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enigmaticblues in stop_plagiarism

The Case Against HPWriter2011

Jan 24, 2012 20:45

writerdragonfly and illusoryflight reported that HPWriter2011 had plagiarized six stories from six different authors. illusoryflight's report, here, contained screencaps, which clearly indicated that HPWriter2011 had copy-pasted the six stories. That report contained HPWriter2011's initial response to the accusation: "k, yes i did copy some stories! however heart of a dragon is not a story ( Read more... )

mod: enigmaticblues, admin: decisions, 2012, site: fanfiction.net, plagiarist: hpwriter2011, fandom: harry potter

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enigmaticblues January 25 2012, 14:14:46 UTC

Heh. I was fairly confused about that myself.

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enigmaticblues January 25 2012, 17:14:29 UTC

Yep. I've seen this happen a couple of times now. Kids get bored over winter break, and they start doing things they shouldn't on the internet.

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johnnypenn January 26 2012, 02:19:52 UTC

I guess ethics isn't discussed in the class room. If I'm ever and English teacher that'd be the first thing I teach on and reiterate to my class.

amorettea January 26 2012, 03:58:38 UTC

At least he sort of admitted it, in a sort of stupid kid way. So, excuse No. 3? I did it but I'm a kid and it's cool coz I love HP. Nah.