We think your story might be a duplicate of one that was submitted by someone else. -- digg
Okay, since I'm new here I thought I should be a good OS citizen and do the digg/reddit thing with some favorite posts. Starting today. Registering is easy enough. The difficult part is finding a piece of work to digg that isn't fully or partially a duplicate of someone else's work. Have you people no shame? Even Sarah Palin credits Newt Gingrich when she delivers his speeches.
According to digg, Con Chapman's "Happy Hour at the Goodall Institute" is disturbingly similar to "Chimps Mentally Map Fruit Trees" and "The human side of the story of Jesus."
We don't need digg to point out that Mr. Mustard's "Possums...Demon Squirrels and Euflexxa" is basically just a cut-and-paste from "Strathspey cottages, Castles in Scotland," and "100 best tux avatars you should not miss (part 1)."
Behind Blue Eyes' The Lazy OSer Way to Digg and Reddit has evidently been lifted in part from "Microsoft Exposed: Perception management team on Digg/Reddit," "Monday Recipes: Healthy Breakfast Ideas" and "Russian Nesting Dolls Icon Set." Lazy? You think? Those breakfast ideas are "healthful," not "healthy."
Verbal Remedy, just how much of "Dad's Legendary Taffy Apples" did you plagiarize from this dugg story: GI Porn!!! (in which Cobra Commander debates if it's caramel or butterscotch...")? And what kind of kink is GI?
Digging Rob St. Amant's "The Graveyard Book: Mysteries and Allusions" turned up a duplicate review of "The Ten Year Nap" submitted by Betsy's Book Club. I'm going to give Rob the benefit of the doubt here; posting as both Rob and Betsy is bound to create some confusion. That said, there is no excuse whatsoever for his having plagiarized his forwarding post. ("My first book review" = "nano gigapan of Ant Head").
Most upsetting: mistercomedy's "the greatest award show moment -- ever" copped an Editors' Pick that may rightfully belong to "Ittadi Bangladesh Number One TV Magazine." Way to rip off a struggling third world entertainment writer. What's next? Evicting the Slumdog Millionaire kids from their Mumbai lean-tos?
And that's just today's crop of attempted diggs/suspected plagiarists. I am more than disillusioned. I am heartsick.
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Needless to say, The Squirrel's "I Think I Just Blew Alan" turned up a dozen squirrels who have blown ten Alans and an unspecified number of Allens. But there is no suggestion of plagiarisum, so that's good.
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LMAO
I digg. Listen to `jimgalt's Nattali?
I no comprehend audacious ingles.
Oh, not in a- 1,000 days and nights.
Who will say they can comprehend?
teardrop, laughter, rain, sun, smile!
no eat supper with clammy feet tho!
I kinda think you have the hang of things... :-)
Of course, first I had to swear that it was not a story about the Top 10 Worst Marketing Gaffs Ever; 5 Diabolical Animals that Out-Witted Humans; The best way not to unsell your house; Relax, breath and enjoy life; Buying a car a'll about forward planning'; Creative & Funny Shipping Notice [PIC]; SEO Guide for Real Estate Agents; Books for three year olds; Indie Music Blog: Enlighten Yourself; Digg Spam Fail; womens hair loss; This is probably the most well-placed airport runway ever; The Sideways Tornado; or Blog Posting Softwares Review.
After that, I was home free.
How did you get a copy of my 'Career goals for the next five years'? I just submitted it!!!!!!!
God!!! Nothing is sacred anymore. ~weeping, running from the room, stage left~
There is obviously an "inner circle" here on OS who rate each others work to get an EP and because there stuff pops up a lot on the cover, I read it. Sometimes it's poop and sometimes it's brilliant and I'm like, "How can this be the same writer?"
Mystery solved: Copy pasta!
Just makes me laugh at these plagarizers and their "in the know" OS fans flagging and dissing my blog for lack of morality and foul content when they are stealing the work of other peoples lack of morality and foul content and rating it -- it's so worm dirty yet they judge!
"Hello," she lied, thanks for digging up the bodies.
definitely rated
Awesome post.
Classic, Ms she lied.
peece!
dj
RATED
I will admit, though, a former OSer once accused me of stealing his stuff. He got so insistent, I finally had to tell him I'd never even been to his blog. I didn't want to hurt his feelings, and apparently I didn't 'cause he didn't believe me.
"Gay Penquins book banned from children's library." I am not making this up. (I'm borrowing that line from Dave Barry.)
I'm reminded of a cartoon (citation: Jake Vest, Orlando Sentinel) with the following dialog:
"Aren't you worried about Artificial Intelligence putting you out of job?"
"Nope, but if the they ever come up with Artificial Ignorance, I'm in big trouble."
Looks like Artificial Ignorance has arrived.
"We think your story might be a duplicate of one that was submitted by someone else. -- digg
Okay, since I'm new here I thought I should be a good OS citizen and do the digg/reddit thing with some favorite posts. Starting today. Registering is easy enough. The difficult part is finding a piece of work to digg that isn't fully or partially a duplicate of someone else's work. Have you people no shame? Even Sarah Palin credits Newt Gingrich when she delivers his speeches.
According to digg, Con Chapman's "Happy Hour at the Goodall Institute" is disturbingly similar to "Chimps Mentally Map Fruit Trees" and "The human side of the story of Jesus."
We don't need digg to point out that Mr. Mustard's "Possums...Demon Squirrels and Euflexxa" is basically just a cut-and-paste from "Strathspey cottages, Castles in Scotland," and "100 best tux avatars you should not miss (part 1)."
Behind Blue Eyes' The Lazy OSer Way to Digg and Reddit has evidently been lifted in part from "Microsoft Exposed: Perception management team on Digg/Reddit," "Monday Recipes: Healthy Breakfast Ideas" and "Russian Nesting Dolls Icon Set." Lazy? You think? Even Republicans can't miss the irony.
Verbal Remedy, just how much of "Dad's Legendary Taffy Apples" did you plagiarize from this dugg story: GI Porn!!! (in which Cobra Commander debates if it's caramel or butterscotch...")? And what kind of kink is GI?
Digging Rob St. Amant's "The Graveyard Book: Mysteries and Allusions" turned up a duplicate review of "The Ten Year Nap" submitted by Betsy's Book Club. I'm going to give Rob the benefit of the doubt here; posting as both Rob and Betsy is bound to create some confusion. That said, there is no excuse whatsoever for his having plagiarized his forwarding post. ("My first book review" = "nano gigapan of Ant Head").
Most upsetting: mistercomedy's "the greatest award show moment -- ever" copped an Editors' Pick that may rightfully belong to "Ittadi Bangladesh Number One TV Magazine." Way to rip off a struggling third world entertainment writer. What's next? Evicting the Slumdog Millionaire kids from their Mumbai lean-tos?
Uncredited source of an EP post? Ask digg.
And that's just today's crop of attempted diggs/suspected plagiarists. I am more than disillusioned. I am heartsick.
This just in:
Needless to say, The Squirrel's "I Think I Just Blew Alan" turned up a dozen squirrels who have blown ten Alans and an unspecified number of Allens. But there is no suggestion of plagiarisum, so that's good."
Rated
But if my wife found out I blew Allen and Alan... and the Squirrel?
I think we'd all have to get married. In Vermont.