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petrichorium · 6 months

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on plagiarism

when all of this began, i confess i never imagined i'd be involved this closely. i've been a bit on the fringe of it, with many mutuals involved and my own name dragged into the fray briefly but ultimately trying to keep my distance. but in a brief moment of curiosity (or weakness, perhaps) i let myself do some digging and discovered that i, too, was plagiarized by a former mutual whose work i admired greatly.

one of the most beautiful things about this community is how collaborative it is. we are a group of people with mutual interests who found each other on the vast sprawl of the internet, and our creativity is something which grows as a result of each of us working together. the kind of plagiarism i discuss today is hard to spot, easy to dismiss, and above all else painful for the victims. it is difficult to express how nauseating it feels to see someone take an idea and run with it without permission, consideration, or credit, all while it remains so subtle that you feel nobody will believe you.

Plagiarism, by definition, is "to steal and pass off the ideas or words of another as one's own; to use another's production without crediting the source; to commit literary theft; to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source" (from merriam-webster, because wouldn't it be ironic if i didn't clarify?). Note, please, the use of "idea." Nobody is fool enough to think plagiarism must be exact 1:1 wording. If you're claiming that, you're very certainly being purposefully obtuse.

the evidence i present below is clear, in my opinion. i'm not going to leave names out of it—the accused has already outed herself and has claimed to have left her blog, so I have no reason to coddle her, and equally there is no sense in reporting or engaging with it in any way. it shouldn't have to be said, but don't harass her; whether or not her blog is truly abandoned, any asks could still make it to her. Obviously sending harassment at any time is childish, cruel, and reprehensible, and nobody is deserving of it.

The plagiarist is @/shiinleaf. there is another player in this game, @/seoafin, who also fell victim to the same scenario twice. seoafin made her own callout post (politely lacking in names) and shiinleaf made her own response, both of which I will link now.

[seoafin's post regarding plagiarism]

[shiinleaf’s response in defense]

I also want to say, to be honest, I wouldn't give much of a damn about this if not for the context. i wrote a one sentence textpost and shiinleaf made her own imitation a week later, then elaborated upon it. the single sentence (and a few tags) is all that i provided; while the lack of interaction and credit hurt, i wouldn't much care...

if not for seoafin's experiences. make no mistake, my evidence here is intended to support hers; to bolster her arguments and to provide further proof of shiinleaf's actions. While her claims might be subtle, my own are more blatant, and help to establish a clear pattern of behavior which is neither respectful nor considerate of fellow authors. This is further proven by the hate that seoafin received for speaking up—the very reason I’m choosing to come forward. While the initial crime might be something unworthy of speaking about publicly, I won’t stand by while a fellow victim is harassed and gaslit in her own askbox.

anyway. im done grandstanding. I have screenshots and links so let's get into this.

i preface this by saying that while i was vaguely aware of this situation—as i was up until recently mutuals with shiinleaf (xin) and only mutuals-in-law with seoafin (morgan) and, thus, friends with many people with full knowledge of and involved in the entire debacle—i largely made an effort to keep out of the situation, despite (in a situation which i really can't get into) my name being dragged into it in private, resulting in me soft blocking xin.

my interest was reignited last evening, however, after many vague posts by mutuals which made me check shiinleaf's blog out of curiosity. i saw that xin had gone through and reblogged nearly all of her old writing, and near the top a post caught my eye.

the post was a brief textpost about the honkai: star rail character Jing Yuan, later elaborated upon in a followup reblog. This had been posted in July, and something about the phrasing and the timestamp made me pause.

I have made a few posts in the past about characters who "like brats," specifically not "to tame." I remembered making one about Jing Yuan many months ago. So, I went digging in my blog's archive, and sure enough I found it.

Here are the two initial posts side-by-side. My post is dated July 19th at 11:37pm. Xin's is dated almost exactly a week later, July 27th at 5:13am. Additionally, I've provided a screenshot of the first sentence of the followup reblog; note the specific usage of "brats"/"bratty", "not taming," and "likes the chase."

