I know these rules are already put in the rules section, however for many newbies to access various parts of the forum maybe quite difficult.
I do not think so, the rules have been sticked in the meta section, and anyone who really has come here for the right reasons would find it and read it.
Unnecessary thread IMHO, you imported 3 out of over a fifty rules, to end up posting the entire stuff(link to the rules)
Just the link alone would have been more than enough, though I doubt it would then qualify to be a new topic.
Hopefully, it will help newbies to avoid the preventable offenses which they might commit being unaware. Specially, plagiarism.
Everyone knows plagiarism is unacceptable, be it not on the forum, but even in our everyday life, be it schools, interviews etc
You cannot take someone's work and pose it as yours feeling you're not doing anything wrong.
Frankly, many newbies (most I would say) and even me, didn't even know the meaning of "meta". When I joined first in the forum, I directly entered "beginner" section. I didn't know much rules. Then I hopped from topics to topics to learn. After a lot of days I entered "meta" and saw the rules.
I don't think it's an unnecessary thread.
If you look closely to the rules in the original thread in meta, you will see a lots of rules. But the most important rule - "plagiarism" is at the last. The most important rule is at the bottom of the list of rules.
If you break any other rules, you can always appeal and it will be decided case by case basis. But for plagiarism, you will be permanently banned. No excuse. And I thought it was important for newbies to know it.
Plagiarism is an offense everywhere, you are correct. But to the degree it is an offense here, was something I wanted to highlight. When legendary members get permanent banned for plagiarising a sentence years ago, you must acknowledge how tough this rule is and why others should be aware of it.
I'm not taking someone else's work. I just tried to highlight the importance of this one single "plagiarism" rule that is listed at the last of the rule thread yet it is the major reason for even most legendary members getting banned.
