Okay, I recently commented on another post by @bauern how much restraint it takes not to put people on blast who blatantly copy and paste whole chunks of text off my blog (and not just mine) and then sell it as theirs on other platforms, but I just about had enough and won’t block out user names this time.
The latest one is on Reddit, but it’s happened on Twitter as well, and it’s just really, really not cool, people. The Sandman fandom is fairly small, and just because I mostly post on Tumblr doesn’t mean that I don’t see what’s going on elsewhere, even if I don’t have the same handle or don’t post there at all (although my Tumblr URL is on my Reddit profile, so it’s no secret over there).
Theirs today:
Mine in July:
Wow, you changed “bad” into “stupid”, I guess that makes it okay…
This isn’t the first time this happens and I was quiet about it so far, but there’s a pervasive trend in fandom (not just this one) to take other people’s work without giving credit that just gets worse. Maybe take this an opportunity to think if what you’re doing is okay, because you’re not as anonymous as you think you are—neither on Twitter, nor Reddit, nor here. Especially if you post the same stuff on all three (you tried it on here as well).
And because there’s absolutely no contrition and you’re still doing it: @/fairy-lilith and your several alter egos (like @/katherine87, but that’s just the latest, rest in tags) here and on the other platforms, at this point I’m just assuming nothing you post on Reddit (as Daenys_Dreamer90) or Twitter (as lady_katara) is your original thought because you’ve taken text, gifs and images from at least five different accounts on Tumblr. All without credit. And despite having been called out by several people on Reddit repeatedly, you keep on doing it. Quickly changing your Tumblr handle in a panic after being called out and then proceeding to mine people’s posts so you can post text and ideas that aren’t yours on Twitter and Reddit isn’t the flex you think it is. You might think we’re dumb, but I’m afraid the only one coming across as dumb at this point is you because you post the same stuff from your accounts across platforms, which makes you rather easy to identify. You and your other accounts on here are now blocked. I recommend other people do the same… Not that it changes anything because you keep on mooching off people’s accounts regardless if they’re public. So maybe putting you on blast is what’s needed since you obviously still think what you’re doing is okay. People like you who are just in it for clout and karma-farming are honestly everything that’s wrong with fandom these days…
