guy on matlab newsgroup got owned

[bigalt]

edit: MrDingleDangle found the link

I can't find the original post anymore, but it was some guy that basically said, "I have to solve this problem before Monday, any help would be appreciated." The first response was this:

Please do not ask for answers explicitly on websites Jermaine, I will
be taking this into consideration when assessing your coursework.

By your final year of university you should be aware that of what is
classed plagarism and academic misconduct.

Please take this into conisderation.

David Wertheim

 

[neutralizer]

PWNED

 

[Beattie]

What's so bad about that question?

 

[Daishiki]

ouch

 

[gopunk]

hahaha

LINK!

 

[KEV1N]

Slow day, isn't it!

 

[Dissipate]

Bwahahahaha. That's hilarious. So much for anonymity.

 

[Anubis]

did i mess something, when did asking for help become plagarism?

 

[LordJezo]

Not to hard to find

(gopunk beat me to it )

 

[FleshLight]

Do you have a screenshot of this?

 

[MrDingleDangle]

http://newsreader.mathworks.com/WebX?14@235.HJxUajKWjrz.0@.eed3079

 

[saxophonoia]

Ahahahaha PWNED

 

[gwlam12]

ah..but he didnt ask for answers. he asked for someone to point him in the right direction.

 

[maziwanka]

hahahahahaha

 

[bigalt]

Originally posted by: MrDingleDangle
http://newsreader.mathworks.com/WebX?14@235.HJxUajKWjrz.0@.eed3079

nice work! how did you pull up old messages like that? it only seems to search fairly recent messages when i try (i need to find some actual answers for work)

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: Beattie
What's so bad about that question?

> This is a bit of a longshot but I am currently trying to answer the following question from a Matlab book

Jermaine C was asking the group to do his homework for him, not for pointers or suggestions.

Hahaha! Good job professor Wertheim

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: gwlam12
ah..but he didnt ask for answers. he asked for someone to point him in the right direction.

i think we are the only ones that noticed that, he didnt ask for someone to solve it for him he asked for help with the stupid Matlab program which is any of you have used is a horrid proogram to use, i hate it so much

 

[MrDingleDangle]

Originally posted by: bigalt

Originally posted by: MrDingleDangle
http://newsreader.mathworks.com/WebX?14@235.HJxUajKWjrz.0@.eed3079

nice work! how did you pull up old messages like that? it only seems to search fairly recent messages when i try (i need to find some actual answers for work)

did a search for "David Wertheim"

 

[MrDingleDangle]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: gwlam12
ah..but he didnt ask for answers. he asked for someone to point him in the right direction.

i think we are the only ones that noticed that, he didnt ask for someone to solve it for him he asked for help with the stupid Matlab program which is any of you have used is a horrid proogram to use, i hate it so much

i agree he says " Please could someone help me with it, or at least point me in the right direction"

that to me doesnt seem like he is trying to get someone to do it for him

 

[bigalt]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: gwlam12
ah..but he didnt ask for answers. he asked for someone to point him in the right direction.

i think we are the only ones that noticed that, he didnt ask for someone to solve it for him he asked for help with the stupid Matlab program which is any of you have used is a horrid proogram to use, i hate it so much

He didn't ask the question in such a way that anyone would be able to help him without solving the problem for him. Unless they took the super patient approach and tried to lead him through.

Anyway, regardless of whether he deserved it or not it was pretty funny to see

 

[DaveSimmons]

He also lied about why he wanted the answer, so that no one would know it was homework and would be more likely to give him too much help.

 

[eakers]

thats awesome!