“The thief, as will become apparent, was a special type of
thief. This thief was an artist of theft. Other thieves merely stole everything
that was not nailed down, but this thief stole the nails as well.”
― Terry Pratchett, Sourcery
― Terry Pratchett, Sourcery
When I first saw the post, I blinked a few times and said “Huh.
Looks kinda familiar. Wait a minute – that looks really familiar.”
I realized I was looking at a copy of a post I did back in
2011 – tweaked just enough for the
blogger to “make it her own” but not so much that the original idea didn’t come
screaming back in my face.
Worst of all? This
blogger actually POSTED A COMMENT to my post. She acknowledged it.
Now, if this person didn’t want to acknowledge me, she could
have at the very least provided a link to the source I gave attribution to – as
I always do.
When I post content I find elsewhere online, I always post a
link – always post an attribution
and always a thank you to the source.
It’s not only good Netiquette, it’s the responsible thing to do.
I’m not trying to
pass off someone else’s work as my own.
I’m not pretending to be something or someone I am not.
You’ve probably noticed; I haven’t named the offending
blogger, and I won’t. She knows who she is; and I’m not writing this for public
humiliation. I’m writing this as a wake up call to her.
Your smoke and mirrors act is quickly coming to a coda. Your
drastically reduced number of comments and blog traffic is probably telling you
something you don’t want to acknowledge. We all see it : The Empress Has No
Clothing.
-
Maura
PS – Stop stealing shit.