[WikiEN-l] The Community vs. Scholarly Consensus

[WJhonson at aol.com]

In a message dated 12/17/2008 12:41:01 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
snowspinner at 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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