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[edit] Revision

how does this page look —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Cornell010 (talk • contribs).

1. Don't copy text from a source, that is plagiarism. Use multiple sources to write an article.
2. Always log in if you have an account.
3. Always sign your comments. -mercuryboard^talk ♠ 18:55, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

But, you have to admit the library section really blows.--Cornell010 19:38, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

Yes, but you can't plagiarize. The library section should be expanded... just go through the source and rewrite the section (from scratch) around it. -mercuryboard^talk ♠ 19:38, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

I was wondering, if we cited the source, then would it still be plagiarism? I am asking this because, on some other wikipedia pages I have seen people copy from another source word for word, however, they cited it, and by citing it wouldn't we be recognizing the source, thus not commmitting plagiarism. Thanks.User:Cornell010 20:13, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

Then you're mirroring content which has not been released under a Wikipedia-friendly license and you're not plagiarizing, but instead blatantly infringing on a copyright. -mercuryboard^talk ♠ 20:22, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

Oh, I see.--Cornell010 20:32, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

Hey, I just re-wrote the Library section, however, I need help with using the same refernce more than once (citing it). I tried to learn from the main Cornell article, where this is done many times, however, I could not get it to work. User:Cornell010 17:03, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

First instance of the reference: <ref name='something'>{{cite whatever}}</ref>

All instances after the first: <ref name='something' />

The somethings have to be the same. -mercuryboard^talk ♠ 21:07, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Admissions numbers

There seems to be a problem with the admissions percentages, as the 583 number is the TOTAL number of J.D. students at Cornell. CLS class cohorts are typically 180-200 students in size. So, the applicants compete to be one of the roughly 180-200 students entering in a particular year, not one of 500-600. I'll wait to hear some debate on this, but I will change the numbers soon. Masonpatriot 18:45, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

I think the editor also combined yield and acceptance into one mostly useless statistic. —mercuryboard^talk 18:47, 5 July 2006 (UTC)