This page is III. Check out pages I and II as well. Wanna read every post I published so far? Click the archives on all three pages. You will be rewarded with a weekend of fun and informative reading on the subject.Friday, September 23, 2011
Plagiarism is the Lowest and the Laziest Form of Stealing
Readers may say this one has nothing to do with silhouettes. Actually, it does. I write about silhouettes, and readers are free to use my words as long as they have my permission to do so, or they can cite it. I am very flexible. However, when someone uses my words without permission or without citing to SELL AN ITEM, that irkes me a lot. I find a lot of paraphrasing of my writing on the net. They are kinda ok though, as they have spent some time reworking my words. But when someone STEALS an entire paragraph from me to sell an item, that is not ok.
On 2/16/11 I sold a token on eBay, and its description has been "found" by worthpoint: http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/scarce-1803-quarter-eagle-pattern-133314574
For them to provide this info as a research tool is ok. But it is NOT ok for someone to use my words to sell a similar item. There is a big difference there. This clown, mike_felts, on eBay uses my words to sell an item. Here it is:
Scarce 1803 Quarter Eagle Pattern Token
This little token was once believed to be a genuine US pattern of 1803 gold coin, an off-metal strike. However, today, we know it was made by Kettle and Son as a gambling token-counter. This came in two sizes: quarter eagle and half eagle. This offering is for a quarter eagle that measures 20mm - 3/4inch in diameter. These are quite scarce even for low grades. This example is a sharp one with lots of muted original gold color remaining in the field and within devices. A high grade piece. Heritage had one called "Improperly Cleaned XF" in their 12/2010 auction. It sold for $126.50. Stacks had "AU-55" in their 11/2009 auction. That one brought $184.
I probably spent an hour or more researching and writing that description. This eBay seller, mike_felts, comes along and steals it. Plagiarism is a low-down thing. It ain't bad if you could get away with it. But when caught, it is embarrassing as heck. I instructed him to remove my words, but he did not. In fact, he even blocked me from sending him anymore eBay mails. A very childish plagiarist we have here. It is mike_felts.
I called eBay about it, and the listing was thrown out! This seller relists it the next day by changing a few words around but still keeping the same format. That is called paraphrasing. He writes:
Rare 1803 Kettles Quarter Eagle Pattern Token
The Kettle Coin /token was once mistaken to be a US pattern of 1803 quarter eagle 2 1/2 gold coin & half eagle 5.00 dollar gold coin, we now know that it was made by Kettle and Son as a gambling token-counter. This example is a quarter eagle. These are quite rare in any condition. This example is a very nice sharp strike. A high grade piece.
I don't know why he is so content on using my description. I guess he just cannot think for himself! Because he used his small brain just a little here, I guess I will let him be (LOL).
Readers may say this one has nothing to do with silhouettes. Actually, it does. I write about silhouettes, and readers are free to use my words as long as they have my permission to do so, or they can cite it. I am very flexible. However, when someone uses my words without permission or without citing to SELL AN ITEM, that irkes me a lot. I find a lot of paraphrasing of my writing on the net. They are kinda ok though, as they have spent some time reworking my words. But when someone STEALS an entire paragraph from me to sell an item, that is not ok.
On 2/16/11 I sold a token on eBay, and its description has been "found" by worthpoint: http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/scarce-1803-quarter-eagle-pattern-133314574
For them to provide this info as a research tool is ok. But it is NOT ok for someone to use my words to sell a similar item. There is a big difference there. This clown, mike_felts, on eBay uses my words to sell an item. Here it is:
Scarce 1803 Quarter Eagle Pattern Token
This little token was once believed to be a genuine US pattern of 1803 gold coin, an off-metal strike. However, today, we know it was made by Kettle and Son as a gambling token-counter. This came in two sizes: quarter eagle and half eagle. This offering is for a quarter eagle that measures 20mm - 3/4inch in diameter. These are quite scarce even for low grades. This example is a sharp one with lots of muted original gold color remaining in the field and within devices. A high grade piece. Heritage had one called "Improperly Cleaned XF" in their 12/2010 auction. It sold for $126.50. Stacks had "AU-55" in their 11/2009 auction. That one brought $184.
I probably spent an hour or more researching and writing that description. This eBay seller, mike_felts, comes along and steals it. Plagiarism is a low-down thing. It ain't bad if you could get away with it. But when caught, it is embarrassing as heck. I instructed him to remove my words, but he did not. In fact, he even blocked me from sending him anymore eBay mails. A very childish plagiarist we have here. It is mike_felts.
I called eBay about it, and the listing was thrown out! This seller relists it the next day by changing a few words around but still keeping the same format. That is called paraphrasing. He writes:
Rare 1803 Kettles Quarter Eagle Pattern Token
The Kettle Coin /token was once mistaken to be a US pattern of 1803 quarter eagle 2 1/2 gold coin & half eagle 5.00 dollar gold coin, we now know that it was made by Kettle and Son as a gambling token-counter. This example is a quarter eagle. These are quite rare in any condition. This example is a very nice sharp strike. A high grade piece.
I don't know why he is so content on using my description. I guess he just cannot think for himself! Because he used his small brain just a little here, I guess I will let him be (LOL).
# posted by ME @ 4:56 PM 
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