[link to xin's initial post] [link to xin's follow-up reblog]

[link to my post]

As the final nail in the coffin, here is a video of my post with proof that Xin saw it: she gave it a like. Note that this post was reblogged once and had only six likes; it wasn't a popular post whatsoever.

Finally, an interesting thing to note (though not altogether suspicious) is that xin states in the tags of her followup reblog that she has written a "7k word fic" about the concept discussed. She later states in a reblog from the 23rd that this fic was her fic Filler, one which she also has stated that she began on the 19th of July—the same day as my initial post. These coincidences, unfortunately, only keep adding up.

[link to xin's recent reblog of the plagiarized post]

[link to xin's recent reblog of Filler]

(note: the precise timeline of Filler does not line up exactly with the premise that it was created solely due to my post; the screenshots provided of the fic's document predate my own post by many hours. However, I am not claiming that the entire fic is based upon my post. That would be absurd, it's literally one sentence and a few tags. By xin's own admission, however, the fic was based upon many things including the premise potentially provided by myself—it is entirely within the realm of plausibility for her to have begun Filler and allowed my post to impact her writing of it, especially seeing as she, without a doubt, saw my post within hours of beginning the fic)

Now, I'd like to make myself perfectly clear here. This incident, were it isolated, would not make me call someone out. I understand that this community is full of authors inspiring one another. My post was a brief, fleeting idea which I did not elaborate upon; what she potentially did with that idea, to be frank, was absolutely phenomenal, and I am by no means whatsoever taking credit for ANYTHING beyond my initial post. Xin has stated that Filler in particular was a deeply personal fic for her, based upon her cultural and familial experiences—I would never dream of taking away from that. I think it's a fic that she should be proud of, and frankly I’d feel honored if I played any part in its creation.

However, it is abundantly clear in my opinion (from the fact that my post was liked, from the evident timeline, and from my own wording being ripped almost exactly) that xin drew inspiration from me and made no effort to give me the proper credit. This was not collaboration but rather a purposeful choice to use my own idea as a jumping off point and pass it off as her own. We weren't mutuals at the time, but I had seen her in my notifs frequently; had she added to my post, I would have been delighted. And my dms are also open, if she had been concerned about my response she could have asked me for permission. Unfortunately, she did neither of those things, and so here we are.

More importantly, however, I come forward with this—as stated initially—with the intent to defend seoafin (morgan), who came forward with her own post regarding xin's plagiarism. [morgan's post linked here again] please note that morgan took care not to mention xin, her blog, or directly link any xin's relevant fics. However, my own experience only bolsters the credibility of morgan's accusations. Once again, i wouldn't be coming forward if i were the only victim, but morgan has been inundated with asks since she made the accusation and i found it vital to support her claims. From vitriolic harassment to gaslighting to death threats, the response to morgan's post has been troubling, and i (futilely, im sure) hope that my own post will put an end to this. a clearly established pattern has been shown—three instances among two different authors of xin taking inspiration without credit—and i think it's fair to say that my evidence is solid.

i'll leave with another soapbox paragraph to match the beginning. up until this incident... i had been mutuals with xin. i had seen her in my notifs for months before i followed back, including when she chose to steal my idea. i held great respect for her work; i considered her a very talented author, and to an extent I still do—I genuinely can’t emphasize enough that I’m sure hardly a fraction of my impact potentially made it into Filler, and it remains one of my favorite Jing Yuan fics out there. my heart aches at how this turned out, not simply for her plagiarism but for her actions since she was found out. I simply can’t wrap my head around everything that’s transpired these past few weeks.

thank you all reading. i hope i didn't drag on too long. im done now i promise 🫶🏻

#damn. cant believe I’m making my first callout post #we r reaching milestones at record place on this blog #but only the worst ones #n e way. written last night but scheduled for this morning 🫶🏻

