Achievement 3 Task: CONTENT ETIQUETTE by @florency 3/9/2021

Hello everyone. It's @florency again. Having completed my achievement 1 task which I formally introduced myself and my achievement 2 which I talked about security measures in steemit, I will go ahead on my achievement 3. This task is very important and worthy of learning because it is a serious offence if committed and punishable. It is the issue of PLAGIARISM.

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NOW LET'S DEFINE PLAGIARISM
Plagiarism is the use of someone's work or idea without giving the right or direct acknowledgement to the person. When you copy a line or article from a person's post without citing the source, you have plagiarized.

TYPES OF PLAGIARISM

1. Direct Plagiarism: This is cloning someone work word for word without citing the original author.
2. Self Plagiarism: This often happen in the academic world. It is when a student duplicates his own work and uses it for different purposes.
3. Mosaic Plagiarism: It is taking out a phrase from someone's work and still maintaining the original content or meaning without giving accolades to the owner
   4: Accident Plagiarism: It is when someone cites the wrong source or made a misquote of the original author's work

CONSEQUENCES OF PLAGIARISM
Every work plagiarized has consequences ranging from paying a fine to being imprisoned

1. It might cause a poor grade in school
2. Can destroy someone's reputation
3. The person that plagiarized can be sued to court
   And many more

So, since prevention is better than cure, this is how to avoid plagiarizing a work

1. Always use your own content. This is the best method ever
2. Use plagiarism checker to detect if a work had been plagiarized
3. Citation of the source is very important
4. Don't misquote or misinterpret content.

In summary, everyone ought to take the issue of PLAGIARISM seriously, because it is an offence in so many bodies, including steemit

Best regards
@whitestallion
@bright-obias