Achievement 3 by @dortim Task : Content Etiquette

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On content etiquette, I'd want to talk about Plagarism.
When I was introduced to Steemit by my brothers @lhorgic and @supo1, one of the point they were intentional about telling us every now and then was Plagarism and has a content creator myself, I know Plagarism is theft and it is punishable under the law. I'd be giving us the definition of:
Plagarism
Why Plagarism is wrong.
How to reference or source copied content
How to know whether your works are original.
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What is Plagarism? Plagarism is an act of stealing people's work, irrespective of the kind of work whether written or visuals. It is claiming ownership of someone else's work without accrediting or referencing the real owner of the work. It can also be called intellectual theft.

Why Plagarism is wrong? Plagarism is an offence and it is an act that is punishable under the law. Especially on a platform like Steemit that you get paid for posting contents, copying and pasting people's post is really frowned at. Your posts can be flagged or down voted by people that have been delegated to find plagiarized posts and content on this platform. Originality is what get you rewarded.

How to reference or source copied content.
At some point you'll all agree with me we need other people's content to buttress our points or probably modify it as well.
Take this for instance, the first sentence is original but the quoted one was copied. All I have to do is to copy the link of the site I got it from and source it.
Nigeria has an amazing geographical territory. 'Nigerians or the Nigerian people, are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. Nigeria is composed of various ethnic groups and cultures and the term Nigerian refers to a citizenship-based civic nationality' source

How to know whether your contents are original.
There are quite number of cites that helps to detect Plagarism and one of them is one I'll be explaining.
Go to https://www.plagramme.com It brings an interface like this

and you have to do is copy and paste your work then click on check your text to detect if your work is original.

"I have also read and understood the Steemit Etiquette on Steemit Community and will do my best to embrace them"
Thank you Steemit for this opportunity. I look forward to my achievement post 4.