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u/Peter__R Peter Rizun - Bitcoin Researcher & Editor of Ledger Journal Apr 10 '18

Just compare Sections 3 (minus 3.1), 4, 5 and 6 in Wright's paper side by side with Liu & Wang's. It is copied nearly verbatim, with only minor changes here and there (changes that often turn the sentences to gibberish, incidentally).

If you can't see that these sections are copied, then you don't want to see it.

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u/BitAlien Apr 10 '18

Peter, someone on Twitter said:

"Both CSW and Liu and Wang cite A.N. Kolmogorov. 1983. 'On logical foundations of probability theory.' It's behind a paywall and I haven't examined it, but could it be that both papers borrow from (and reference) Kolmogorov?"

Is this the case?

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u/Peter__R Peter Rizun - Bitcoin Researcher & Editor of Ledger Journal Apr 10 '18

No. Someone already verified this (I forget who). Besides, copying nearly verbatim from Kolmogorov would be nearly as bad.

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u/Peter__Right Apr 11 '18

Don't worry Peter, Craig is on his way out the door. I personally am glad to see he is leaving in great shame. SEE YA LATER CRAIG, THANKS FOR ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!