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Re:Why I will never pursue cheating again by gizmo on Monday July 18, 2011 @09:15AM (#2776142)
I do have a problem with that. But in this case the professor said he went to great lengths to avoid false positives and only took action against those students who confessed after being confronted with a mountain of evidence.

In this case the professor stated that collaboration was absolutely prohibited. Cite: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2776039

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Re:Why I will never pursue cheating again by scott_s on Monday July 18, 2011 @09:49AM (#2776268)
If you look at his post carefully, you'll notice he "collaborated" with another student. He knew he broke the rules, and he was terrified he would get caught. He did not.

Personally, I think students should be able to discuss such assignments with each other, but I don't think you've accurately characterized the situation.

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