[!!!] plagiarism notice - "unwanted omega" by blake_maclaren
Dearest writers and readers,
As of yesterday evening, it been brought to our attention that the fic "Unwanted Omega" by blake_maclaren contains plagiarized material from the novel Change of Heart by Mary Calmes. As per protocol, the fic has been taken down, and the writer will be banned from all future rounds of the exchange. (Additionally, in the time it took ( Read more... )
As of yesterday evening, it been brought to our attention that the fic "Unwanted Omega" by blake_maclaren contains plagiarized material from the novel Change of Heart by Mary Calmes. As per protocol, the fic has been taken down, and the writer will be banned from all future rounds of the exchange. (Additionally, in the time it took ( Read more... )
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that sucks! unwanted alpha was the first story that ive read in this exchange. and i really thought it was good. first person pov is very hard to pull off but the author managed to. its the first exo ff that i thoroughy enjoyed in this format, and ive been around in the fandom longer than i would have like. and that means ive read and breathe countless fics already. the author did a great job regardless of what happened or what he committed (which is very unfortunate). ethical writing is very tricky. one moment you think you're doing fine ripping lines from books cause you're still citing them, the next you're getting kicked out from an exchange. its because the line between borrowing ideas from another and outright plagiarizing it is slightly grey. i think this is where paraphrasing comes in handy. at least in technical writing, in creative though... but the author still deserves some gratitude from the people who genuinely enjoyed reading his story. so thank you author. even if its too late.
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