Plagairists in university is an interesting story. I can’t understand how someone would think to solicit an essay written by a stranger with no idea about how good their work could possibly be. I can definitely understand agreeing to write the paper and doing a really half-assed job of it, and I think I might have thought to do the same with the only thing stopping me being that I’d still have to do real work to construct a web of lies and half truths.

I find it hard to believe that people are accusing Nate of being the bad guy here; if he refused, she’d have found someone else to write her paper. A response to the thread alleges to be written by the “victim” herself;

Imagine my surprise when I was emailed information from the President of my university about an accusation of plagarism. It was only a matter of time before I happened upon this blog and the cruel joke that you have played here.

I am an Engineering major with a full course load in engineering courses, so I can assure you that I am not taking anything that would require me to solicit your services to write a poorly written paper on Hinduism.

Please be informed that my lawyer, Mr. Edwin Shansky will be in touch with you shortly to begin proceedings for a civil case against your libel, and I will see you in court. Let this be a lesson to you and all other sadistical SOBs who have nothing better to do than to try to dirty the good name of innocents like myself.

So, Laura K. Krishna or Laura K. Pahl; whatever your name is… it doesn’t matter which courses you cheat on, you’re still cheating. Want a doctor that had someone write all of his biology papers for him? Cheating is cheating; where’s can you draw the line otherwise? Many of the posts act like this girl getting tossed out of school is the worst thing ever, but I suggest it’s the best. Plagairism is rampant in schools, and it’s messing with the curve… I suggest active busts; let’s setup a web page and solicit to write papers. Let’s turn out very poorly written papers and let’s NOT turn the people in; let them fail by way of bad work.

Followup thread at AWOK

And the conclusion

DING! Fries are done!