Cam Meets a Plagiarist
Jul. 5th, 2005 04:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
misscamCam is not amused. Cam is pissed. Cam wants to smack.
There is a foul litle plagiarist on the loose. DarkTyger
It all starts when my dear friend![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
lotus79 discovers DarkTyger's MailDay MailDay Officer Day is a copy&paste of her old You've Got Mail. Only the names have been changed.
To wit:
Sample a)
It was the end of a long day. The case had been a tough one to crack. Everyone was glad it was over. Unfortunately, the bigger the case, the more the paperwork, and Tom wanted three officer's reports yesterday. Kelly, PJ and Amy each sat at their respective desks, typing away. For once, there was no joking, arguing, gossiping or innuendo; the office was uncharacteristically quiet.
Sample b)
It was the end of a long day. The case had been a tough one to crack. Everyone was glad it was over. Unfortunately, the bigger the case, the more the paperwork, and Jeff wanted three detective's reports yesterday. Jack, Mick and Rachel each sat at their respective desks, typing away. For once, there was no joking, arguing, gossiping or innuendo; the office was uncharacteristically quiet.
Obvious, much? It gets much more obvious.
lotus79 snoopes around.
Midnight Raid is stolen from a story with the same name by Brady Udall, a published writer. (How stupid can you get?)
Unresolved Issues is stolen from Hilde's A Little Too Late
Confession stolen from Shattered Mirror Glass (skim about halfway down to see the letter DarkTyger stole)
In the Closet stolen from In the Closet
The Last Precinct: Temptation stolen from an original fic called Skull and Scythe on fictionpress. You can search it.
misscam snoopes around.
Check out the entry by Jess - it's the same e-mail as listed in DarkTyger's profile. Serial offender.
Her journal - save the humans, kill an idiot? Oh, if only...
We also discover she lives in Brisbane, Australia (I used to live there!) and apparently attend Uni. I can only hope for her sake she's not as word-thieving at Uni.
Cam fires up her e-mail.
Hello there, little thief.
Yes, I am calling you a thief, as your little MailDay MailDay Officer Day story is pure copy&paste from Sarah Lotus' You've Got Mail. You just changed the names. And you stole Unresolved Issues from Hilde as well as quite a few other stories. You think no one would notice? Well, they did and word got around. The authors have been informed as well. And authors have friends - real authors, that is, not little word-copiers like you - and friends are protective. I am a protective friend and if I could, I'd tell your parents about your little hobby of stealing, but sadly, I'm left with just your e-mail.
So now, little thief, listen and listen good. Despite the fact that you utterly don't deserve it, you ignoramus ass, I'm going to give you a piece of advice. When it comes to writing, plagiarism is taken very seriously. If you plagiarise at Uni, it can end your academic career. See, you are supposed to write your own stuff and not be a lazy bum with copy&paste, as you seem to be when it comes to fanfiction.
But then again, if you want to truly be mindblowingly stupid like that, who am I to stop you? Have a nice life working at McDonalds, if so. I'll have a large order of fries and milkshake, thanks.
Your bio says you're 18, but I truly hope you're lying there too, as the thought of a legal adult being as idiotic as this depresses the hell out of me. How about trying maturity for a change? I can recommend it.
May leaves of the stinging tree fall on your ass,
Cam
Now Cam hopes little miss thief will rudely reply so Cam can truly fire up her insult-crafter and show no restraint whatsoever.
*shakes head* Truly, stupidity knows no bounds.
There is a foul litle plagiarist on the loose. DarkTyger
It all starts when my dear friend
lotus79 discovers DarkTyger's MailDay MailDay Officer Day is a copy&paste of her old You've Got Mail. Only the names have been changed. To wit:
Sample a)
It was the end of a long day. The case had been a tough one to crack. Everyone was glad it was over. Unfortunately, the bigger the case, the more the paperwork, and Tom wanted three officer's reports yesterday. Kelly, PJ and Amy each sat at their respective desks, typing away. For once, there was no joking, arguing, gossiping or innuendo; the office was uncharacteristically quiet.
Sample b)
It was the end of a long day. The case had been a tough one to crack. Everyone was glad it was over. Unfortunately, the bigger the case, the more the paperwork, and Jeff wanted three detective's reports yesterday. Jack, Mick and Rachel each sat at their respective desks, typing away. For once, there was no joking, arguing, gossiping or innuendo; the office was uncharacteristically quiet.
Obvious, much? It gets much more obvious.
lotus79 snoopes around. Midnight Raid is stolen from a story with the same name by Brady Udall, a published writer. (How stupid can you get?)
Unresolved Issues is stolen from Hilde's A Little Too Late
Confession stolen from Shattered Mirror Glass (skim about halfway down to see the letter DarkTyger stole)
In the Closet stolen from In the Closet
The Last Precinct: Temptation stolen from an original fic called Skull and Scythe on fictionpress. You can search it.
misscam snoopes around. Check out the entry by Jess - it's the same e-mail as listed in DarkTyger's profile. Serial offender.
Her journal - save the humans, kill an idiot? Oh, if only...
We also discover she lives in Brisbane, Australia (I used to live there!) and apparently attend Uni. I can only hope for her sake she's not as word-thieving at Uni.
Cam fires up her e-mail.
Hello there, little thief.
Yes, I am calling you a thief, as your little MailDay MailDay Officer Day story is pure copy&paste from Sarah Lotus' You've Got Mail. You just changed the names. And you stole Unresolved Issues from Hilde as well as quite a few other stories. You think no one would notice? Well, they did and word got around. The authors have been informed as well. And authors have friends - real authors, that is, not little word-copiers like you - and friends are protective. I am a protective friend and if I could, I'd tell your parents about your little hobby of stealing, but sadly, I'm left with just your e-mail.
So now, little thief, listen and listen good. Despite the fact that you utterly don't deserve it, you ignoramus ass, I'm going to give you a piece of advice. When it comes to writing, plagiarism is taken very seriously. If you plagiarise at Uni, it can end your academic career. See, you are supposed to write your own stuff and not be a lazy bum with copy&paste, as you seem to be when it comes to fanfiction.
But then again, if you want to truly be mindblowingly stupid like that, who am I to stop you? Have a nice life working at McDonalds, if so. I'll have a large order of fries and milkshake, thanks.
Your bio says you're 18, but I truly hope you're lying there too, as the thought of a legal adult being as idiotic as this depresses the hell out of me. How about trying maturity for a change? I can recommend it.
May leaves of the stinging tree fall on your ass,
Cam
Now Cam hopes little miss thief will rudely reply so Cam can truly fire up her insult-crafter and show no restraint whatsoever.
*shakes head* Truly, stupidity knows no bounds.
