Question: Does attributing and referencing content sources in your answer alone protect you from having your SuperUser account suspended for plagiarism?

Important: Clear guidelines, consistent enforcement, and transparency are crucial for maintaining a healthy community. Community managers and moderators should align on specific instances based on evidence and context when necessary, following defined rules with full disclosure.

Some Additional Info & Thoughts. . .

It's understandable that someone should not quote content entirely and assume referencing it alone will be a good answer or acceptable whatsoever based on community standards.

• Community members, regardless of their tenure or reputation, should receive proper education to understand that the hundreds of posts currently valid on SuperUser cannot be fairly cleaned.understand that the hundreds of posts currently valid on SuperUser cannot be fairly cleaned, or be a legit reason why you can do it because others do or have done.

• Given that this practice was once more acceptable on SuperUser, as evident from searching historical posts and using it as intended for the purpose of the audience.

  • Given that this practice was once more acceptable on SuperUser, as evident from searching historical posts and using it as intended for the purpose of the audience.

Same Question Still: Does referencing a source alone per any content you copy to help someone protect your account from being suspended per a "current" SU violation of any rules?

As per How to reference material written by others the definition of "plagiarism" reads as such:

Plagiarism - posting the work of others with no indication that it is not your own - is frowned on by our community, and may result in your answer being down-voted or deleted.

According to this definition, proper attribution prevents plagiarism. Therefore, individuals should always reference content they obtain from others to avoid accusations and potential account suspension.