In a message dated 12/17/2008 12:41:01 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, snowspinner@gmail.com writes:

Actually, it is - the observation of similarities is acceptable, but the act of saying that there is an echo, reference, or other connection would be decried as OR (and has been, in fact, in past discussions)>>

I agree with Thomas here that we can make trivial inferences. To say "this is a cat" and "that is also a cat" and therefore "here are two cats" is trivial to my mind. So I'd say you simply suggest the OR criers, review that portion of the policy. Notwithstanding the absolutely horrible "plagiarism example" that seems enshrined in wikispace. We still have jury nullification, which has worked in most cases.

Will Johnson

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