This feels like beating a dead horse, but since we decided to do “abuse” guides, it wouldn’t be complete without doing a guide on plagiarism.
You can find previous information from 
When to cite sources
Steemcleaner Report for the Week of Sept 12, 2016 - Sept 18, 2016 Part 1
Hmmm… Seems like we’ve covered that topic pretty thoroughly so here are the highlights:
So, what does
- Word for word copying and pasting from any source.
- Spun content taken from any source.
- Claiming works of art that are not your original work.
- Claiming an idea is your own. Did you really invent the telephone?
- Failing to clearly identify content copied from sources
More information on plagiarism may be found at plagiarism.org. Some topics on the site may or may not apply to users here at steemit.com.
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We define “spun” content, as content that is almost copy and paste, however with small changes to the wording to avoid plagiarism detection tools.
Example of spun content:
Our definition of “spun” content, is content almost copy and pasted, however, contains small changes to words to avoid detection from plagiarism tools.
There are literally millions of high-resolution photo’s available on sites like pixabay.com that are CC0 or public domain.
In some cases, your post may draw from other content, and that is fine. However, it is important to clearly identify which part of the content is your own words, and which part you are quoting or referencing from other sources.
That being said,
We are all aware there are some bad apples that sign up for steemit and see easy money. They consistently post “spam” in the form of copypasta, plagiarism, affiliate spam, etc.
There are some great community members here that may on occasion make a mistake. Many times that mistake can be rectified on steemit.chat. Sometimes attempts in contacting a community member fails and a comment is left by a member of the team.
A comment and/or flag left by a member of
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