The plagiarism kernuffle dealt with.

[bubosquared]

Subject: Re: [U2Bubblegum] Okay now, here we go! ... Fic!!!
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 23:22:01 +0100
From: Sofie 'Melle' Werkers 
Organization: femgeeks dot net -- for chicks with byte
To: U2Bubblegum@yahoogroups.com

This is probably not going to make me very popular, but I feel like I
have to say something here.

First of all, taking someone else's story, changing the names to fit
your fandom, even if you're adding some of your own, is at the very best
rather tacky. Doing it without asking  the original author, however, is
plagiarism. You are using someone else's words and creativity without
permission.

I am, quite frankly, shocked and more than a little appalled that you
didn't even think of sending Cassandra an email telling her what you
did. Don't thank her in the author's notes, thank her in person. It's
the least you can do for someone you're leeching off.

Melle

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Feh. Well, at least that's two out of three.

Comments

[thegrimtuesday.livejournal.com]

Ya know? I htink it's your balls with tact that I admire most.

I would have wailed on her ass so bad that that I would never have been able to show my face in public again.

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[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

I was tempted. :) I actually think I was wailing on her ass a little, still. It's just. This is a story written by a friend of mine, archived on an archive I'm now in charge of , which used to be maintained by another friend of mine, and hosted on my domain, so i'm taking this rather personal.

And thank you, btw. ^_^

[rhythmsextion]

I have to agree with laotsunami because, while I haven't read the original, nor know anything about the story behind it, I admire you for having the balls to speak up. Because, even if I DID have any idea about it, I'd probably be too much of a chicken shit to say anything.

So, yes, I strive to have the balls and tactfullness that you posess.

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[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Um. Thank you!

[sonatine.livejournal.com]

Word, yo. ^.^

(To be honest I was kinda hoping you'd wail [wale?] on her ass and post the gory details for those of us who don't subscribe to the list to see. ::giggle::)

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[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Well, I might in the future, if she protests, but so far, there's not a peep.