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Nancy Drew 21: Warnings at Waverly Academy Hints
How do I clear Mel of plagiarism?
1 of 8: At some point on day 2, you'll get a text message telling you that Mel's been accused of plagiarism -- that is, stealing a paper from someone else and putting her name on it. Yikes! Better go see what Mel has to say about it.
2 of 8: Mel says she didn't do it and asks for your help proving her innocence, since she's been booted off the computer system while they resolve the case. Gulp! Okay, let's get down to the library and get started.
3 of 8: If you look at Mel's marked-up paper, you'll see that a bunch of phrases have been highlighted in yellow, and next to each one is a string of numbers. Those numbers show the data source code for that phrase in Paper Trail, the program that the teachers use to look for plagiarism. When you enter that number into Paper Trail, it'll give you the IP address of the person who uploaded the paper Mel supposedly stole from.
4 of 8: On the computer, go to Academics, Resources, to get to Paper Trail. Here, enter one of the data source codes on the left margin of Mel's paper. Any of them will do, but I usually use 683.29.1 because it's the shortest and easiest to remember.
5 of 8: The computer will burp along for a bit, then tell you it can't quite remember the number and give you a bunch of choices to pick from. Oh boy.
6 of 8: Mel said that she noticed the IP address didn't have any repeating digits in it. That's some help; it means, for one thing, that it will have no more than 10 digits (0 through 9).
7 of 8: It's possible that there's more than one right answer here, but this is what worked for me:
8 of 8: Select those numbers, and Nancy will tell you who (supposedly) posted the paper Mel (supposedly) stole from, along with something else significant about it. Go tell Mel she's off the hook to relieve her mind and get a little reward from her.
