On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 2:37 AM, Matthew Flaschen <
matthew.flaschen(a)gatech.edu> wrote:
A significant problem with TurnItIn is that is
proprietary, and can not be
customized by anyone in the movement. The fact that it is proprietary also
means it can never be port of the main infrastructure, nor run on Wikimedia
Labs.
Another significant issue is the "False Positive" factor that is created by
our overwhelming popularity. Frankly, we're mirrored all over the place.
And tools like Turnitin find the mirrors too. It's not an easy problem to
solve. I was on the team that looked at this a couple of years back - it's
just not simple, and there are complex challenges.
*Philippe Beaudette * \\ Director, Community Advocacy \\ Wikimedia
Foundation, Inc.
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