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Ethically do you even have to cite something properly when the person who solved it was intentionally anonymous? If the concern is that people will think the pe

by z_open 8y ago

Ethically do you even have to cite something properly when the person who solved it was intentionally anonymous? If the concern is that people will think the person writing solved it, they can just write a sentence where it came from.

ceejayoz 8y ago
> Ethically do you even have to cite something properly when the person who solved it was intentionally anonymous? Yes. Not because they need/want the credit, but because it's important to note that it's not your idea. > If the concern is that people will think the person writing solved it, they can just write a sentence where it came from. That is, basically, what a citation is.
- k__ 8y ago
  Who can proof that it isn't your idea?
  - ceejayoz 8y ago
    Intentional academic dishonesty is an entirely separate issue. If you're going to plagiarize, it doesn't really matter if there's a formal way of citing the material you don't plan to cite.
  - sandov 8y ago
    4chan
- GiuseppaAcciaio 8y ago
  Not to mention that a citation is there not only to show the world whose content you are referencing, but also because in case the reader doesn't believe you and wants to go check, they can do so by following the citation
dzdt 8y ago
Academia has no problem with pseudonymous publication. See "Student" of "Student's T distribution" fame. [1] [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Sealy_Gosset https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Sealy_Gosset
- avinassh 8y ago
  > Academia has no problem with pseudonymous publication another great example is Bitcoin paper.