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Quoting with appropriate sourcing isn't plagiarism - it is a necessary, but not completely sufficient. Hypothetically in such a conversation, one of the things I'd point out is that it sets a poor example for other users.

Quoting with appropriate sourcing isn't always plagiarism - it is a necessary, but not completely sufficient thing to avoid plagiarism. It's not a replacement for using your own words and tailoring your answer to the question. Hypothetically in such a conversation, one of the things I'd point out is that it sets a poor example for other users.

Why was I suspended for so long for a rule that doesn't exist in a written form?

That said, do you really want to be the guy who basically decided to ruin a bunch of people's day cause you were unhappy with a moderator decision, and mass flag these do consider that if you're using an automated script to find and flag things, it could potentially be a code of conduct violation

When we suspend someone, except in exceptional situations, there's generally a written rule. That said, democracies are not police states either, with ossified rules, and a goal of compliance to very strict rules as written. We intervene when there's a problem. While we keep rules as written as guidance, there are some situations where we need the flexibility to act on the rules as intended, or deal with unexpected situations. This isn't one of those though.

There's checks on us - via contacting the company

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Why was I suspended for so long for a rule that doesn't exist in a written form?

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That said, do you really want to be the guy who basically decided to ruin a bunch of people's day cause you were unhappy with a moderator decision? If you choose to flag based on using an automated script to find and flag things, it could potentially be a code of conduct violation as well.

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When we suspend someone, except in exceptional situations, there's generally a written rule. That said, democracies are not police states either.

Our goal isn't an overarching order, but rather to balance the needs of the people with practical necessities. Would it be nice if everyone posted original content? Absolutely. Are we going to hunt down every situation where someone has posted these? Not really.

We do not have a goal of compliance to very strict rules as written. We'd like people to understand and adhere to the spirit of the rules.

We intervene when there's a problem. While we keep rules as written as guidance, there are some situations where we need the flexibility to act on the rules as intended, or deal with unexpected situations. This isn't one of those though.

There's checks on us - via contacting the company as well. It is not, to quote a local political party for me "ownself check oneself". We also discuss such situations internally.

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When we suspend someone, except in exceptional situations, there's generally a written rule. That said, democracies are not police states either, with ossified rules, and a goal of compliance. We intervene when there's a problem. There's checks on us - via contacting the company

When we suspend someone, except in exceptional situations, there's generally a written rule. That said, democracies are not police states either, with ossified rules, and a goal of compliance to very strict rules as written. We intervene when there's a problem. While we keep rules as written as guidance, there are some situations where we need the flexibility to act on the rules as intended, or deal with unexpected situations. This isn't one of those though.

There's checks on us - via contacting the company