Posted by Imbrogno on October 9, 2000 at 13:04:50:
In Reply to: history of cheating posted by Nepenthe(IMM) on October 9, 2000 at 12:34:19:
> I'll just say that people in your position shouldn't sweat too much. We catch a lot of people once as a newbie, and sometimes they don't really understand what they did wrong. Other times, much like the time a friend of mine in college walked in on his roommate doing something he wasn't meant to see, the sudden realization that one's acts have been observed and judged inspires the would-be newbie cheater to feel shame for what they'd done and clean up their act.
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> On the other hand, some people refuse to admit they might have done something bad or decide their mistake was in getting caught. After you get caught half a dozen times you can probably expect to be slapped down hard for things others might just get a warning on.
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> Does that clear things up at all?