Hello wonderful Steemians, I bring to your notice my achievement 3 which talks about content etiquette and plagiarism. Let's check it out.

PLAGIARISM

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Plagiarism can be defined as an act of using someone else's thought, writing , facts etc as your's.

Nowadays, most students find it so difficult to read their books and also do their assignment thereby copying friends which automatically is termed plagiarism.

KINDS/TYPES OF PLAGIARISM

👉🏼 PATCHWORK PLAGIARISM

Patchwork plagiarism is a type of plagiarism whereby the work of someone else is been twisted with the original ideas using different words including the writer’s own ideas.

👉🏼 COMPLETE PLAGIARISM

Complete plagiarism occurs when a person's entire thought or ideas is transferred to another book the way it is and changing only the writer's name. It is mostly found in the educational sector and especially during examinations.

👉🏼 SELF PLAGIARISM

Self-plagiarism involves when copying your own personal write up just the way you wrote it.
Cramming is a very good example of self plagiarism. But majority of people feels is not plagiarism because you are not copying someone.

👉🏼 ACCIDENTAL PLAGIARISM

When someone steals another person's writing without properly listing their source maybe because the person forgot or decided to just neglect that.
Most times plagiarism is not an intensional act but proper check has to be done.

👉🏼 DIRECT PLAGIARISM

Direct plagiarism is been done on purpose. Direct plagiarism is when the writer steals exactly the same writing without any text citations thereby telling the public the content is his. It is also called copy and paste plagiarism.

👉🏼 PARAPHRASING PLAGIARISM

Paraphrasing (incremental) plagiarism takes place when the copied work isn’t mixed in with new concept or writings. When you paraphrase, the main thought doesn't change throughout the new writing. It is the most common type of plagiarism.

CAUSES OF PLAGIARISM

Lack of knowledge of citation i.e showing reference to the thoughts of others and writing the sources of those thoughts properly in their texts.
Mistakes when trying to cite someone's thought into your own work. Error is common and also part of learning.
They may not understand how to carefully make notes during their research process.
Most people may refuse to do their own research work because they may feel is time wasting and have no other option but to plagiarize.
Failure to report plagiarism issues when it occur and may not enforce proper penalties on that.

CITATION

Citation simply means showing that a particular idea or work does not belong to you but was taken from another writer.
Example

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QUOTE

This entails the act of quoting the original author's work and providing the source in most cases. Quoting is another means to avoid plagiarism.
Example

A beginners guide to Steemit, a social media platform that runs on unique blockchain-based social media model. It rewards content creators/bloggers with cryptocurrencies for their contributions. Source

HOW TO AVOID PLAGIARISM IN STEEMIT

Regular usage of quotation marks (" ") to show that a particular word, statement or writing was gotten from someone else's idea and its not yours.
Avoid copying and pasting an exact quotation into your own writing.
When making use of someone's idea, thought, language always remember to add citation.
It is very important and advicable to use your own ideas than always citing.

SUMMARY

Plagiarism should be avoided because is a huge offence here.

Please we should endeavor to follow the guidelines listed above in case we're using borrowed facts in order not to be punished.

Thank you'll for reading through, I deeply appreciate.

Achievement 3 Task: Steemit Content Etiquette|| by @alexander898