Is cutting and pasting information from the internet for answers wrong here on askville?

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I think it depends on the question Let’s look at this another way. Suppose the person answering possesses a great deal of knowledge about the topic, but finds in verifying it through research, that there are areas of knowledge critical to a full, well considered answer. Or the expert doesn’t fully possess the ability to "package" that information in readable form.

A fully attributed answer from a leading source can be amazingly helpful. However, after 7 years of teaching, writing and running both websites and forums online, I’ve found on most of these "ask the experts" sites, people really prefer an "in your own words" answer. It’s the personal touch that seems to leave them with the feeling someone cared enough to make the effort to write instead of a straight copy/paste.

I prefer, especially on crucial health related questions to answer the question in my own words and copy/paste critical information along with it as needed. And as always with full attribution to the source. It’s not so much a question of right or wrong, but a willingness to try and reach out to others with that personal touch.

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If it feels copy-and-pasted, it's distracting Generally, it's rare for a copy-and-paste answer to answer precisely the question that was asked. Even if you've sifted out the poor information, the answer will be clearest if it's directed exactly at the question. Wiki entries in particular are guilty of having unnecessary links which are distracting in the answer.

Providing too much information is sometimes OK, especially if the precise answer to the question is so boring (e.g. "When was Chicago founded? " "1833") that it needs something to make it worth the trouble of having asked it. But that should have a little flavor to it, and just grabbing a few extra sentences doesn't really address that.

It works best when it's trying to answer the "real" question; i.e. Not what they asked but trying to see what they were really hoping to get. I'm not going to go out of my way to check if an answer is copy-and-paste.

If it seems direct and relevant, then I'll rate it exactly as if it was written by hand. But if it's obvious that it's cut-and-paste, I'll never rate it more than "good" even if it's exactly on target..

It's not wrong but... The point of *most* questions is that the person is looking for someone who has first-hand knowledge or experience. Anyone can use google & search engines and cut/paste. Many questions, like yours, are pure opinion.

What is your favorite breed of dog and why? Do you like Mexican food? To use cut and paste there would be completely inappropriate.

Cutting and pasting doesn't teach the person doing the pasting ANYTHING. It's like when someone tells you the plot of a movie versus watching it yourself. Since Askville's rating system is based on users votes, and many users vote cut and paste answers lower than personal answers, eventually those who only cut and paste will grow weary of not getting points, or losing points, and leave.

If you do use a cut and paste answer of any length, you MUST cite the source and CLEARLY show what part of your answer you took from that source. Otherwise it is stealing, copyright violation, etc, and also violates the terms and conditions.

It's hardly the best way to answer a question I'm relatively sure that most people here on Askville know how to use Google. In the case where a question won't receive any manually entered answers, something is better than nothing, as some people are better researchers than others. Since the very beginning of Askville, copying and pasting Web pages has been frowned upon.

Most of these Web pages don't have the answer spelled right out on them. Generally it's better to answer questions based on one's own expertise and, if necessary paraphrase an article then cite the source. Copying someone else's' information and not giving due credit to the source is a violation of Askville's Terms of Service.

askville.amazon.com/askville/termsofserv... So while sometimes it's probably necessary to do this because you don't even understand the print on he page yourself, therefore can't effectively paraphrase an article (but-if that's the case you've probably found the wrong article in the first place) then the copy paste is the next alternative. Generally, people here should try to refrain from questions where they don't have a sufficient level of expertise. Sources: Askville .

Acknowledge the copyright I do not think that copying and pasting information from internet to askville is wrong as long as you acknowledge the copyright and give the links on the references. Differences in opinion are welcome.

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