plagiarist begs ignominiously for forgiveness

swapna wrote:an instance of shocking, wholesale plagiarism is documented in repec, the frequently-cited, international database and possibly archive of scholarly papers in economics.

https://plagiarism.repec.org/bera.html

the offending paper, by one soumitra bera, is a "complete replica" of a nine-page paper published earlier by another author.

in the section called "response of offender," bera is first childish and irresponsible, then groveling for mercy.

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:

swapna wrote:an instance of shocking, wholesale plagiarism is documented in repec, the frequently-cited, international database and possibly archive of scholarly papers in economics.

https://plagiarism.repec.org/bera.html

the offending paper, by one soumitra bera, is a "complete replica" of a nine-page paper published earlier by another author.

in the section called "response of offender," bera is first childish and irresponsible, then groveling for mercy.

Half of Indian PhDs (if not more) are plagiarised. many go to the extent of translating chinese and other foreign language Phds in to their own original.

Nothing surprising....

swapna wrote:

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:

swapna wrote:an instance of shocking, wholesale plagiarism is documented in repec, the frequently-cited, international database and possibly archive of scholarly papers in economics.

https://plagiarism.repec.org/bera.html

the offending paper, by one soumitra bera, is a "complete replica" of a nine-page paper published earlier by another author.

in the section called "response of offender," bera is first childish and irresponsible, then groveling for mercy.

Half of Indian PhDs (if not more) are plagiarised. many go to the extent of translating chinese and other foreign language Phds in to their own original.

Nothing surprising....

interesting information.

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:Bera's English is delightful. Similar to Okhil Chandra Sen's.

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:Seva that's preposterous.  Are you saying that candidates who avail of reservation are more prone to plagiarism and cheating?

Seva Lamberdar wrote:

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:Seva that's preposterous.  Are you saying that candidates who avail of reservation are more prone to plagiarism and cheating?

Max, you should be answering this question yourself as a professor. Why is it that the universities in the U.S., especially with a great reputation in research work and publications, insist on admitting students to higher (even the lower) degrees on the basis of test scores and personal achievements instead of their social and other kinds of statuses (viz. caste, religion etc.)?

Hellsangel wrote:On that note. Do Asian students cheat?

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:

Seva Lamberdar wrote:

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:Seva that's preposterous.  Are you saying that candidates who avail of reservation are more prone to plagiarism and cheating?

Max, you should be answering this question yourself as a professor. Why is it that the universities in the U.S., especially with a great reputation in research work and publications, insist on admitting students to higher (even the lower) degrees on the basis of test scores and personal achievements instead of their social and other kinds of statuses (viz. caste, religion etc.)?

since you expressed the opinion, doesn't it behoove you to answer the question i asked? since you mentioned the US, have you not heard of affirmative action policies (which are effectively the same the thing as reservations)? i may have my reservations (pun not intended) about them, but that's a separate matter altogether. the question here is whether or not you believe affirmative action (or reservation) candidates are more prone to misconduct. i certainly don't believe that. but it seems you do. please explain yourself.

Hellsangel wrote:On that note. Do Asian students cheat?

Seva Lamberdar wrote:

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:

Seva Lamberdar wrote:

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:Seva that's preposterous.  Are you saying that candidates who avail of reservation are more prone to plagiarism and cheating?

Max, you should be answering this question yourself as a professor. Why is it that the universities in the U.S., especially with a great reputation in research work and publications, insist on admitting students to higher (even the lower) degrees on the basis of test scores and personal achievements instead of their social and other kinds of statuses (viz. caste, religion etc.)?

since you expressed the opinion, doesn't it behoove you to answer the question i asked? since you mentioned the US, have you not heard of affirmative action policies (which are effectively the same the thing as reservations)? i may have my reservations (pun not intended) about them, but that's a separate matter altogether. the question here is whether or not you believe affirmative action (or reservation) candidates are more prone to misconduct. i certainly don't believe that. but it seems you do. please explain yourself.

Don't you think the students / people capable of doing good research work by themselves, as also indicated by their ability to be admitted to a college because of their grades / achievements rather than due mainly to their caste etc. or affirmative action, would be less likely to plagiarize and steal / copy others' work as their own?