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This post is aimed at the experienced curators out there who feel confident they can detect plagiarized work and do check posts for plagiarism if something feels fishy. You may have noticed that @humanbot just began certifying some posts as "Human Certified Original Work", leaving the below badge and specifying that @carlgnash manually determined the post to be original.
Example @carlgnash / @humanbot comment:
@carlgnash from the @humanbot Human Certified Original Works Initiative has manually determined this post to be the original work of the post author. To learn more about this certification visit the Badge of Originality genesis post: https://steemit.com/art/@carlgnash/the-badge-of-originality-human-certified-original-worksThanks for being an original content creator! You rock!
Don't @cheetah and @originalworks have this covered?
Nothing against @cheetah and @originalworks here, but they are just bots. I say that as a humanbot, with love in my heart. @cheetah and @originalworks can and do make mistakes. A human is able to take into account so many more factors when determining if a post is plagiarized than a simple algorithm. Observe:
is original content - but I find plagiarized posts all the timeall the time that Original Works certified as original... many times called by the post author, as in the example above!In this case, @cheetah got it correct and @originalworks did not. The user was changing enough words around in the articles that @originalworks did not detect the plagiarism. Just using this as an illustration that the bots are not infallible. @cheetah is harder to check because it does not post anything if it thinks a post that @cheetah did not catch. And I find plagiarized posts
@humanbot wants YOU for the Steemit Original Content Army!
public domain Uncle Sam artOriginal @carlgnash art combined with
the Badge of Originality genesis post for a step-by-step tutorial on how this badge was created.If you like the idea of leaving a Badge of Originality when you have determined that a post is original content, @carlgnash would be happy to make you a customized Badge of Originality with your avatar (or any other image of your choosing) in the center, as well as any custom color scheme (choose a color for badge itself, or a color gradient, or rainbow, etc., choose a color for the text - if you don't specify it will just stay as is with gray badge and black text). Just leave a comment here stating your interest in taking part in the @humanbot Human Certified Original Works initiative and letting me know what avatar/picture to use (paste it into the comment) as well as any special requests RE color scheme. Check out
I (@carlgnash) will be reviewing the blog and recent activity (especially comments and voting patterns) of anyone who expresses an interest. I am looking for experienced curators who have demonstrated an ability to discern what is original content. In some cases it will be very obvious to me and I will reply immediately in the comments to let you know that I am working on your badge. In some cases I might have some follow up questions for you and might ask you to DM me on steemit.chat or Discord. In some cases I might respectfully decline - I will always be happy to discuss my reasoning with you in DMs on steemit.chat or Discord in this case.
In general if you are lower REP than 42 I would say come back when you are a little better established, I don't want these badges to be thrown around like candy and I don't want people to associate the badge with low REP users. No offense. I am looking for seasoned curators who can smell plagiarism from a mile off. There are a lot of sneaky plagiarists out there and it takes some time to get to know all the ways they try to trick ya.
Well I hope to see some responses here!
Much love - @carlgnash / @humanbot
Can I have one integrated with this?
Yes definitely :) Awesome! Glad you are in! Won't take me long :) I think it would work well with basically the whole torso including both arms coming out of the badge, I can move the text around a bit to be on either side - unless you just want the head and neck?
Whichever is easier for you. I like the full body with logo. But I don't want you waste too much time though.
Et voila :)
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awesome thank you!
This sounds like a great inititiative and I would love to have my own badge so I can be a part of the curation/ original content brigade.
Feel free to use this picture, taken today and use the general grey badge with black letters.
Cheers!
Vincent
I love this picture brother :) Happy to have you on board!
Hey do you have a steemit.chat account? I was going to add you to the private #humanbot channel there but couldn't find you. Cheers - Carl
Cheers mate! I like it a lot myself. I guess the face shows what Steemit and cryptos have done with me the last 6 months or so. Plus, my glasses look bigger than they are on this selfie.
I tried to get started with steemit.chat several times but I don't seem to be able to log in. Am trying to reset my password, but I don't receive any email. Sometimes I feel like a (technical) noob on here.
Ah yeah I wouldn't be much help logging in to steemit.chat, I didn't encounter anything funky when I navigated that process.
