Re: Acknowledging the work of board members. I think we need a policy. Archived Message
Posted by Arthur on April 16, 2016, 6:55 pm, in reply to "Acknowledging the work of board members. I think we need a policy. "
I have mixed feelings about this issue. There were one or two occasions when I found elsewhere on the net pieces of information, or deductions, that I had initially posted here. Could someone else have made the same deduction? Probably, yes, as I do not claim to be more clever than anyone else. But the time coincidence was quite suspect... I also once found on another website several pictures I had personally taken (during a State visit in Paris) and posted on this board (with the explicit mention that these pictures had been personally taken by myself), and yet no credit was given in the caption of the pictures on the other website. Of course, this is not much harm (there was nothing private in these pictures), but nevertheless I felt irritation about it. Personally, when I found information on another site, or when I post pictures from another site, I usually quote my sources. On the other hand, I am aware that the Internet is a kind of Far West, without strictly abiding rules. Everything posted on the net can be forwarded and used by others. I think the issue is actually not really a legal one, but more a matter of moral beheviour. We should quote our sources, not because of a legal "rule", but merely out of respect for the work of other people. And yes, sometimes, searching on the net can be viewed as "research", in my opinion! When you explore large databases, when you cross informations from various sources, when you look for (and find) rare information... all this is close to what researchers usually do. And I have personally the highest regard and esteem for the serious and thorough work made by Beth, and that she very nicely shares with us!
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Message Thread:
- Acknowledging the work of board members. I think we need a policy. - Beth April 16, 2016, 5:25 am
- Re: Acknowledging the work of board members. I think we need a policy. - Franck April 16, 2016, 9:05 am
- Re: Acknowledging the work of board members. I think we need a policy. - Ayvee April 16, 2016, 11:28 am
- To Beth - Clementine April 16, 2016, 2:51 pm
- Re: Acknowledging the work of board members. I think we need a policy. - Arthur April 16, 2016, 6:55 pm
- Re: Acknowledging the work of board members. I think we need a policy. - Barbara D. April 18, 2016, 12:00 pm
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