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Just a heads up for everyone who writes fan fic or creates fan art. Keep an eye on Memory Gamma, as plagiarism is once again rearing its head there. It's a periodic thing, and something sadly perhaps to be expected, but if you're an author or artist, it would behoove you to check MG every now and then and make sure no one's been passing off your work as their own. Having a wiki for the actual writing/posting of fanfic may be a nice thing, but I've seen far too many contributors there rip off matieral from other fan authors, with the wiki's administration and policies too lax to do anything about it. Just keep an eye out for your stuff. --TimPendragon (talk) 11:07, March 15, 2018 (UTC)

I've been doing things about it, and I've addressed the issue. latest?cb=20171024115018 electrictalk 17:40, March 15, 2018 (UTC)ElectricSupernova

Please remove this post. I have addressed the issue and have done what you have requested. latest?cb=20171024115018 electrictalk 16:34, March 16, 2018 (UTC)ElectricSupernova

Absolutely not. Just because one instance has been fixed, I'm not going to remove a warning about a site that has been plagued by plagiarism in the past, and very well may be in the future. Creators need to be aware. --TimPendragon (talk) 17:36, March 16, 2018 (UTC)
Sure, but please stop launching attacks on users. It doesn't help the situation.
I've not attacked anyone. I warned you that Typhuss was banned here for a variety of reasons, and I called Dragonboy out on his plagiarism and theft. If speaking the truth and warning others about users who have proven to be problems in the past an "attack," then sure.  --TimPendragon (talk) 18:55, March 16, 2018 (UTC)
You literally called him a "little boy" and told him there was something wrong with him. But I'm done arguing. latest?cb=20171024115018 electrictalk 19:54, March 16, 2018 (UTC)ElectricSupernova
Those aren't attacks, they're statements of obvious fact. Literally no one but a child says "You're not my dad, you can't tell me what to do" as a defense when called out on a misdeed; and having stolen someone else's creation then defending that act as "no big deal" definitely means there's something wrong. The fact that you're reaction to this entire situation is to be more concerned about the thief's feelings than the theft in the first place shows you to be a bad admin. You don't want to argue, but on your wiki, you've continued the argument and locked me out of it. Your own actions belie your words. At this point, your umbrage is worth nothing more than an eye roll. Be warned that screenshots of every conversation relating to this issue on Memory Gamma have been saved and crossposted to Reddit, STPMA, TrekCreative and everywhere fanfiction writers gather, as a warning. You now have a cadre of interested parties acting as watchdogs. You've proven to be ineffectual and unwilling to respond to plagiarism in the manner you should. The next time plagiarized material shows up on Memory Gamma, expect to receive DMCA notices through Wikia, because alerting you to the issue and expecting you to care is obviously not going to produce the needed outcome. --TimPendragon (talk) 04:13, March 17, 2018 (UTC)
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