Posted: 04^th October 2010

Plagiarism

We all know that things we publish on the www may be used by others. So far, so good. But why people think they can just use somebody else's work without admitting it wasn't them who wrote/drew/composed it is a mystery. It's not difficult to include a link to the source you took an article/photo/drawing etc from. However, there are those people who don't care. Some, because they don't know any better, and others because they think that since they found it on the public domain anyway, it is not necessary. That is bad enough, but it is worse that the BBC seems to be worried about being sued if an author names and shames the 'idea thieves'. This is worrying. The signal it sends to me, is that those who don't care about the law in the first place afterwards use it to make their wrong right, and win. I admit I don't have much trust in the German legal system, and by the looks of it, the British system isn't much better. Dark times are lying ahead of us if I am right.

But on to more pleasant things: I spent a wonderful Sunday making a tour in a covered waggon, with friends and family, through the small town of Zwingenberg and its surrounding vineyards; tasting some local wine during the course of the 2.5 hour tour. The weather was lovely, sunny and warm, like in summer. Before leaving, I had given my son instructions on how to cook dinner. He managed to cook a great dinner, although he said that everything that could go wrong went wrong. Still, he somehow saved it in the end, so I didn't have to go to bed hungry. Not that I was hungry on arriving, because our friend had provided us with some superb tea after the tour. I still had some dinner which my son had cooked for us.

Below, you'll find the fascinating articles our writers have come up with for your enjoyment. So here is, hot off the press, our latest issue of the Post. Enjoy.

Bel

• 
  Green Cure


A 'Gauntlet' poem by minorvogonpoet

• 
  Where are the Seven Thousand?


Dmitri goes all biblical on us - but for a reason.

• 
  One Man's Woodcraft


Rod muses on skills we should never lose.

• 
  Cycles and Circles
  


Bel goes all historical on us.

• 
  Fast Cartoon
  


The discovery of the wheel and its consequences.

• 
  Gheorgheniplex


Dmitri shows us how we'll treat bugs in the future....

• 
  The Hootoo Home of Today


... while Terri tells us how we did it in the past.

• 
  Smudger Snippets


Smudger about implausible tv shows.

• 
  Tales of a Newbie


Our newbie has a surprising experience.

• 
  Bertie and the Beast


Knolly and Bertie meet an old acquaintance.

• 
  A Life on the Ocean Wave


Emma takes a ride on a steam engine.

• 
  Announcements
  


Meets, sites, events etc

• 
  Entry of the Month
  


In case you missed it last week: go and read - and vote!

• 
  Email the Post Team
  


For submissions and editorial feedback

• 
  The Post Readers' Forum
  


Chat about The Post with other readers and the Team