Does anyone remember the thread where someone posted on AT asking for HWK help and then another member reported him
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Yeah, I guess students should learn what asses ATers can be and stop posting these kind of threads. I do feel sorry for them. 
isgusted;
isgusted;
DainBramaged
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Your opinion. And I will comment on any damn thing I please, thank you.
Are you sure about that?
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DainBramaged
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I'm not trying to tell you what you can and cannot comment on, just clarifying that not only did LoKe NOT actually contact the school, he also apologized for the who over-blown ordeal.
As far as Minendo, he is a highly respected member of the AT community and to call him a loser just shows your level on intelligence.
Why did Minendo need to teach anyone a lesson? If someone cheats they usually learn their lesson the hard way. What business is it of Minendo's? Does he get a gold star or something?
Doesn't matter how long he's been here or how popular he is. Everyone makes mistakes. Nice of you to defend him, you must be friends. But imo, that was lousy behavior.
Originally posted by: Vidda
Yeah, I guess students should learn what asses ATers can be and stop posting these kind of threads. I do feel sorry for them.
Ooorrrrr don't post your real name/location in your profile.
I think loke reported the cheater, not Minendo. At least, that's what DainBramaged seems to be saying.
The only severe ownage along these lines I can recall... was something involving BigCoolJesus last year in which he paid somebody to do a college class assignment for him; then the ATOT detectives quickly found his identity, school, water polo pictures, and professor for the class for which he "bought" his assignment. Poor kid started apologizing profusely and acting like a whiney little beeyatch once he realized ATOT had all his information and could turn him in.
Of course, I can't find the thread which sucks, because it was quite amusing.
Of course, I can't find the thread which sucks, because it was quite amusing.
Well think about it. This guy is on a message board, they aren't in his class. They have no direct connection to him, and nothing to lose by his actions. But they felt the need to play around with him and then report him. I understand people don't like cheats, but I don't get the goody two shoes people who take it a step too far. Let people live their lives and learn their own lessons, we don't need morality police all over the place. It's bad enough we have our own government as Big Brother. We don't need homework police on the Internet, for god sakes.
Ok I could understand criticism and even people harranging him about it. But what business is it of people to report it to his school? What do they get out of it, some sense of pride or something? Who cares? Do we get merit badges now for reporting cheaters on the Internet?
TuxDave
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There was a thread on another forum where the OP had his car sideswiped by another car and the other car ran for it. Fortunately for him, ANOTHER member of the same forum was in the car further back and had a camera to take a picture of the whole thing. That other member had nothing to gain or lose from providing the evidence, but he did thus screwing over the person who would have had a successful getaway.
I didn't see so much uproar against internet policing in that case. Why be so sensitive to this case?
Well I think it is easy to see that a hit and run and homework cheating are not quite on the same level. One involves the health and well being of a person, and also may prevent future reckless behavior by the driver which may save injuries. But this kid was only hurting himself by cheating. Does he hurt the school or his classmates? Probably not that much if at all. They still determine their own fate.
TuxDave
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So cheating is ok? Or are you saying that cheating isn't as bad as other possible crimes so people shouldn't bother turning in people who they discover to be cheating. They gain nothing from it because as you said, they still determine their own fate regardless of whether or not the cheater cheated.
Interesting. I guess I shouldn't mind that if a kid that didn't know wtf he was doing in my class failed like he should have, the curve would have given me a b. Instead, I got a C.
I wonder how many other times he's cheated. I love meeting coworkers who obviously cheated their way through college and took a job from someone else whose grades weren't as good on paper but could actually contribute.
How are they supposed to learn their own lessons if people let them get away with things?
For some reason I now cannot quote other posts, so this is for you TuxDave.
Cheating usually only affects the person cheating (unless you are talking about a competitive event that is win-lose, which a classroom is not. Just because one person gets an A does not mean the others get Ds.)
A hit and run crime not only endangers the person committing it, but also one or more other persons involved.
Cheating usually only affects the person cheating (unless you are talking about a competitive event that is win-lose, which a classroom is not. Just because one person gets an A does not mean the others get Ds.)
A hit and run crime not only endangers the person committing it, but also one or more other persons involved.
Letting me quote this post, interesting...
You have a point here because the curve made the class a win-lose situation. That is one reason I hate curves. Personally, I think a curve is just a crutch for a professor that cannot adequately design the class to challenge the students at the right level It is either too hard or too easy, and the curve just cover's the professor's ass.
When it comes to work, yes you have a point when there are a limited number of positions. In this case a cheating situation should be reported depending on what it was. Unfortunately this happens all the time. But this is quite different from the situation in the OP.
Now I do not condone cheating and am not a cheater. I walk a straight line. But, I think reporting someone who asks for homework help online is going too far.
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