This is not a question of malice. It's a question of what to do when clearly confronted with a case of academic dishonesty. The whole of science works on trust. When I read a journal article that reports the results of an experiment I trust that the experiment was actually done and that the data were truly as reported. If I found out that the authors had never done the experiment, or had falsified their data, I would be outraged. I would expect that a retraction would be printed and I would also expect that these authors would never be allowed to publish in that journal again. I teach this to my students and I back it up in practice. I just had the unpleasant duty of failing a student for plagiarism. I not only failed her on the paper, I also gave her an F in the course and requested that the dean expel her from the College. I did this without malice (nor with any sense of pleasure, because there was none). I did this because it's important to show other students that we view the issue of academic honesty with extreme seriousness.
Having said the above, I also am willing to agree that participating in a listserve is different than publishing in a journal. I believe that different sanctions may apply. I too am not a fan of censorship and as egregious as MS was (and probably still is) I would be willing to allow him to continue on the list with the following proviso: That in the interest of new members who may not know of his history MS be required to begin each post with "I am ashamed that I have lied to this list in the past and falsified my academic affiliations". This might make him think twice about what he puts in his posts. It will also make it easier for me to adjust my spam filter. -Don. Don Allen Psychology Dept. Langara College 100 W. 49th Vancouver, B.C. V5Y 2Z6 Canada 604-323-5871 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Louis_Schmier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 12:23 PM Subject: Re: New Address > Rick, if I was Michael, I'd be smiling from ear to ear. So, he accuses or > we take his statements personally as accusation. It isn't as if he's > stabbed us in our hearts. And, no, you're wrong when you throw a what if > at me. I have been defamed and ridiculed for my approach to teaching and > philosophy of education, and I bear no malice. And, even if I did, that's > not a legitimate reason to act likewise. > > > Make it a good day. > > --Louis-- > > > Louis Schmier www.therandomthoughts.com > Department of History www.halcyon.com/arborhts/louis.html > Valdosta State University > Valdosta, Georgia 31698 /~\ /\ /\ > (229-333-5947) /^\ / \ / /~ \ /~\__/\ > / \__/ \/ / /\ /~ \ > /\/\-/ /^\___\______\_______/__/_______/^\ > -_~ / "If you want to climb mountains, \ /^\ > _ _ / don't practice on mole hills" -\____ > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
