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Rebecca (![[info]](http://www.journalfen.net/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} rebeccasama) wrote in ![[info]](http://www.journalfen.net/img/community.gif){kind=small} fandom_wank,@ 2003-11-29 14:44:00 |
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*whiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine*
Don't you love it when they throw a fit because they got caught?
As most people know, the easiest way to get blacklisted from a fandom is to commit the ultimate sin. Plagiarism.
As it happened on a LOTR list, Gilraen stole bits (quite a few bits) of someone else's story verbatim and tried to call it "inspiration." The author who "inspired" her found out about this and was naturally unhappy. Said author proceed to post her displeasure, behaving a lot better than I would have...
I am not usually a bitch - but I couldn't believe it this week when I
was reading the updates. First of all I thought, aha - similar to
mine...... But then I found whole phrases that belonged to my story.
(Note: Original post edited because the posted link has been removed.)
Not only have you stolen my ideas, my words etc. Gilraen my dear,
but you have also added in inaccuracies - There are no chalets on Mt.
Taranaki, only huts. You cannot drive in, you have to walk.
Gilraen, I'm glad you enjoyed my story and that it has inspired you,
but please fingers away from my actual phrases. That's called
plagiarism.
I'd like to see you remove this story and remove the parts that
belong to my story. Thank you
Now the author's case was pretty solid because her fic had reviews from over a year ago and the plagiarist's did not. So the mods ban her and remove all her fic from the list archive, reasoning that if she did it to one she probably did it to others.
Plagiarist cries foul! Starts emailing people and whining all over the place saying that they shouldn't take down her original stuff, etc, etc. It boils down to YOU'RE MEAN!!!!!!!!!!!111onetwo
Naturally the ever-persecuted plagiarist has posted a giant whine in her LJ about how she will REMAIN STRONG despite what the efil fandom is trying to do to her. Link is here http://www.livejournal.com/users/minas_
Yesterday I've been thinking that I wanted to delete everything.
Site, livejournal, yahoo group.
Why?
Because of the flamers that were having fun in sending me offensive mails without giving me the possibility to answer.
It's easy to shoot on someone when he cannot answer, isn't it?
But I want to tell you something.
I'll be there. I'll continue and you want to know why?
I'm strong and you cannot kill me. I'm stronger than you, and I've better things to do instead of answering your mails of frustrated people trying to give vent to your rage... You should see a good doctor it would help you, believe me.
I've spent the whole night in crying in my pillow, because you know what?
I'm a very sensitive person and I easily get offended, even because I usually almost never speak ill of other persons, and it hurts me when others do it to me.
But well, guess what?
I'll not stop writing.
I'll never stop doing it.
I'll go ahead and I'll follow my path, no matter what you say, I don't mind.
Thank you Megiliel, Kelly, Orondo, and in a certain measure I want to thank even Rohandove, who sent me a simple answer yesterday but that meant a lot to me. Thank you all.
It's because of you that I'll continue writing.
Le sigh. Anyway she's deleted anything anyone posts there so far but I have also taken the liberty of tracking down one example of her plagiarism (inspiration).
Original:
"Just a kiss."
"I already gave you one!"
"Give that one to your mother. Give me one to pass my standards and I'll give you your hand back."
Oh boy, I could feel my nipples tightening and I knew I was in trouble.
Thief:
"A kiss".
"I already gave you one!"
"Oh, c'mon, it was a childish kiss" he grinned sensually, and I could distictly feel his breath ghosting on my skin. "Give me one that will pass my standards and I'll give you the bed".
When I felt my nipples hardening I understood I was in troubles. Great troubles.
Anyway, that's just one example. Leeetle too close for comfort for most authors. The rest of it follows much the same pattern, change the name or part of a sentance and call it original. *sigh* I really didn't feel like slogging through the rest to find more copied material.
Don't you love it when they throw a fit because they got caught?
As most people know, the easiest way to get blacklisted from a fandom is to commit the ultimate sin. Plagiarism.
As it happened on a LOTR list, Gilraen stole bits (quite a few bits) of someone else's story verbatim and tried to call it "inspiration." The author who "inspired" her found out about this and was naturally unhappy. Said author proceed to post her displeasure, behaving a lot better than I would have...
I am not usually a bitch - but I couldn't believe it this week when I
was reading the updates. First of all I thought, aha - similar to
mine...... But then I found whole phrases that belonged to my story.
(Note: Original post edited because the posted link has been removed.)
Not only have you stolen my ideas, my words etc. Gilraen my dear,
but you have also added in inaccuracies - There are no chalets on Mt.
Taranaki, only huts. You cannot drive in, you have to walk.
Gilraen, I'm glad you enjoyed my story and that it has inspired you,
but please fingers away from my actual phrases. That's called
plagiarism.
I'd like to see you remove this story and remove the parts that
belong to my story. Thank you
Now the author's case was pretty solid because her fic had reviews from over a year ago and the plagiarist's did not. So the mods ban her and remove all her fic from the list archive, reasoning that if she did it to one she probably did it to others.
Plagiarist cries foul! Starts emailing people and whining all over the place saying that they shouldn't take down her original stuff, etc, etc. It boils down to YOU'RE MEAN!!!!!!!!!!!111onetwo
Naturally the ever-persecuted plagiarist has posted a giant whine in her LJ about how she will REMAIN STRONG despite what the efil fandom is trying to do to her. Link is here http://www.livejournal.com/users/minas_
Yesterday I've been thinking that I wanted to delete everything.
Site, livejournal, yahoo group.
Why?
Because of the flamers that were having fun in sending me offensive mails without giving me the possibility to answer.
It's easy to shoot on someone when he cannot answer, isn't it?
But I want to tell you something.
I'll be there. I'll continue and you want to know why?
I'm strong and you cannot kill me. I'm stronger than you, and I've better things to do instead of answering your mails of frustrated people trying to give vent to your rage... You should see a good doctor it would help you, believe me.
I've spent the whole night in crying in my pillow, because you know what?
I'm a very sensitive person and I easily get offended, even because I usually almost never speak ill of other persons, and it hurts me when others do it to me.
But well, guess what?
I'll not stop writing.
I'll never stop doing it.
I'll go ahead and I'll follow my path, no matter what you say, I don't mind.
Thank you Megiliel, Kelly, Orondo, and in a certain measure I want to thank even Rohandove, who sent me a simple answer yesterday but that meant a lot to me. Thank you all.
It's because of you that I'll continue writing.
Le sigh. Anyway she's deleted anything anyone posts there so far but I have also taken the liberty of tracking down one example of her plagiarism (inspiration).
Original:
"Just a kiss."
"I already gave you one!"
"Give that one to your mother. Give me one to pass my standards and I'll give you your hand back."
Oh boy, I could feel my nipples tightening and I knew I was in trouble.
Thief:
"A kiss".
"I already gave you one!"
"Oh, c'mon, it was a childish kiss" he grinned sensually, and I could distictly feel his breath ghosting on my skin. "Give me one that will pass my standards and I'll give you the bed".
When I felt my nipples hardening I understood I was in troubles. Great troubles.
Anyway, that's just one example. Leeetle too close for comfort for most authors. The rest of it follows much the same pattern, change the name or part of a sentance and call it original. *sigh* I really didn't feel like slogging through the rest to find more copied material.
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