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Well, I have finally arrived in the world of Harry Potter fanfiction.

Yes! Yours truly, the Claremonster herself was plagiarised on FF.net. It's practically cliche at this point, I swear. Did the person (hereafter known as Silly Tart) do anything to said story (Got Milk fyi)? No. Silly Tart didn't even give it a new summary. In fact, Silly Tart didn't even CAPITALISE the fucking title. IN FACT she even left out the fucking QUESTION MARK in the title, which is the whole point of calling it Got Milk? cos it's taking the mick out of the American milk adverts!

The fact that by the time I got out of three hours of Shorthand and another two hours of Journo Law (which hardly put me in a skipping-through-fields-to-classical-music mood) the story was taken down matters not to moi. It matters that someone put it on there in the first place. And not only mine, but one of my friends too! And, lo and behold, the other HP fic on there belonged to someone else I recognised! *hugs both* Is there like a book out there someone called 'The Idiot's Guide to Plagiarism' that they all read and they all follow the same rules?

Suffice to say I have emailed the Silly Tart and am waiting for a reply with baited breath.

Will be back later to speak on the following: Oliver Cromwell, the State Opening of Parliament and other assorted, riveting things!

EDITED TO ANGRILY ADD: I just got this 'Mail Delivery Notification: Your mail to the following recipients could not be delivered because
they are not accepting mail from normajeanedimaggio@yahoo.co.uk:
[Silly Tart's Email Address]
Oh well. It's not the only email address I have. This has made me really mad. She clearly got it when I left a relatively polite review for the story she stole that was still up and informed her she could expect an email from me very soon. So she's a coward and a plagiarist? I am not impressed. Not remotely even close to being impressed.

Date: 2003-11-26 20:53 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] annearchy.livejournal.com
Silly Tart sounds more like Scared-Silly Tart to me. Or perhaps MoronicPlagiarist!Tart. MEEP. Give her hell, Clare. She deserves it.

Date: 2003-11-28 15:24 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] apolla.livejournal.com
Sent her a really quite restrained email. Haven't had a reply yet.

MoronicPlagiarist!Tart is more accurate, it's true.

Date: 2003-11-27 04:46 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lissannej.livejournal.com
I feel your pain, I really do. It's happened to me numerous times and it's a pain in the ass. And yes, she is a coward if she's blocked your email addy. Sorry this has happened to you. *hugs*

Date: 2003-11-27 07:05 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] apolla.livejournal.com
*hugs back*

Thanks.

Date: 2003-11-27 08:11 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] smilie117.livejournal.com
Grrrr *hands you my mallet*

*hugs for you*

Date: 2003-11-28 15:25 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] apolla.livejournal.com
*hugs back*

Thanks. I've actually gone against all expectations of me (I like being contrary) and was almost nice in my email. Really fucked off but nice.

Silly Tart...

Date: 2003-11-27 11:11 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] marquiserachel.livejournal.com
... is not the words I would have used. What a complete cow! Let's hope I never meet her, she will lose limbs! I know they say that imitation is the highest form of flattery but to take someone's work and pass it off as their own is just shite. Goddamn!!

Re: Silly Tart...

Date: 2003-11-28 15:26 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] apolla.livejournal.com
Imitation and plagiarism are not the same thing.

And thank you for pledging to protect my literary honour. :D

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