kirsten Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 (edited) Now this I just plain don't get. Why would people get angry and why should you have to make excuses for your preferences? You don't like cheese. Big whoop. All the more for me. Exactly! It's like people who vocally oppose equal marriage, despite it having no affect on them whatsoever. I am aware that a more appropriate analogy would have been people who get pissy about vegans ("but where do you get your protein?!"), but I really wanted to equate these weirdo moaners to homophobes.I used to be really fussy when I was pretty young and my diet mainly consisted of bread, plain crackers and chips and people just sort of accepted that, but they go batshit if they learn I don't like cheese. It's the only thing food-thing I've had that has ever caused genuine outrage. People are mental. Edited November 4, 2013 by kirsten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 I didnt know where to put this but it's not exactly new thread worthy. P&J 'journalist' rips off real journalist's work. Amazing. Can't wait for the fall out. http://www.buzzfeed.com/scottybryan/local-paper-columnist-plagarises-column-from-the-guardian?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=buzzfeed 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 Excellent. It really is undeniable. What was she thinking? Did she think that nobody reads The Guardian? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 Excellent. It really is undeniable. What was she thinking? Did she think that nobody reads The Guardian? More accurately, probably thought no-one reads the P&J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Owl PhD Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 Being somewhat familiar with student plagiarists, I anticipate the following excuses: 1. They published the wrong version. Those were just my notes.2. My mum's not been well lately, so I was driven to copying.3. I got a friend to write it and they plagiarised. Seems like a total Raj Persaud to me though.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raj_Persaud#Plagiarism 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 Being, as I am, relatively knowledgable of academic copycats, I foresee, henceforth, these rationales. a. They distributed the incorrect edition. Those were merely my jottings.b. My dad's been feeling poorly recently, therefore plagiarizing was a last resort.c. I employed the help of an acquaintance and they copied. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Owl PhD Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 (edited) Being, as I am, relatively knowledgable of academic copycats, I foresee, henceforth, these rationales. a. They distributed the incorrect edition. Those were merely my jottings.b. My dad's been feeling poorly recently, therefore plagiarizing was a last resort.c. I employed the help of an acquaintance and they copied. (Mr Owl PhD 2013) Fixed that for you. Edited November 8, 2013 by Mr Owl PhD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 (edited) All threads should have a bibliography. But yeah, what an idiot. That and making up sources (The Wire) are pretty much the only things you really just can't do as a journalist. Edited November 8, 2013 by ca_gere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Zero Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 I guess she never got over the old school tactic of changing stuff about to try and make it look like you weren't copying someone elses work. Dumbass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootray Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 She's a lawyer, isn't she? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirsten Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 That's incredible! I met her last year whilst doing work experience at STV. I have nothing against her, she seemed pretty nice, but that is hilariously bad. Why would anyone choose to plagiarise Jan Moir or Toby Young? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattJimF Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 So she's been dropped by the peej - http://news.stv.tv/north/247770-carly-fallon-was-axed-by-the-press-and-journal-over-plagiarism/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootray Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 Not even sure why she was still submitting articles? Fair enough when she lived in Aberdeen and had something to do with the area, but she's been gone for ages now. Must try harder, P&J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Jack Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 I miss Sandi Thom in the Evening Express. She was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattJimF Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 Not even sure why she was still submitting articles? Fair enough when she lived in Aberdeen and had something to do with the area, but she's been gone for ages now. Must try harder, P&J.The peej isn't just for the Aberdeen area though, it covers the whole of the Highlands, which probably includes Perth, also with DC Thompson (sp) running it, I wouldn't be surprised if more contributors were in the Dundee area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 Not even sure why she was still submitting articles? Fair enough when she lived in Aberdeen and had something to do with the area, but she's been gone for ages now. Must try harder, P&J. Ages? Didn't Fallon sign for St Johnstone in July, that's what 4 months? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 What happened to sandi thom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 What happened to sandi thom? She was dropped by her label then went into her trad / roots phase that all singer songwriters do at one point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 Oh my. Compilation albumsThe Best of Sandi Thom (2009) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 Do you think she made decent money from the flower song and can sit on that one success? Or is she now just a struggling Artist? I'd be interesting to know how much people make off a number one single nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Jack Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 Last I heard she was boffing that Bonamassa chap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootray Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 Ages? Didn't Fallon sign for St Johnstone in July, that's what 4 months?1 article a week for 4 months equals 16 articles. Thats quite a few articles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 1 article a week for 4 months equals 16 articles. Thats quite a few articles. But does that equal ages? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootray Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 In terms of writing, yes. Yes it does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 In terms of writing, yes. Yes it does. I disagree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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