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Plagiarizing; the most dreaded word for any writer
Topic Started: Dec 14 2005, 09:57 AM (2,950 Views)
Spiritmage
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Okay people it's time to talk about something serious, and I'm going to get right down to it.

I don't know how many of you all have read my fic So Close, a lemony konosetsu that's on fanfiction.net and in the Hentai section of the forum.


But it's been plagiarzed. That's right. Some one took my fic, put it in Chinese, made some of their own little changes or something, and posted it on another forum as their own. I gave no permission for this. I wouldn't even KNOW about this if everyone's favorite female administrator, ChibiSecchan, hadn't seen it. The *beeping* jerk put it in Chinese, i'm sure thinking I'd never find out. And I wouldn't have, I can't read a word of Chinese, but our lovely Admin read it, knew it for my own, and now we're working to set things right.

However, because of this I may have to take drastic measures and pull my fic from fanfiction.net, at the very least. I hate to do it, but i will not have my work, stuff I've spent hours upon grueling hours going over, rewriting, changing, and that my friends have put their time into beta-editing, then have it appear across the internet without so much as a by you're leave.


The point of the matter is this.

DON'T *BEEP*ING PLAGIARIZE!! All it does is hurt the person who ACTUALLY wrote it. Plus it's like the lowest of the low for the plagiarizer. All they're doing is admiting that they suck so much at writing, AND that they're so desperate for accomplishment that they have to steal someone elses.

It dosn't matter what language you change the fic into, it's still plagiarizing. This is scary stuff, cause who knows if my fics, or even anyone elses, are being posted out there in other random languages, without permission.

I understand if you want to spread a fic to your own culture, and to do so you need to change it to your respecitive languages.

Fine, power to it. But ASK and GIVE CREDIT!!! If this jerk had ASKED me if he or she could translate my fic into chiniese and post it, I would have been flattered, and given the go ahead, as long as they GAVE ME CREDIT! But that's not what is happening here.

If you find a fic that you know has been plagerized, don't sit back, shrug your shoulders, and move on with life. Follow Chibisecchan's example and tell the person. Ignorance is not bliss in this matter, and it's better for the true author to KNOW and try and do something about it, then to go blissfully through life, not realizing that a piece of themselves, for that's what fics and any other writing pieces are to authors, is being showed off and mishandled elsewhere. After telling the person, do what you can to help them. Help to get a plagiarizer off the streets, and not only do you help the author, but you protect yourself from the exact same thing.
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ChibiSecchan
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In case anyone is interested, here's the link to the offending post: http://www.yamibo.com/viewthread.php?tid=1...&extra=page%3D7
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I can't read a lick of this... but it looks like whoever Plagerized it has had it removed and the true address to where it was plagerized from placed upon it... I think. Cause all I can read are the numbers (Which I have no clue what they're referring too) and this address: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2579977/1/

Does this mean the heinous act has been... remedied?
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Spiritmage
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That's not what he did. He's calling that link, the english version of his own fic the rest of the stuff written is him rewriting it in chinese. *clenches fist*
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Sin Ansem
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Chinese?!

WTF man, you mean it's possible someone in another country can plagarize us without even knowing it?

But... For the record, I've accidently stumbled on people plagarizing before. Wasn't a pretty sight, but at least the plagarizers got pwned.
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Spiritmage,Dec 14 2005
02:57 PM
That's not what he did. He's calling that link, the english version of his own fic the rest of the stuff written is him rewriting it in chinese. *clenches fist*

This is unforgiveable! UNFORGIVEABLE! I wish I could write a response to that person for his heinous crime. Grr... if I could I would do something other then express my anger, but right now... I cannot. If there is anything I can do, ask me, I will try my best. It's all I can offer.
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ZazieRainyday
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what goes where!?
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this is absurd! some people just dont learn or appreciate their own abilities . . .
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jiz
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*sighs* Stuff like this happens all the time, sadly <_< It happened to my friend on deviantART, someone jacked one of her drawings, changed the watermark to their name and claimed it as theirs(actually, this happened a lot to my friends on devart :/) >_>; Some people are just too stupid to admit that they stole it <_<
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Has this person have no shame?! I swear, they shall have their punishment! And I'd do so personally if I met the crook. Anyone who has plagiarised is has no right in being called an author. Sick *beep*...

And what jiz is talking about [artistic license], I've seen it happen tons of times before. We must try to rid of these hideous crimes! Encourage others to give credit, or don't copy at all. In a world of greed, this is probably one of the lowest acts I know. Dispicable. :angry:

[post #600, so~n]
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OkashiraShinomori
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And now it seems like the thieving (beep) has finally had his little attempted plagiarism deleted entirely. The thread no longer exists. I think a round of applause is owed ChibiSecchan in ferreting out a threat we'd not before thought of.

((Applauds.))
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This is a cause to break out the confetti! *throws it joyfully*

This fic has been saved due to the efforts of one ChibiSecchan. ^_^


See what one person can do? Let her set an example, and help put these plagiarizing *beep* people in their place.
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OkashiraShinomori,Dec 15 2005
09:47 AM
And now it seems like the thieving (beep) has finally had his little attempted plagiarism deleted entirely. The thread no longer exists.

Yep, the thread was deleted and that little piece of ((BEEEEEEEEP)) got a warning. 3 warnings in that forum and you get a kick out!

Although I wish I've kept a copy of my rant...XD
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Huzzahga's for everyone! Victory for true artists!
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Kino
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As an amateur writer myself, I know how I would feel if someone stole a story that I wrote. I'm very glad to hear that this jerk was shamed into submission.

Well done, ChibiSecchan! *salutes*
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~throws confetti~ Congratulations on being the first member of Mahora Academy to catch someone plagarizing! I vow to do my best at catching art/story thieves as well!
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