When I see a good article, I post it on my handle for education, and never fail to give credit to the source or author. When I do a research-based thread, I give credit to my sources as is conventionally accepted in the literary world. All my followers here can attest to it.
I see this app as a learning class where we learn from each other, get educated & get better for it. In the said thread, I gave credit duly to the source that claimed it's authorship. If any other person comes up to dispute that claim, the civil thing to do is to prove his claim.
If you don't follow the due process of decency and resort to name calling and abuses, I'll gently block you. I owe you no obligations, after all, anybody can come forward tp make unverified claims.
I don't even know the said Dr. Ekumankama but civility means I should give him credit until proven otherwise.

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