# Achievement 3 by @azeem1234 Task: Content Etiquette

What is plagiarism?

Palgiarism is defined as using of someone's content in your own content without giving them credit. Plagiarism is insane stealing of content. But do not use plagiarism. Anything you write, it should be your own wording or thinking.

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Types of Plagiarism:

Direct Plagiarism:

Direct plagiarism is the word to word copying of someone's content. This is same as that you wrote the derivation of other's content.

Self Plagiarism:

Self plagiarism is using own previous content in your next assignment. This is totally yourself stealing.
For example Using some parts of your previous paper in your next paper without consulting with professors permission.

Mosaic Plagiarism:

Mosaic Plagiarism is to write any quotation without giving source or author's information. Or writing the same wording used in that quotation in your own phrase.

Accidental Plagiarism:

Accidental Plagiarism is that in which you writing any article with neglecting the words, group of words and sources of that phrase or words. You must learn how to cite your content or giving the source to your content.

Citation:

Citation is meant to giving the information about the material used in your own content. You should give proper direction to your reader about content.

How to cite?

Firstly put that phrase or quotation in your content. then put big barkets and write source and next put small brakets and put the source in the form of link or another way.
e.g;
^{[source] (link)}

It is necessary to cite the content you use. For example if I want to put a quote in my content, then I should give the source of the quote.

e.g;
"When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on."
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"I have read and understood the Steemit Etiquette on Steemit Community and will do my best to embrace them"

Hopefully I will work on my own thing and my own wording.