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[SixesAlltheway]

 

[Ariana]

 

[Perun]

 

[Moon Child]

 

[Perun]

Am I a terrible person for recycling parts of a paper I wrote over three years ago in a different course?

 

[SixesAlltheway]

Terrible person? No.

 

[Perun]

I just felt like there is no need to write something again if I'd already written it. That doesn't make sense. You hear me? IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE!

 

[SixesAlltheway]

If it is your own writing and you don't feel you can write it better since the first time then by all means!

 

[Black Wizard]

Am I a terrible person for recycling parts of a paper I wrote over three years ago in a different course?

If the paper from three years ago is good then why not? Was the paper submitted electronically by any chance?

 

[Perun]

If the paper from three years ago is good then why not? Was the paper submitted electronically by any chance?

No. It was a different course, a different lecturer, a different subject and a different institute.

 

[Black Wizard]

Go ahead then. If it had been submitted electronically then you'd have to be very careful not to self-plagiarize. I guess you could cite yourself.

 

[Perun]

No, I can't cite myself here. I know what I'm doing.

 

[Brigantium]

Day 57: I am beginning to fear that Travis' influence on the group has spread as more and more are waving cheerfully. I do not yet know how many have been affected by the waving plague so I must continue to work in secret.

This is a Travisty.

 

[Dr. Eddies Wingman]

No, I can't cite myself here. I know what I'm doing.

Are we talking about a paper which is part of a course, or something which is to be published?

 

[Perun]

Just a standard term paper my lecturer will probably not even read entirely.

 

[Dr. Eddies Wingman]

Hm. I can't see the problem with using your own previous work for that? Is it supposed to be original work?

 

[Perun]

There's not really a problem with it. I was just elaborating how lazy I am. But yeah, it's supposed to be original.

 

[Dr. Eddies Wingman]

Well, I would probably just use the previous paper as inspiration. A lot of effort would be saved by that alone. Anyway, good luck. I'll have a beer.

 

[Wästed The Great]

Another lazy Saturday.

 

[Dr. Eddies Wingman]

Not really. 12 hours workday in another part of the country (0700-1900). Not that the work is exhausting, but still ...