May 2016 Monthly Archive

“Students must avoid plagiarism, misrepresentation, misappropriation of the work of others, or any other form of academic dishonesty, whether intentional or the result of reckless disregard for academic integrity. . .”

Students must avoid plagiarism, misrepresentation, misappropriation of the work of others, or any other form of academic dishonesty, whether intentional or the result of reckless disregard for academic integrity (see “Plagiarism” in Kate L. Turabian, A Manual for Writers, sixth edition, p. 74 [5.2]). Such academic dishonesty may be grounds for disciplinary action by the instructor and Greyfriars Hall administration up to and including dismissal from Greyfriars Hall.
Douglas Wilson

Moscow-Pullman Daily News Letter to the Editor: “Shaming & blaming”

“The facts are known to the Daily News, since it covered the original abuse story. These facts can be twisted and obfuscated, as the perpetrator’s defender/pastor does very well, but knowing the facts, the paper has an obligation to help bring clarity to the issues.” Continue reading →

Via Rachel Miller’s Combox

Rachel gave me permission to repost this: Speaking as an actual academic,* this review does not merely devastate Douglas Wilson’s claim to scholarly credibility; it annihilates it. The level of plagiarism here is egregious. A single one — any one . . . Continue reading →

“Academic integrity is the heartbeat of any academic institution”

And last, I should apologize to New St. Andrews College. Academic integrity is the heartbeat of any academic institution, and even though the board has acted promptly and wisely in accepting Randy’s resignation, I am still distressed by the headache this has caused them.
Douglas Wilson

“Indisputable ×3”

“Speaking of ‘professors,’ how can these guys get by with this plagiarism? Indisputable ×3. . . . The proper response is not to attack Rachel but to admit the truth.” Scot McKnight

“Looking at the two relevant sections, side by side, we know that there is a citation problem.”

All that said, at an objective minimum, there is a gross citation problem in Driscoll’s book Trial, which needs to be acknowledged, owned and corrected. Looking at the two relevant sections, side by side, we know that there is a citation problem. What we don’t know is why or how it got there, about which more in a little bit. But regardless, however it got there, it needs to get out of there. The problem should be owned and corrected, in public, by the author and the publisher. The same goes for anything comparable.
Douglas Wilson

Wilson Responds

Pastor Doug Wilson of Christ Church, Moscow, has written a short response to Rachel Miller’s discovery of wholesale plagiarism in the Omnibus textbook series, which he co-edited. I will not link to the land of Gog but you can find it on Google just as easily as the Omnibus contributors found the content for their essays.

Rachel Miller has answered Mr. Wilson in a post entitled Wilson Responds. Please take a moment to read it.

I’m Pretty Sure We Found Our Tool

The Flimflam Man Edits Textbooks

Of suckers and those who suck them dry. Continue reading →

On the Common Denominator

A Visual Exercise

Classical Christian Plagiarism. Continue reading →

“We would identify it by its proper name — plagiarism — and recognize it as a species of theft.”

We would identify it by its proper name — plagiarism — and recognize it as a species of theft.
Douglas Wilson

A Postcard from Palookaville

“The indefatigable Rachel Miller is telling another tale. Or is it the same one? I’m losing count at this point. Given the scale of the evidence (once again) one wonders what some people have to do to lose credibility in the . . . Continue reading →