You know, I guess there is something mildly flattering about being plagiarized. My sister confessed to me last Thanksgiving that in middle school she handed in one of my old creative writing stories and turned it in as her own. I hope she got an A But I think it’s a bit weird when a complete stranger does it without asking or at least giving you credit for it.
link to girl with eerily similar reflections to me
I know some of you have already commented mentioning that you might do something similar… you’re fine (although a credit would be nice ). I guess such is the way it is in this day and age of the “internet town square.”
Oh, I might as well take this opportunity to welcome the new subscribers and to thank all those who wrote such kind comments. I’m sorry that I can’t reply to everyone individually. Thanks for reading.
Update: I think she decided to take down her site.
That is a great way of looking at it. I guess it’s true. It is rather flattering that somene thinks something is good enough to make it their own. But props and credit are in order…at least in a private message or something. Have a good one.
The conversation with past me was a smart entry. I enjoyed reading it.
lol she copied word for word! that happened to me once, and i found it funny that it was a guy that took them, and the last time i checked i peed sitting down. what does it say when a girl takes your blogs? hahaha
Well, it is commonly said that imitation is the highest form of flattery.
That said, you want me to sue her for copyright infringment for you? *wink*
how did you find out about her?
wait, how do we know you didn’t copy it from her??
wait, how do we know that’s not just me in drag?
Yeah, I agree. She definitely should have given you credit for it. – But at least you know she enjoyed it enough to steal it from you 🙂
Wow, she didn’t even change the color coding. Hmm, gutsy. I guess it is rather flattering, though.
Thanks for the comment reply… I guess I was one of the lucky few who rated a reply huh. 🙂 I’ve run into plagiarism stuff with my photography. A client once took my photos to walmart and had reprints done instead of legally buying through me! (Why they told me this I don’t know)… it’s frustrating but like you said, it’s the digital world we live in. Sad.
Whoa! That is more than “eerily similar”. How did you find her?
nathan = becoming a true xanga freak!
I noticed her “Happily Never Afters” is also eerily similar to another featured Xanga post. Interesting…
eerie indeed.
If she has more than one post similar to yours be careful then agian it could just be you in drag like you said.
omg, that was hilarious. the girl literally copied and pasted. she looks around 10 or 12, could she even have a conversation with herself 10 years ago? *sigh* well, i guess it is a compliment for you though. 🙂 your writing is very entertaining and original (er…i hope, you can never tell with online these days) and i’ve been subbing.
I pee sitting down sometimes… I don’t need to, but sometimes it’s just “easier” in the morning. Okay, TMI.
One word…Creepy!
omg…
it’s like copying someone’s diary… no point at all, she’s just too young i guess, lol
maybe she’s really understand what’s it all about 10 years from now :p
Case in point you are absolutly correct and I was just lazy not to give credit as due, so I went in and edited it – gave you photo and link credit. :o)
You listen to music. Granted, the list might be composed of your 7 favorite Third Day songs, but I figured something would come up.
I sometimes get inspired to write a similar post after reading someone else’s, though it wouldn’t even occur to me to simply copy and paste it. Maybe that entry articulated everything she was thinking and she didn’t feel the need to change anything about it.
Sheesh, copying the idea (with credit) and using one’s own experience is one thing, but 100% plagiarism is just too lame for words.
oh yeah, how *did* you find out about her?
I found out about her in my footprints, it said the referring URL was something weird so I checked it out… and lo and behold. I think at first she even left the link for the Grand Canyon story, and someone clicked on it and came here.
Maybe you should start adding a Nathon copyright and then hire one of our many Bethel lawyers to represent you in court if a case comes up. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!Must be nice to get Xanga fan mail… Or is it Xangfan mail? 🙂
Haha. Just read your reply to kwabert… That’s actually an extremely disturbing image that I wish to burn from my memory. 🙂
that is crazy!!
Stalker in the making? I bet she will stop doing it once she realized you called her out on it.
Crazy Canyon Story!
uhm… that was straight up plagiarism. she copied ur work verbatim (except for the obvious gender references). what the hell, lol. but yeah, take it as a compliment. there’s this one particular guy who’s taken my entries and changed a few words here and there to make it sound like it was his work, but it was damn obvious that it was mine. i tripped in the beginning, but now i find it entertaining.
Wow, she even had a Grand Canyon experience… ha ha ha… but seriously, that was major… glad you’re still with us and thanks for the post-back. Always great reading.
You should be a writer! Totally encourage it!
🙂
Too funny!! That is exactly your post even with the color font you used. LOL.
Mr. Nathon,
Can you decipher the beginning of her post: “YOU can react, judge and tell me everything this post might cause.. it can be all your interest or may not but dont worry it doesnt matter for me, I can zealously learned all that I could when you tell me how things work and how they simply help others from it, all i mean is.. you can talk. :)”
Maybe Babel Fish can help with this… But yeah… this whole thing is pretty funny.
She not only used one entry, but many entries of yours as her own. *shakes head*
Wow. She’s got guts to actually copy and paste a featured blog! You know what they say, imitation is the highest form of flattery.
keep posting. i’m a fan of your literature.
ah well…such is the price of posting original and innovative thoughts on the interwebtron…