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== Layout copying == | == Layout copying == | ||
Verbatim copying is not the same as research reading. ( | Verbatim copying is not the same as research reading. (For example, a user reads an article at Wikipedia, and likes the section layout and basic structure. This user writes a new article at WiKirby and (consciously or otherwise) employs a similar basic layout while composing the text. There is no issue here.) Layouts do not constitute original thinking or creative output, so are free to be replicated or adapted. | ||
Also, it's important to take account of the idea of convergent thinking. Take two individuals with knowledge of a subject, tell them to write about a given topic in isolation, using the same encyclopedic tone and style, and it's likely that the resultant texts will have similarities. Presenting a given set of facts in a fixed style will naturally produce similar results. | Also, it's important to take account of the idea of convergent thinking. Take two individuals with knowledge of a subject, tell them to write about a given topic in isolation, using the same encyclopedic tone and style, and it's likely that the resultant texts will have similarities. Presenting a given set of facts in a fixed style will naturally produce similar results. | ||