"I'm gonna getcha."

[suzie_shooter]

Wow. I've been plagiarised. I feel all important LOL. Thank you to the kind person on Tumblr who alerted me to the fact that Wattpad user KillPrinceCharming / Isla Magnusen had posted my 1D fic Happy Families on their site claiming they'd written it themselves.

Seriously, what is the point of that? What possible satisfaction could you get from comments on a fic you didn't write? I've had people re-post my fics before, which, whilst annoying, at least credited me as author. But to steal it in its entirely, word for word? WTF?

(Incidentally, stylinsonnn, there's one of yours on there as well.)

Anyway, I left a message asking them to take it down, and also reported them to the site authorities, and it's been removed, I don't know which worked. One way or another...

PS, if you are KillPrinceCharming, and you're reading this? I hope you get worms.

Comments

[deliciouslips69.livejournal.com]

I hate plagiarism - I hope you cross post this to tumblr and I like the comment at the end!

[suzie-shooter.livejournal.com]

it's a very peculiar thing to do. I could almost understand someone pinching bits, or a plot or whatever, but just to copy the thing wholesale? *scratches head*

[deliciouslips69.livejournal.com]

You are a talented writer so you don't need people like that

[rachelisce.livejournal.com]

What is wrong with people?!

[suzie-shooter.livejournal.com]

it's bizarre. I just don't see the point of it!

[rachelisce.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I mean... How do they get any satisfaction from that? I mean the whole time they get compliments or whatever, isn't there just going to be a niggling thought in the back of their heads that says I didn't actually write that, though? Wouldn't that just ruin whatever compliments might make them feel good about themselves?

[suzie-shooter.livejournal.com]

it's a very strange thing to do!

[suggsygirl.livejournal.com]

I don't understand either. I mean, just learn to write better yourself if you're really desperate to post a story. Surely posting something (far superior to anything you could write - which of course your story would be - just seems epically pointless.) I also don't see how they think no one would notice. I mean you're an excellent writer and you're pretty big in the fandom, obviously someone is going to notice.

Idiots are everywhere.

[suzie-shooter.livejournal.com]

heh, I'm not sure I'm that big! most of the fandom seems to be tumblr-based these days. but thank you :D

it's not just me either, I recognised at least one other story on there which suggests they're ripping stuff off the kinkmeme.

[suggsygirl.livejournal.com]

Oh ye of much modesty!

I'm still getting over the concert by the way. Oh and you remain the only friend I could see the movie with so I predict a trip to Cornwall in my future :-)

[suzie-shooter.livejournal.com]

hahah omg yes you should come down! otherwise I shall just have to wait for the dvd XD

[suggsygirl.livejournal.com]

Right, it's a deal! When does it come out again?

[suzie-shooter.livejournal.com]

I have no idea actually haha! "the summer"?

[wyvernchick.livejournal.com]

What an utter cockmonkey. I suppose it's kind of flattering, but even so, it's a bloody liberty and I'm not surprised you're miffed. Hopefully by now they've got worms, fleas and an infestation of bot fly larvae.

[suzie-shooter.livejournal.com]

yeah, it is flattering that they liked it enough to pinch it! oddly it feels more annoying that they've stolen not so much the fic but the comments/hits!

[7tree-hugger.livejournal.com]

Folks be weird. O.o

[suzie-shooter.livejournal.com]

trufax.

[janes-thomas.livejournal.com]

why would someone do this? people are so strange. glad you found it & had it taken down. :)

[suzie-shooter.livejournal.com]

I'm glad somebody pointed it out to me! wattpad's not exactly a site I look at!

[griza.livejournal.com]

Shesh! That is just rude!

[suzie-shooter.livejournal.com]

some people just don't know how to behave!