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Paul_Turner

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Borrowing the Doak scale
« on: March 23, 2013, 09:22:11 AM »
http://www.davidpartridgedesign.com.php53-4.dfw1-2.websitetestlink.com/course-ratings/

Lifting an uncredited "Doak" scale in its entirety and writing:

"My ratings system is devised around the principal of judging each course on a number of factors; playability, aesthetics, condition, routing, history and ambiance, the course is marked on each and then the total calculated to give me a score out of ten. You’ll find my rating at the end of each review and what the numbers mean below."

Is this OK ???

« Last Edit: March 23, 2013, 01:38:58 PM by Paul_Turner »
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Mark Bourgeois

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Re: Borowing the Doak scale
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2013, 09:28:33 AM »
I believe the term is plagiarism: appropriating the written work of another as your own. Had he simply given proper attribution, I think he'd be okay -- even though the only person who can provide a Doak rating is Tom Doak!
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Sam Morrow

Re: Borowing the Doak scale
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2013, 09:32:58 AM »
I find it troubling that some folks feel the need to assign everything a Doak rating.
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Don_Mahaffey

Re: Borowing the Doak scale
« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2013, 09:33:18 AM »
I don't think "borrowing" is the proper term here.
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Mark Bourgeois

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Re: Borowing the Doak scale
« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2013, 09:34:17 AM »
Quote from: Sam Morrow on March 23, 2013, 09:32:58 AM
I find it troubling that some folks feel the need to assign everything a Doak rating.

Doak 9.
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Ronald Montesano

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Re: Borowing the Doak scale
« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2013, 09:35:56 AM »
I just emailed him. When I read the thread-opener, I thought you were making a molehill out of a molehill. Then, I saw that he actually stole every word that TD uses in the scale. I guess I'm on a copyright crusade today.
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Paul_Turner

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Re: Borowing the Doak scale
« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2013, 09:36:59 AM »
I was going to write plagiarism but I chickened out!
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Eric Smith

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Re: Borowing the Doak scale
« Reply #7 on: March 23, 2013, 09:40:47 AM »
He gave Tenby a Partridge 7. Can't say I disagree with him.
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Mac Plumart

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Re: Borowing the Doak scale
« Reply #8 on: March 23, 2013, 09:42:48 AM »
Quote from: Eric Smith on March 23, 2013, 09:40:47 AM
He gave Tenby a Partridge 7. Can't say I disagree with him.

 ;D
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Sam Morrow

Re: Borowing the Doak scale
« Reply #9 on: March 23, 2013, 09:45:20 AM »
Quote from: Mark Bourgeois on March 23, 2013, 09:34:17 AM
Quote from: Sam Morrow on March 23, 2013, 09:32:58 AM
I find it troubling that some folks feel the need to assign everything a Doak rating.

Doak 9.
well played sir
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Daryl David

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Re: Borrowing the Doak scale
« Reply #10 on: March 23, 2013, 05:28:09 PM »
Looks like he took down the web page.  Smart move.
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David Kelly

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Re: Borrowing the Doak scale
« Reply #11 on: March 23, 2013, 05:36:21 PM »
I'm going to tune in to North Norfolk Digital on Monday to see if his brother Alan will talk about this on Mid Morning Matters.
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Tom_Doak

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Re: Borrowing the Doak scale
« Reply #12 on: March 24, 2013, 12:26:25 AM »
Thanks for the free legal defense, Paul. 

I thought you had just started a thread about others on this site proclaiming courses as a "Doak 7" because THEY think it's a 7.
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Ed Oden

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Re: Borrowing the Doak scale
« Reply #13 on: March 24, 2013, 12:41:35 AM »
Reminds me of Mark Steffenhagen... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEKbo32xdCk

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John Chilver-Stainer

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Re: Borrowing the Doak scale
« Reply #14 on: March 24, 2013, 06:19:23 AM »
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Ken Fry

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Re: Borrowing the Doak scale
« Reply #15 on: March 24, 2013, 08:16:01 AM »
Wouldn't his actions of blatantly stealing Tom's exact words make you question his integrity to do ANY business with him?

I don't know this guy at all so if anyone does, please chime in but what he did was slimy.

Ken
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Neil White

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Re: Borrowing the Doak scale
« Reply #16 on: March 24, 2013, 08:26:54 AM »
It would appear that someone has made him aware of this 'indiscretion' as the article in question has since been removed.

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Kevin_Reilly

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Re: Borrowing the Doak scale
« Reply #17 on: March 24, 2013, 04:30:53 PM »
Still available on Google cache.

http://tinyurl.com/PartridgeScale
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Sean Leary

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Re: Borrowing the Doak scale
« Reply #18 on: March 24, 2013, 04:43:51 PM »
Weird deal. He copied it word for word? And didn't think he would get caught? Very strange....
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