Okay.

[bubosquared]

Still nothing from the U2 plagiarism situation. I'm pretty sure the majority of the list is doin, basically, what I'm doing, and waiting for a reaction from either the listmum or the author, both of whom are remaining silent.

Just checked the list archives, and the post(s, it was double-posted) with the story have been removed, so either the listmum or the author have taken some sort of steps. The author is still on the list.

I want to try and email the listmod to say I'd like her to publically take a stand one way or another. Those of you who're on the list, a) do you think I should, and b) if you agree, can I mention this in my email. (Strength in numbers and all.)

Comments

I'm not on the list

[icanreadyourmnd.livejournal.com]

but you have my support anyway; both because of my stand on plagiarism to start with and also cause both you and Joanne are my friends too.

[gal-montag.livejournal.com]

So I got a response from her. (From my mail in private) She said that she tried to get ahold of Joanne via email, but she'd been having trouble with her account so she doesn't know if it ever got there. (Though the fact that she asked, and didn't wait for a reply kinda miffs me a bit.) I would guess that she's been talking to the list mod and that she's going to try and get ahold of Joanne. (Sice she said she would do both)

I thought you might like to know that your letter upset her. She was "offended."

Outside of that, I have no clue what's going on.

[gal-montag.livejournal.com]

I want to try and email the listmod to say I'd like her to publically take a stand one way or another. Those of you who're on the list, a) do you think I should, and b) if you agree, can I mention this in my email. (Strength in numbers and all.)

And that. Yeah. I wouldn't expect her to point the finger and roast anyone. Just, y'know, say that she won't stand for it and what she will do if it happens again.

[ex-beck817.livejournal.com]

Go ahead, dear. I seem to be pissing off people left and right today. One more shouldn't hurt. :) Can you tell that I'm in bad mood? :grins:

[izzybeth.livejournal.com]

Please do e-mail the mod, and go ahead and mention that I agree with you.

::really wants to say something about the wrongness and illegality of plagiarism but brain is fried due to far too much studying for archaeology::

Plagiarism

[oldgentleman.livejournal.com]

As the list mod, I do indeed have an opinion. The list guidelines state that "The stories that are posted here are the sole property of their authors. Please don't copy them or archive them elsewhere without permission as it will be disrespectful to the hard work of the writers." This applies to plagiarized stories from non-list members as well. Also, if it were my story that had been stolen, I would want the offender to be violently punished. :)

I feel that I should wait to see what the opinion of the original author, Cassandra Williams, is on the issue. However, I haven't found a valid email address for her. If you have her email, I would greatly appreciate it if you would send it to me. I see that no one else has posted regarding the matter, nor have I received any private emails except an apology from the offender and a request that I remove her posts. That says to me that no one really cares except you and me. I do not wish to take action until I have heard from all sides of the issue. If I don't hear from the original author fairly soon, I will still take action.

If you'd like to discuss privately, my email is farishta@earthlink.net