Thread:Usscantabrian/@comment-26310602-20180418024153/@comment-55052-20180419011800

You do understand that copyright infringement is a crime, right? And that plagiarism can get a student kicked out of a school, right? That it is morally and ethically wrong?

There is a vast difference between three authors coming up with three pretty different stories about the Earth-Romulan Wars (for example) as opposed to one author's story being copied word for word. The people complaining are complaining about their work being copied word for word, with the person stating that he wrote it (when he did not).

If you can't understand this fundamental difference, then I don't know as if you are the right person for the job.

What this wiki needs is:
 * A plagiarism policy
 * Action taken against plagiarism, including but not limited to:
 * All copied works being deleted
 * Incremental penalties administered against repeat offenders (i.e. 1 month ban for first offence, 3 month ban for second offence, 1 year ban for third offence, total indefinite ban for fourth offence)
 * Vigilance and surveillance of identified repeat offenders to ensure work is not being taken from other sources

I think this is pretty common sense solution-wise to this problem.

I and others have identified the problem on multiple occasions, and it's now up to this wiki's administrators to:
 * Take corrective actions to ensure the wiki eliminates or curtails the current amount of plagiarised / copyright-infringing material on this wiki; and
 * Make preventative actions to stop this wiki from future plagiarism / copyright-infringement.