I finally made it to steemit.chat
Feel free to try to add me again ;>)
@misterakpan :)
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can i get with this?
OMG YES!!! Yes, you can. I will try to get it done tonight :)
thank yhu
didn't get it done tonight - but soon brother
thanks bro
If you want a different color instead of gray just let me know - changing color of badge takes seconds.
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I want yellow blue or red
Heck yes! sign me up.
Since my avatar is from a game...I guess it wouldn't be appropriate to use that in the badge. So just the badge will do.
Great initiative!
Hey @doctorcrypto I will draw you an original avatar based on your existing one so that it is kosher to use. It will only take me a few minutes. I will get working on your badge tonight :) Cheers - Carl
"Kosher to use." That split my hoofs and left me laughing so hard :-D
Fantastic! Thank you :)
Here ya go :)
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And here is the colored drawing by itself if you want to use it for profile pic:
Original art by moi
Those look great! Thank you!
Nice! Will love to get one! : )
Choose this one!
Let's Help Human Bot!
Cool will try to get this done tonight!
Thanks!
@umais I have had second thoughts. Your submissions to the Curator Incubator have demonstrated to me that you still need to work on your plagiarization detection skills. Please don't be offended but I am going to have to respectfully decline to make you a badge at this time. I will be happy to continue to give you feedback and help you develop this skill. Sorry - Carl
aha having now actually read this, I am interested in the project. I tend to notice plagiarism, sometimes sooner than cheetah. My question is on how you are treating photos/charts that may or may not be plagiarized. I am not as familiar with fair use laws as to regards to this.
typically if a source is provided it is assumed to be okay / fair use as far as photos / charts, unless the image is obviously copyright protected e.g. watermark - or are you asking about in the case of of no source provided and author is claiming photos / charts as their own? Before awarding a badge I would reverse image search a prominent post image. You want rabbit badge? And if so do you have rabbit avatar image with ear tips not cut off?
more of no source provided, when the photo/chart whatever looks to be of a certain quality not usually found in "free CC".. haha... sure rabbit badge. not sure if I have a better pic, lemme dig.
I can "fake it" in PhotoShop and add ear tips and nose tip if not... I love your rabbit avatar, rabbit badge is going to be awesome
okay I photoshopped in the tips of the ears but the nose was too much to fake, so nose is just tucked down into the hole in the center of the badge :) Let me know if you would rather have a gray badge or any other color instead of the metallic one here - changing badge color is super fast. Cheers - Carl
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hahaha i nearly spit my soup laughing when i saw this! i like the bronze but can i see it in green and/or black with green writing for comparison?
sure - any particular kind of green?
nothing light or neon. i know if you go too dark the contrast isnt good. i like forest or jewel colored, but i trust your judgment of that looks good.
I think this is a good a idea. There is a bit of plagiarism going on at Steemit. People just copying sections from websites and just pasting it in. The bots don't always get it right. The bots can get it wrong the other way as well. @cheetah has commented when I have posted my own videos from YouTube on Dtube.
I would like to be involved in this project. I am fairly new to Steemit but I have seen a lot of posts so I am starting to get a feel for what is and is not original work. I have also reviewed papers for academic journals and conferences, so I have some experience checking references and sources.
yes exactly right RE the bots can get it wrong both ways. That is to be expected, and I definitely appreciate both @cheetah and @originalworks - but I know I can do a better job and I am sure you can as well given your experience! Do you have any special requests for a badge? An icon or avatar to include in the center? Any special color scheme?
Hi @spectrumecons here are your badges! I have reviewed your blog and with your academic credentials I am really happy to have you on board with this initiative! I would ask that you either make your own post about your participation in the Human Certified Original Works initiative (and what that means to you) and link to it when you award this badge, or if you don't want to make your own post you can link to the Human Certified Original Works genesis post on my @carlgnash blog. See above in the post body for an example of the comment I am leaving - obviously you can phrase your comment however you want :) Thanks for coming on board! Cheers - Carl
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Thanks, the badges look really cool. I will be able to get fully on-board after Wednesday next week.
ahh fresh landscape!
https://steemit.com/life/@outerground/this-post-is-an-entertaining-and-informative-rant-about-the-state-of-the-world-with-a-few-uplifting-insights-part-1-the-oceans
https://steemit.com/art/@gunankoseoglu/find-me-new-sketch
LOL thanks @torico but I believe you meant these for the Curator Incubator and Link Drop :) No worries at all. I will check them when I get back from the store :) Cheers - Carl
ah ok maybe im confused I thought you made a fresh post for curator... my bad I need to read more. sorries..
