The Case Against Sangoworshipper/Princessfan
On November 13th we received a report from inuhanyounikkie of possible plagiarism on fanfiction.net by an author who at the time went by Sangoworshipper. It was reported that Sangoworshipper had plagiarized Sharie Kohler's story Marked by Moonlight. The original report can be found here.
I contacted the original author for verification and received the following reply:
No, not me, and it was not posted with my permission. I appreciate your attention to this matter.
Thanks,
Sharie Kohler
Investigation showed this to be the second time Sangoworshipper had plagiarized this particular story. The first occurrence being on December 21, 2008 and was clearly cut and paste. This episode is very nearly a cut and paste, with very little changes made by Sangoworshipper. Om addition, this investigation also lead to the discovery that she had also posted the story on her Deviant Art account under the name Princessfan:
Multiple various attempts were made to contact Sangoworshipper/Princessfan, but as of this posting, she has not replied. However, she has removed all of her stories from fanfiction.net. I have contacted DeviantArt and they have removed the story, though her account is still very much active.
Given the evidence, Sangoworshipper/Princessfan will be added to the list of known plagiarists.
I contacted the original author for verification and received the following reply:
No, not me, and it was not posted with my permission. I appreciate your attention to this matter.
Thanks,
Sharie Kohler
Investigation showed this to be the second time Sangoworshipper had plagiarized this particular story. The first occurrence being on December 21, 2008 and was clearly cut and paste. This episode is very nearly a cut and paste, with very little changes made by Sangoworshipper. Om addition, this investigation also lead to the discovery that she had also posted the story on her Deviant Art account under the name Princessfan:
Multiple various attempts were made to contact Sangoworshipper/Princessfan, but as of this posting, she has not replied. However, she has removed all of her stories from fanfiction.net. I have contacted DeviantArt and they have removed the story, though her account is still very much active.
Given the evidence, Sangoworshipper/Princessfan will be added to the list of known plagiarists.