not particularly with the organizers as she hasn't broken any of our rules. The audience is the judge with the power of their votes so it's in your hands. However, if this were to be a case where she plagiarized in her responses to any our own questions (which will come up in the contest), then she could be disqualified.

It's up to you (the audience) if you still want to vote for her or not.

Thank you.

Se.un:
The plagiarist should be disqualified in my view.

StillBrandnew:

Your point is well noted Esther Fabian.
Aka Lanicky's typist.

obiorathesubtle:
How does that story relate to the contest?