Some Bad News, I Think
Jan. 22nd, 2008 05:07 pm I was on the __vam community page about a month ago and clicked on a fic by jimisgirl4eva. I began reading it and I thought it sounded really familiar, so I came here to search for a fic called "When Worlds Collide" because I just thought it might be it. I went back and forth between chapters until I realized I was reading the same story. I was sure, especially when the author slips and uses "Viggo" at one point during the first chapter. I got pissed and commented several times, although I've checked and I don't think my comments made it, I think they were screened. Would someone here be so kind as to help me find out if this girl on __vam is the same original author *bahama_breeze77 under a different name, please let me know. Or else I would at least like to know it it is being plagiarized.
Here are links to her chapters:
Chapter 8- http://community.livejournal.com/__vam/3274136.html#cutid1
7- http://jimisgirl4eva.livejournal.com/1630.html#cutid1 You might have to highlight to read all of the ones below.
6- http://jimisgirl4eva.livejournal.com/1479.html#cutid1
5 & 4- http://jimisgirl4eva.livejournal.com/1228.html#cutid1
3 & 2 & 1- http://jimisgirl4eva.livejournal.com/ This is her journal, and you have to highlight for a good long while since it isn't under a cut.
I am very sorry for disturbing you all and taking up so much space, but I couldn't let this piss me off anymore. If this girl is an alias for the original author, I am very very sorry for coming here. Please know that I would not have come if I didn't think it was urgent, and that the __vam community is most likely completely unaware of this. Please don't hold them for blame.
Here are links to her chapters:
Chapter 8- http://community.livejournal.com/__vam/3274136.html#cutid1
7- http://jimisgirl4eva.livejournal.com/1630.html#cutid1 You might have to highlight to read all of the ones below.
6- http://jimisgirl4eva.livejournal.com/1479.html#cutid1
5 & 4- http://jimisgirl4eva.livejournal.com/1228.html#cutid1
3 & 2 & 1- http://jimisgirl4eva.livejournal.com/ This is her journal, and you have to highlight for a good long while since it isn't under a cut.
I am very sorry for disturbing you all and taking up so much space, but I couldn't let this piss me off anymore. If this girl is an alias for the original author, I am very very sorry for coming here. Please know that I would not have come if I didn't think it was urgent, and that the __vam community is most likely completely unaware of this. Please don't hold them for blame.
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Date: 2008-01-31 09:34 pm (UTC)The post that you made pointing out the plagiarism was a very good way to notify the other community members. Thanks for doing that! I'm guessing you also contacted the moderators. It might be time to contact them again and see if they plan on removing the copied story and possibly banning
I'd love to hear from you about anything else that might have happened about this problem. It's stealing, and that shouldn't be tolerated. Ignoring the problem does not make it go away, and you were so right to point it out to everyone. Thanks again for doing that.
*hugs*