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Are Reviews Still Checked for Plagiarism?

Harderlap

New Mexico

Are reviews checked for plagiarism? I think that they used to be. The reason I ask is that a recent review lifted three sentences directly from my review of the same club. It is fairly obvious as my review predates the review in question and appears directly below the one that uses my material. The borrowed sentences make up about a quarter of the review in question. I appreciate that someone thinks enough of my review to use parts of it for their own, but if they are going to do that, I would like the attribution.

I realize that this is not academia, but original material should have some value even here, particularly if others are basing decisions that impact how much they spend and how good a time they have.

I have no illusions that my reviews are anything special, but if someone wants to borrow from them, I wish they would admit that up front, introducing the borrowed material with “As Harderlap says...” and enclosing the borrowed material in quotes. And, preferably adding a lot more detailed information about their own visit.

Or am I being too touchy?