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I'd be wary of posting something like this online. Someone might take that dissertation, post it in some blog as their own...and then your thesis gets flagged
by vaksel 17y ago
I'd be wary of posting something like this online.
Someone might take that dissertation, post it in some blog as their own...and then your thesis gets flagged as plagiarism and you get screwed.
- jlgosse 17y agoHe could easily fight something like that, though. Not only does Google track EVERYTHING, but think about the witnesses from Y if he asked for them. Also it's actually becoming quite popular for academics to post their papers online for peer-review.
- Ras_ 17y agoWell, at least his dissertation will be read by someone. ...unlike http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=770922 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=770922
- jedc 17y agoThanks for the warning, but I figure by posting it broadly here (and having full record of every change I've made within Google Docs) I shouldn't have a problem with the University. Of course, it helps that I shared it first with my advisor last week... :) I believe it's better to be open, get feedback and have a better paper because of it.