Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Radey Shouman Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech Subject: Re: Helmet efficacy test Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 13:51:11 -0400 Organization: None of the above Lines: 24 Message-ID: <8734e06q5s.fsf@mothra.hsd1.ma.comcast.net> References: <90150k9rsnrkrbttd1b8j20a2e4cjc6kfu@4ax.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 19:51:12 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="40001b36089574cd619d2c48c47f5384"; logging-data="1142328"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX185xzCMpWrdOD8vH3cfhdEEA2UIv7QnBss=" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Cancel-Lock: sha1:KTAtuRW8QXFaO7Bovde73zugIwU= sha1:/ShKNw0eCwpYXzmakei3qa5P5pQ= Bytes: 2209 Zen Cycle writes: > On 4/21/2025 2:03 PM, John B. wrote: >> On Mon, 21 Apr 2025 12:44:18 -0400, Zen Cycle >> wrote: >> >>> On 4/21/2025 12:31 PM, John B. wrote: [ ... ] >>> John, you really need to cite references - This is from a Emo >>> Phillips comedy routine in the 1980s >> Why? Do I have to list the reference in order to post the quotation? >> After all I didn't claim it for my (or any one's) invention. >> > > Posting another individuals work without attribution is a crime, even > if you aren't explicitly claiming it as yours. It's called plagiarism. Plagiarism is an ethical and stylistic lapse. Sometimes it is a tort (copyright infringement). It is hardly ever a crime. --