This is pretty cool
Would love to be on this one.
That is awesome! We have spent some time DMing about this subject so I am very comfortable bringing you on board. Any special requests for your badge? You want the bird in the middle?
If this can fit in, i will be glad.
However, if it looks much better with the bird on it, i am still fine with it
Sure no prob, will get this made tonight :)
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Unfortunately, I seem to be a bit clueless when it comes to plagiarism. Of course, I tend to curate the same people so I may not see much of it, if any. I don't cruise the new posts much, I generally just curate the people that I follow. I probably wouldn't be a very good fit for this.
Make one for me, if my contests qualify to be original to you.
@sanmi I think you misunderstood, these are badges that you would award out if you determined a post by another author was original content (not plagiarized).
I'd like to help but I don't really know the methodology of identifying plagiarism. Sometimes I can tell right away, but I haven't ever really researched something to see if it's original or plagiarized. It might be easy but since I haven't done it, I don't really know.
However, if there are tips that you are willing to share (through DM probably so as not to tip those plagiarists!! 😉) please do so.
Anyway, I'm offering if you want to take me up on it!
PS: If you do, I'll find an avatar to send you! Cheers! 👍
Hi @michalis I would be happy to DM with you about this - hit me up on steemit.chat, @carlgnash over there as well.
Here ya go @buckydurddle :)
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I love it!!!!!!!! Thank you so much
hey I wanted to ask you - I just noticed your avatar actually has a gradient lighter green to slightly darker green - you want this on your badge or the solid green is okay?
Hey Carl. Sorry for the delay. Life gets in the way of living :) That photo was taken in front of a green screen. The badge is perfect :) I appreciate you making it for me.
would love to have one as well with our logo in it. also would like to talk to you about the whole project on steemitchat.
Awesome! Sorry for the delay in responding. Would love to chat. DM me @carlgnash on steemit.chat
I´m sorry as well as I just saw that you answered :) will get in touch with you soon. would love to help curating if you´re still in need of curators.
regards. STEEM ON !.@humanbot thanks for the support !, I'm glad that more people are aware of the plagiarism that affects everyone ...
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I would love to have one with my bulldog in the middle! :D I mainly curate original photography that hasn't had the views I think it should have as the author is a low rep etc, I have tried upvoting, but my SP is so low that it really doesn't make much difference, but I have found if you make a comment and resteem as well as an upvote, this can help to keep the original photographers here on steemit! There aren't many curators of photography and that is where I feel I could offer the most help :) I would love it if you would consider me for a badge please! :D
Awwww so CUTE! I would love to have you on board. Please DM me on steemit.chat @carlgnash (or Discord @gnashster but I prefer steemit.chat these days, I don't check my Discord very often).
thank you! :D I have messaged you. Im off to bed now though as it is midnight here lol looking forward to speaking to you soon! :)
I am not sure why but I got a teal vibe from you - also made a dark gray variant. If you have any other special requests feel free to ask, it doesn't take me long to whip these up :) Cheers and welcome aboard! - Carl
Yey! Thank you so much! They are amazing! I am looking forward to using these :D Need to go write my post now! Oh and the teal is beautiful btw ;)
Awesome! Glad you like them!
I do! The post is up too if you want to check it out. If theres anything you would like me to add or change, please let me know :) https://steemit.com/curation/@beautifulbullies/proud-to-announce-my-role-in-the-original-work-initiative-from-humanbot-and-carlgnash
They do it because it adds a badge of authenticity. If OW flags the post, they delete the post [from the interfaces].
yup. and they know that all it takes is changing around enough words from a copy/pasted article and they get that little stamp of approval that makes people less likely to question their posting. To be clear, I love originalworks bot, but I think a human brain can do better :)