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In my Writers Weekly newsletter, there was a link to a message that made me want to dance and sing. It seems that Google has decided to ban the ads of essay writing companies.

I know we have at least one writer here at WDC who regularly writes essays for one of these companies. I'm sure she does a great job of researching and writing those papers. Personally, I don't think anyone should essays for a student. I also know this has been going on even before formal companies were formed. Back in my collge days, everyone knew that there were a few kids who made money writing papers for those who wanted to pay. That doesn't make it right.

Should these ads be banned? They have joined the ranks of unacceptable content, along with weapons, prostitution, drugs, tobacco, fake documents and "miracle cures". Do they really belong on a list with those kinds of products?

I think they do. No matter what these companies claim, most students do not use the papers they have purchased to write their own essays. They use them just as they are written. That's cheating.

And, if the "writer" who cranks out essay after essay (and some do crank them out), merely hijacks information from web sites, there is more than cheating at stake here. The issue of copyright infringement comes into play as well.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/6680457.stm