An Interesting Response to Plagiarism

Nathan Yau of Flowing Data took the web-outing approach of exposing a possible plagiarist (who allegedly stole his work) on-line.? The page has since disappeared from Nathan’s site without explanation, but remains accessible via Google cache.? The follow-up comments weighing the merits and dangers of this approach are worthy reading.? As much as I bristle at plagiarism, I nevertheless feel that the accused should be given a chance to explain or defend his actions before his reputation is dragged through the coals.? However, this should not be read as an endorsement of the way McGill deals with such situations!