tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847902007209931042.post7418180674383965608..comments2024-01-05T05:46:30.140-08:00Comments on Angie's Desk: Inspirational PlagiarismAngiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11920578701763415331noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847902007209931042.post-31324880337253992702009-01-08T23:18:00.000-08:002009-01-08T23:18:00.000-08:00LW -- which is why it's not worth it, not even onc...LW -- which is why it's not worth it, not even once. This guy will be under a cloud for the rest of his career, and conscious or not, he brought it upon himself.<BR/><BR/>AngieAngiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11920578701763415331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847902007209931042.post-17389796433131263102009-01-08T23:17:00.000-08:002009-01-08T23:17:00.000-08:00i don't, for one minute, buy this guy's 'excuse'.....i don't, for one minute, buy this guy's 'excuse'... like charles, i question the legitimacy of everything he's written, or will ever write grrrrrrrlaughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847902007209931042.post-51388458232741096362009-01-08T21:19:00.000-08:002009-01-08T21:19:00.000-08:00Charles -- exactly. [nod] That's the really sad ...Charles -- exactly. [nod] That's the really sad thing. He might well have written every word of those twenty-two books himself, but this one lapse will cast doubt over everything he's ever written and everything he'll ever write in the future. If it was truly a mistake, then he's really shot himself in the foot. If it was deliberate, then I hope he still thinks the gamble was worth it.<BR/><BR/>AngieAngiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11920578701763415331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847902007209931042.post-49371181591963142932009-01-08T19:01:00.000-08:002009-01-08T19:01:00.000-08:00One wonders how he managed to publish 22 other boo...One wonders how he managed to publish 22 other books. Or did he? how much other "honoring" of lesser writers has gone on?Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847902007209931042.post-22948027790878794212009-01-08T06:08:00.000-08:002009-01-08T06:08:00.000-08:00SS -- I absolutely buy that it can happen accident...SS -- I absolutely buy that it can happen accidentally. [nod] I also think that some people seize upon that as an excuse when they've been busted, but it's tough to tell which is which, so usually if someone cops to the plagiarism and apologizes, then says it was unconscious, I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt.<BR/><BR/>What really annoys me is the reaction of the fans, though. The rabid apologists aren't helping the situation any; their existence, in ever case of plagiarism I've ever seen, makes the concept of plagiarism that much less abhorrent. I think it's easier for people to decide to take the chance, knowing that even if they're caught, they'll have some number of people surrounding them and defending them and propping them up with pets and loves and e-cookies.<BR/><BR/>Aside from the fact that some of the statements these people make are just ridiculous and offensive. :/ Like the idea that Ms. Chand should be proud and flattered that Mr. Walsch found her writing worthy of theft. o_O Where do these people come from, seriously?? [sigh]<BR/><BR/>AngieAngiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11920578701763415331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847902007209931042.post-80218396199138895442009-01-08T05:59:00.000-08:002009-01-08T05:59:00.000-08:00I always feel so uncomfortable when I see somethin...I always feel so uncomfortable when I see something like this. I've never plagiarized, of course, but I'm always afraid I will, accidentally. Seriously. I had a crit partner once, and one day we wrote nearly an identical scene. I decided it was time to stop reading her, even though she is my FAVORITE writer.Spy Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14299551957327543491noreply@blogger.com