13-02-2018, 12:17 AM
Searcher, don't worry about it.
If it's your own idea and your own blog, you don't have to do weeks of tedious research to see if someone else independently had the same idea.
If you are submitting for publication, it's different, there are certain standards, and you have to look up the historical background before submitting, because it is expected that you are aware of the previous research and will acknowledge any that might have affected your thinking.
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Looking up historic precedents, even a simple one, can sometimes take weeks or months and not all sources are online. If you looked up the history of every single idea that is your own idea, it might take you a year before you could post the blog. That's simply not practical.
Just be as honest as you can. If you got the idea somewhere else, credit it. If you didn't get it somewhere else, don't worry about it unless you are submitting for publication.
If it's your own idea and your own blog, you don't have to do weeks of tedious research to see if someone else independently had the same idea.
If you are submitting for publication, it's different, there are certain standards, and you have to look up the historical background before submitting, because it is expected that you are aware of the previous research and will acknowledge any that might have affected your thinking.
..
Looking up historic precedents, even a simple one, can sometimes take weeks or months and not all sources are online. If you looked up the history of every single idea that is your own idea, it might take you a year before you could post the blog. That's simply not practical.
Just be as honest as you can. If you got the idea somewhere else, credit it. If you didn't get it somewhere else, don't worry about it unless you are submitting for publication.