The Lifecycle of the average PC poster - What stage are you at?

[Spinksy]

I guess I'm just not a fan of plagiarism, even if its borderline. The changing of CW to PC in the copied post and then not even linking to the original smacks of just that, I would think. That's not to say spinsky had any malice in mind.

Now, this post was originally created by another member named '16 Tins of Spam' on another forum. I cannot take credibility for this post even though I want to, considering that it's such a cynical yet true post.

Now, as you know, plagiarism is an act in which someone reproduces someone else 'work' and claims it as their own. It's blatantly obvious that I was plagiarizing, nor had the intention to.

 

[iridescentt]

Would you guys care to elaborate on why you think that you fit into that particular stage? It really would be intriguing to see just why you rate yourselves so.

Pretends Stage 1 never happened to them but digs up old threads to read their own early posts

Cricket 07 Downloads ... pssh.

Takes up chiding n00bs with gusto

Gotta' set them straight

Gets upset about frivolous thread starters and post count boosters and excessive use of emoticons

Well the frivolous thread starters are kinda' getting out of hand, I really hate the 'Your favourite ...' threads. Post count boosters I don't really care. Excessive use of emoticons annoy me. Don't know why but they just do.

Starts getting sick of battles

Well not entirely. Still love a good argument.

Post count reaches multiples of 1000 - feels like Yoda

Well, I'm only up to like 1500 or something posts and no, I don't feel like The_gas.

Confident in opinions as has formed unofficial alliances with certain members.

Pretty self-explanatory considering how Jake got banned ay'? Jokes

The 'Aussies' perhaps?

 

[King Cricket]

Stage 3 I guess. Have seen a lot, and learnt a lot over the past two/three months.

 

[Highlander999]

Are you retiring? :P

Nah, I'll be sent to the old farts PC Retirement home where they dribble and talk to themselves all day long, along with the likes of Ste, Kev, Stevie and Duff

 

[OffCutters]

Nah, I'll be sent to the old farts PC Retirement home where they dribble and talk to themselves all day long, along with the likes of Ste, Kev, Stevie and Duff

Cant will till my time comes. Sounds like a great place.

 

[Amiya]

Probably stage 3 or 4 for me...

 

[Niv]

Stage 2 for a while now, with no intentions to reach stage 3

I reckon I'll retire on 999 posts

 

[nightprowler10]

Now, as you know, plagiarism is an act in which someone reproduces someone else 'work' and claims it as their own. It's blatantly obvious that I was plagiarizing, nor had the intention to.

Its not plagiarism per se, but you're also not giving credit where its due when you don't link the actual thread you C&P'd it from. Its the same reason we don't allow articles to be posted in Cricket Discussion without a link.

 

[sohum]

Tbh, I don't think I've ever read the word dire on PC before today.

All over CW, though.

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@Spinksy - tbh dire is more of a CWism. PCism are King of Fail and epic fail.

And UV?

 

[mattfb]

I've seen dire on PC heaps.

 

[sohum]

I've seen dire on PC heaps.

Never really seen it on CD, where I almost exclusively post now.

 

[Spinksy]

I've seen dire on PC heaps.

Yeah, tbh it's so dire I don't know where to start.

Epic fail.

 

[Cricketdude]

Never really seen it on CD, where I almost exclusively post now.

I've seen you use it.

 

[Spinksy]

Its not plagiarism per se, but you're also not giving credit where its due when you don't link the actual thread you C&P'd it from. Its the same reason we don't allow articles to be posted in Cricket Discussion without a link.

Ok, ta.

Thread.

Specific Post.

 

[Covvy]

Stage four definately for me. I used to be a Download maker n00b when I first started. I remember my first ever thread was, does 360 degrees batting control world with the arrow keys in C07