hi guys, i wanna address something that bothers me a lot really quick.
there’re a few paragraphs in this reply of mine from a year ago that have reposted in something made just this past december. a month ago.
i’m not going to call out the person who did this ; do not ask me for more information on them, as i won’t give you their name or any information. they know who they are. i’ve tried to reach out, sent a message simply asking that they take down what they’ve copied, but i’ve received no response.
i’ll be transparent with you guys : it’s only been a few days since i sent that message. i sent it on december 31st. despite getting no response, it’s still an important issue and it needs to be addressed because i’m sure others have done this as well.
fan artists talk all the time about how they don’t like their work being reposted without credit, and guess what ?? it’s the same thing with prose. we’ve been taught in school since we were young that you don’t copy something down without citing your sources.
so do not steal other peoples’ prose.
using a certain style of writing is one thing, but word-for-word copying down my or anyone else’s prose is not appreciated.
i understand that the writing on this site isn’t copyrighted and it probably isn’t technically illegal to copy and paste my writing and pass it off as your own. but just like people get mad about reposting art, using peoples’ psds, copying themes or writing styles, i think i have the right to be mad about this. it would be one thing if it was linked and credited, but it isn’t.
i try to not take this site that seriously. i’m not trying to ruin anyone’s reputation here. i don’t want to start drama. but i do want to address plagiarism because i’m sure it’s happened to other people on this site because it isn’t flattering. it’s hurtful that someone can just steal something you’ve done and fool others into believing that it’s your work.













