Brother n' law says off road diesel is bad

[Skyco]

Wasn't the above swiped from Wikipedia?

 

[patrick_g]

Wasn't the above swiped from Wikipedia?

And so that makes the information somehow less valuable and less to the point or satisfaction of the fellow who asked about cetane?

This wasn't a doctoral thesis were you might have issues with information not being accompanied by a proper citation.

Gemini went to the trouble to look for, find (wherever/however), and post the applicable information written in a manner accessible to the majority of readers and instead of being thanked he gets sniped at.

Oh well... Civility may not be dead but apparently is beginning to cough up blood.

I for one appreciate the information being presented and think it was RIGHT ON. Surely no one was expected to think Gemini wrote this extemporaneously.

Pat

 

[gemini5362]

Wasn't the above swiped from Wikipedia?

Absolutely. Although swiped is a bit harsh. I prefer the term cut and pasted personally. I would point out that wikipedia is done by people that log onto the widipedia page and then write all the information in that dictionary. Unless i admitted to it there is a very good possibility that I might have been the original poster who wrote that for wikipedia. I will admit formally that I did not write that article for wikipedia I was just happy enough to survive high school chemistry without blowing myself and others up I did not want to push that lucky streak in college.

One of the posters said he had a slow dialup so I figured I would just post it so that he could read it here. Besides I thought all of the wording on it looked impressive and it is not often my posts look impressive

 

[dirtworksequip]

I just noticed my motor oil looks like puddintane................do I need a higher cetane??? Or should I just forget it and drive it?

All this fuel talk is really cornfussing me!

Sincerely, Dirt

 

[MikePA]

I just noticed my motor oil looks like puddintane................

Odds are, you'll have to translate puddintane into English before someone can answer your question.

 

[patrick_g]

Odds are, you'll have to translate puddintane into English before someone can answer your question.

Let me answer, I took a Berlitz short course in Hick.

No, y'all don need no mo cetane but maybe an oil change (no, not in your hat brim, the crankcase.)

Pat

 

[Skyco]

Gemini went to the trouble to look for, find (wherever/however), and post the applicable information written in a manner accessible to the majority of readers and instead of being thanked he gets sniped at.

Oh well... Civility may not be dead but apparently is beginning to cough up blood.

I for one appreciate the information being presented and think it was RIGHT ON. Surely no one was expected to think Gemini wrote this extemporaneously.

Pat

Go read Wikipedias article on GIVING CREDIT when copying info.

Here is a link- Wikipedia:Citing sources - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
From the above link- (note I cited the source)-

BEGIN CITE

Why sources should be cited
Main articles: Wikipedia:Verifiability and Wikipedia:No original research
Wikipedia is by its very nature a work by people with widely different knowledge and skills. The reader needs to be assured that the material within it is reliable: this is especially important where statements are made about controversial issues. The purpose of citing your sources is:

To improve the overall credibility and authoritative nature of Wikipedia.
To credit a source for providing useful material and to avoid claims of plagiarism.
To show that your edit is not original research.
To ensure that the content of articles is credible and can be checked by any reader or editor.
To help users find additional information on the topic.
To reduce the likelihood of editorial disputes, or to resolve any that arise.
To ensure that material about living persons complies with Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons.


END CITE Red emphasis added by me


I wasn't commenting on its content being questionable- the comment was about reposting stuff from other sites without giving credit.

 

[Skyco]

Absolutely. Although swiped is a bit harsh. I prefer the term cut and pasted personally.

See my previous reply.

 

[patrick_g]

Well I guess your course of action is clear. You need to hire a lawyer and start some sort of legal proceeding. Hopefully the lawyer will be able to figure out how you were personally harmed by Gemini's actions. Maybe you could just contact the 'pedia folks and with blandishments along the lines of offering to pay for their legal fees encourage them to sue Gemini and the owners of TBN (they hosted the borrowed info) to set a stern example for the scofflaws hereabouts!

Pat

 

[Tig]

Odds are, you'll have to translate puddintane into English before someone can answer your question.

I believe it's a reference taken from a work of literature (poetry) entitled Wang Dang Sweet Puddintane, by Ted Nugent. But then again I could be wrong....