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Mark Williamson wrote:
...and it would also flag every single page in Wikipedia, because they can also be found in absoluteastronomy, etc.
If you're talking about new pages only, it might be OK but it depends how long search strings are -- is it looking for 7 words in a row that are identical, 10 words, or 50?
Mark
I've always held that anything over 5-6 words is plagiarism, unless it is quoted. Quotations are fair use provided they are cited appropriately.
Then again, if someone changes every seventh word, in a sentance of 25 words, that's still 14-18 words ripped straight from another source.
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