Plagiarism Again.
What a rollercoaster last night was. In the frenzy between discussing with my friends and speaking to the plagiarizer, I had scribbled down a blog post that I later took down as they (the plagiarizer) apologized and deleted the story from their profile. I will use they as I have no idea what pronouns they like to use. I have no interest in the tinsy view the story got in their profile, neither the votes or comments like this is the best story ever! as I hope they are mature enough to understand deep inside that they don't deserve any of it. However, when my friend (Pearllin) first tried to confront her through the wattpad inbox thingy, they blocked her.
I also have news that she has been fooling her readers into believing she is the coauthor of this story in AFF and that the main author (me) has given her the permission to post on wattpad under her name. This morning, someone dm-ed me asking if I was the other author of the story in wattpad, asking me what is the reason we decided to take it down. The reader was in the middle of reading the story in wattpad and the plagiarizer deleted the story, because of which the reader couldn't access the next chapters. So she asked the plagiarizer why this is happening and the plagiarizer told her the main author decided to delete it and being the co-author, she had no say in it.
It is a simple calculation that the plagiarizer is lying to their readers. Through this, I understand the sincerity of their apology to me is rather slim. Plagiarism is a grave crime, snatching away someone else's work only in hopes to get praised for it is something only the lowest of the scum would do. There isn't a guarantee that they learned from this situation. Altering the character names and keeping the writing same is still plagiarism. If you check their profile in wattpad, you'll see how she does the plagiarism thing frequently.
Here's an example:
Posted new story Jaerose and Jenyong sss. BUT CREDIT TO OWNERS BECAUSE THE STORY AINT MINE. It was just too good to post ✨
What writer would do that, I don't understand. Only when you are desperate for some attention will you copy some else's work. I guess they got caught and the original author forced them into writing this on their wall. I know the plagiarizer is lurking around in AFF and I want you all to be aware of them. There is no such guarantee your story won't be plagiarized by them. This makes me want to put every story of mine under friends-only. Spread this blog so people know. The username is: honeymoo0n
I can't express how grateful I am to my friends for standing with me through this. Ash. Hems, Lin, Ruth, you all are the best! I love you so much :') Also to Vanillaabear who brought this to my attention and the reader who update me about the situation (they wish to remain anonymous). Thank you so much, for you I was able to resolve this issue :D
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