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stormystarlight · 7 months

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welcome to my art/oc blog!! you can call me stormy, and i use any pronouns. my main blog is @pyrrhuria, which is where all interactions come from. tag guide and etc. under the cut! :]

tag guide

#my art - self-explanatory. includes all kinds of art, so if you want to filter for a certain kind, try: #digital art, #traditional art, #pixel art, #character design, #animation, #sculpting, #music, #doodles

#rambles - textposts and other non-art stuff from me (not reblogs, includes asks)

#ask - asks i’ve received and answered, plus #request if i drew something for you. i will also tag your username unless you ask me not to. please direct anything not art/ocs/media-related (i.e. general chatter) to my main @pyrrhuria

#reblog & #self-reblog - for rbs of other people's stuff or my own stuff, respectively. i don't plan to use these too often here

#my ocs - my original (and derivative) characters. individual ocs are tagged as #[character name] (oc). check out my toyhou.se for more information about them! i also tagged based on story and/or media—try: #the black dragon, #rain world ocs, #spore ocs

#others’ ocs - other people’s ocs, drawn by me. no individual tags, also don't warrant #[media] ocs group tags on their own

#fanart - fanart of canon characters/etc. from any media (not ocs). individual characters are tagged as their full names. try: #rain world, #wings of fire

#sunnyposting & #birds - art of my bird or of any birds in general, respectively (not ocs)

things to note

i don’t really do art trades and my commission openings are few and far between, but you’re always welcome to ask.

please read my tou/s before using my work. if you’re unsure about how you’re allowed to use something, please ask!

i tag commonly-warned-for things as #cw [warning]. if you need me to tag something for your safety/comfort, send in an ask/message!

this blog is sfw. please do not make uninvited suggestive comments/jokes about me, my characters, or anything else i create.

dni: proshippers (including pro-feral-sexualization) ; queer exclusionists/gatekeepers

#rambles #pinned

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schmirius · 5 years

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went to karaoke with work buddies the other night; i am stuck, stuck on a 19yo coworker doing panic at the disco “9 in the afternoon” so sincerely and completely

SO HE: was born in 2000, I: was born 1988, THIS ALBUM: came out in 2007 when I was a very young adult and he was in first grade

this kid is a tiny gay scene kid doing scene like ten years after scene was a thing. i was the target age for being scene vs. emo at the time and was over it, completely loved the panic album before the 9 in the afternoon one but in the way that a resentful 17yo would, you can’t get me with your pop culture but fuck you i need to bop around to something manically sometimes, i know this isn’t any good, my taste is nothing good, nothing is anything good, i can’t take joy in this silly eye makeup why the fuck are you all wasting time on eye makeup even

I can’t get over that he knew all the words and he knew every part of the music video that was playing behind him, to this single that i dismissed because it wasn’t part of the right album, because i didn’t have energy to follow a single band. that it was as important to him as a young growing weirdo from age 7 to 17 in such a key way, while it has hovered on my periphery as a song i know that was released by a band i probably like but not at the right lightning strike moment of my life. in the video they do a sergeant pepper’s thing, i learned, seeing it at karaoke the first time the other night. and i’m like, ha ha, so derivative, but he doesn’t catch it when i say beatles lyrics when we’re playing the pop culture kind of word games at work, so he must have been in awe of the conceit his whole time. is this... charming in its naivety? just kind of stupid?

he meant it so sincerely when he sang it. i still think whatever fuckin music scene that produced MCR and panic when i was 17, 18, 19 is fucking silly, like oh my god the posing, i still don’t have patience for that. the rock itself is enjoyable still in this way where i acknowledge that i like e.g. movies where statues cry blood, and wildly gothic fiction, but holy shit why is your rock band trying to do this, please spare me the RPF, o jesus. he loves it so much. i am so reluctantly charmed by the source material. this kid carries a jansport backpack with at least 100 pins for random niche nerd shit on it -- he’s a furry ask him how! -- and i can only sit in the corner of the karaoke room and read the words off the screen as my coworkers shout them out. nobody wants to hear my textpost about it? i barely do, except --

i’m stuck thinking about this random performance, and all the A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out videos i’m watching in the other window still just inspire embarrassment

#coffee shop au

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