In a scientific culture that values quantity over quality charges of plagiarism should be neither surprising nor unbelievable. The obsessive drive to publish, to garner as many references and citations as possible, is extremely unhealthy. Quantity has become the enemy of quality and individual responsibility. I am always amazed when scientists and authors boast (or have others boast for them) about their CVs containing hundreds of publications. In my opinion this should be considered a badge of shame. The author is, essentially, admitting that he or she is willing to take credit for work for which he or she has had no involvement.
But big guns like Thomas Luscher are western culture’s last true heroes! Onward they ride, on the backs of their lessers, to glory!
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The Charge of the Write Brigade
Half a league, half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Theft
Wrote the six hundred.
“Forward, the Write Brigade!
Ghost for the big guns!” he said:
Into the valley of Theft
Wrote the six hundred.
February 10th, 2014 at 11:01AM
Frost works mutatas mutantandas:
“Whose work is this [I’d like to know]
And the snow adds a perfect element.
February 10th, 2014 at 11:23AM
Greg: LOL.
February 10th, 2014 at 6:20PM
http://bloggingheads.tv/videos/24693
February 10th, 2014 at 10:49PM
Total pages/total co-authors.
February 11th, 2014 at 8:50AM
Once upon a midnight dreary,
While I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many volumes of stolen lore.
While I copied, instead of napping,
Suddenly there came a tapping,
As if the cops were gently rapping,
Breaking down my chamber door.
Only this and nothing more.
Best from Beit Shemesh,
Janet
February 11th, 2014 at 4:56PM
Enjoying this! So glad I could inspire such wonderful poets.
February 11th, 2014 at 6:09PM
Larry: Glad you’re enjoying – there’s more what those came from. UD
February 12th, 2014 at 3:01AM
Verse 2.
“Forward the Write Brigade!”
Was a disclosure made?
No copy editor knew
Pharma had funded:
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to write and lie:
Into the valley of Theft
Wrote the six hundred.
February 12th, 2014 at 3:47AM
Verse 3.
Ethics to right of them,
Ethics to left of them,
Ethics in front of them
Volley’d and thunder’d;
Knowing these rules too well,
Boldly they tried to sell
Lies in the cause of Death.
Into the mouth of Hell
Wrote the six hundred.
February 12th, 2014 at 7:25AM
Verse 4
Until proven innocent
Blood stains his hands,
Thrown mud, fierce intent,
Sticks where it lands.
Let rascals run riot
And say what they will,
True facts? (keep them quiet!)
We move in for the kill,
Sneered the six hundred.
February 12th, 2014 at 8:35AM
Judas: Please share the true facts with this blog and its readers. UD
February 12th, 2014 at 1:37PM
Not completely sure if Judas is agreeing or disagreeing (the name creates confusion) but those first 4 lines are pretty damn good, even if he is saying I’m a bloodstained mudslinger.