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My Spamming Plagiator

Posted on January 23rd, 2009 in Online Writing by Patrick Bernauw

The unbelievable but true story of a Plagiator who got caught because he spammed the article he plagiarised.

I’m fond of Triond, but I sure like the HubPages too. As a matter of fact, I started online writing at the HubPages.

In August 2008, I created a Hub (that’s how they call the articles there) called The Great Spam Recycler. The idea was to recycle some spam mail I got, mix it with rather awful images in the public domain, and turn this into cartoons.

“Do you hate spam?” I asked in the introduction lines. “I love it!”

And I explained I was afraid that in this Hub it was all talking about “Great Pills of Fire” to outwit Mother Nature, to enhance your masculine virility and to get instant satisfaction (or your money back). I can’t quote the introduction full length, because Triond would decline this article because of “duplicate content”.

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Now, a few weeks ago fellow Hubber Jim Sheng left a spammy comment on my Hub. He asked if I ever tried to recycle spam email. Well, that was precisely what my Hub was all about. Spammy Jim Sheng didn’t even bother to read the introduction lines or the title, I thought. But he went on that he came across a blog, dedicated to email spam recycle, and he copy/pasted the link “http://spamrecycle.blogspot.com”. The title sounded familiar, so I followed the link and this is what I discovered…

The oldest post of the blogspot dated from Monday, 15 December 2008 and in the “About Me” section I not only found my copy/pasted slogans (”Do you hate spam? I love it” / “Great Pills of Fire”), but also some copy/pasted introduction lines. And all the copy/pasted spam mail was posted by Jim Sheng who spammed the Hub he stole the idea, the concept, the slogan and the introduction lines from, with a link to his own stolen blogspot. Spamming his way through the HubPages, he must have forgotten which Hub he plagiarised a month ago, I guess.

Because there was no other way to contact my Spamming Plagiator, and being a big fan of my work, I became his HubPage Fan. I also send him some fan mail, saying that if he wanted to maintain my work on his spot, he had to give me full credit for using my idea, concept, title, slogan and introduction lines. My Spamming Plagiator didn’t approve my fan mail yet.

I’ve heard here on Triond some terrible stories about stolen identities. If there is an explanation, I sure would like to hear it. But since Jim Sheng didn’t answer my mail, I’m afraid this is just a case of plagiarism. I’ve filed a complaint to the HubPages, saying Spamming Plagiators should be banned from the site, but didn’t get an answer either.

Plagiarism sucks.

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11 Responses to “My Spamming Plagiator”

Glynis Smy
January 23rd, 2009 at 10:44 am

I too am trying hard to contact a guy who has used the whole article of mine, granted he has linked it to Triond, but no one will click it ‘cos they have read the whole thing! I have contacted the site owners, signed up under a couple of email addresses and now left a note on the webmasters email, threatening further copyright action. We will see. Good luck with yours!
C Jordan
January 23rd, 2009 at 12:37 pm

Great story Patrick and the original is very funny. I see that spamming Jimmy’s comment is still on there as well.
Lauren Axelrod
January 23rd, 2009 at 4:42 pm

Amen to that Patrick. I found my articles by a fellow Trionder on BUKISA. The nerve and stupity of some of the people on here is incredible. I reported the guy and I am now going to forums posting comments about the biggest scam on the net “BUKISA”.

Since they never responded to emails about errors in earnings or the stealing, I am blasting them all over the place. Twitter here I come!
James DeVere
January 23rd, 2009 at 7:21 pm

)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))@(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((
Perhaps they should be named, Superficial Onanators!
Plagarism is a big one…that’s for sure. Actually, I would
love to see one of us write an in-depth article about it
-Is plagarism a criminal offence?
-Who enforces the rules?
-Isn’t it easier being original?

I would love an article about the topic – yours is the best
I have seen so far. Jimmy Sheng sounds like he’s safely
tucked away in China.

Nice work – j
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nutuba
January 23rd, 2009 at 11:21 pm

Man, it’s scary and eye opening that this can happen. Thanks for heightening my awareness on this serious topic. Your article was well written!
Patrick Bernauw
January 24th, 2009 at 3:58 am

Thank you all for the replies and support!

To Glynis and Lauren: nail the bastards! Write an article about their stealing… and earn some money with their Copy/Paste “Work”!
The Quail
January 24th, 2009 at 9:43 am

Awesome article Patrick and as writers we all have to stand together and keep fighting for our rights. Using the creations of another without permission or giving credit where it is due,,,Is stealing!! Awesome and well written.
Maria Blazz
January 24th, 2009 at 1:12 pm

I think you’re doing good, the best way to fight against plagiarism on the web is claiming and making it public. And let’s expect that in the future there will be better regulations about this.
AC Hamilton III
January 24th, 2009 at 11:06 pm

Excellent material. We all need to be aggressive about this issue…Lay those fakers out.

AC
Darren Goad
January 25th, 2009 at 6:50 am

I agree with Maria… the more we can expose the culprits the better.
Michele Cameron Drew
February 15th, 2009 at 4:59 pm

I feel for you, my friend. Great article!

I wrote an article on this about a month or so ago as well, because of someone that was stealing a ton of articles from triond users.

I just recently came across a blogger named “lawgirl” of all things who “borrowed” one of my gems articles. I of course commented and she never acknowledged. I may have to go to blogger on that one.