I was hesitant at first to post this because I hate conflict, but someone let me know that she is trying to dispute the fact that she plagiarized by incidentally admitting to academic plagiarism. After having so many people come to me to admit that they have been victims of plagiarism too, I feel as though it is my obligation to share what not only I, but others have been going through.
@theelderhazelnut has been taking ideas, characterizations, and writing from both myself and others to incorporate into her own writing/headcanons. Sometimes, she changes her posts slightly to hide the fact that she is clearly plagiarizing. Other times, she doesn't. But that hasn't stopped others from coming to me to let me know that they noticed something that looked a bit too similar to my characters. I was content to just block her and move on, but after realizing that she can still see my posts (if one of my mutuals reblogs it, but I suspect she also has an alt), copy it, and that I can't see what she is doing because we both have each other blocked, there's really no point in staying silent anymore.
If I post a worldbuilding piece, she'll post something paraphrasing what I wrote, again, changing it slightly so that it is not a direct rip-off. If I post a character's bio, suddenly, she'll remember that her character also has that trait or completely backtrack Ombra/Falkus' entire personality to mimic what I've posted. I created Neon City (Midway City/Shinkirou/Sitama Island) to be a cyberpunk dystopia, and then Metalrealm, despite not being that way before, became a cyberpunk dystopia. This has been going on for years. She even has some of the templates that I created for myself and close friends linked in her masterpost that she did not have permission to use. The plagiarism got so bad that I actually deleted my old tumblr (neonneurons) because I mentally couldn't deal with it anymore, and now I'm redoing Kate's story for the fifth time because Ombra's story was a rip-off of Kate's previous iteration. I won't speak on the other awful ways that she has treated others since that isn't my place, but from what I've been told, plagiarism is only the tip of the iceberg.
I understand the pressure and the desire to create something good, but that desire should come intrinsically, not from a place where the goal is to stack up however many reblogs/likes/whatever someone gets from posting to social media. I have so many stories/headcanons/world-building ideas that haven't been posted to Tumblr because my satisfaction derives from having created something that I'm proud of - something just for me. What I choose to share is out of a desire to share it with people that I already have a connection with, not random people from a fandom I don't participate in. If I cared about the notes, I would be stalking every mutual/mutual-in-law/mutual-twice-removed's tag list and pounce on whatever new person was added the last time they posted something.
Do what you will with this information. I hold no ill will toward anyone. I only want it to stop because I put my heart and soul and intimate life experiences into my characters and world, so seeing them xeroxed into some grammatically-error ridden, chewed-up reproduction claiming that I have no right to them, to my life, is a bit of an insult. Below, you'll find some examples. Unfortunately, I can't fit more than 10 images in a post, so this isn't all encompassing of what has been plagiarized.
Templates
She did not have permission to copy my posts regarding Kate's flaws or her game mechanics.
Characterization
There are numerous examples of these. Shortly after posting Danny's traits, she posted Ombra mimicking it. The "pulsar state" of Metalrealmers is clearly an attempt at mimicking Kate's "Celestial body" while trying to seem as though it isn't a copycat.
Worldbuilding
Her Cult of the Elder Gods post is essentially my Mythology & Timeline of Mortal Kombat regurgitated. (I couldn't include a screenshot of mine due to the limit on pictures on tumblr, so please review the link for confirmation.)
Art
After being blocked, she somehow acquired a picture of Kate to have another artist mimic, and after being confronted about it, kindly offered to apologize for stealing from me. Clearly she knows that what she is doing is wrong and that these aren't coincidental.
Thank you to everyone for taking the time to read this and for your support. It means so much to me 💕
