Suicide. [Everyone Read]

[Maí Lé Rosà]

Good evening.
As you may very well know, I have been RPing for a good four years or more now, and writing for much longer.
In the last year, I decided to take on board one of those silly Internet My Space accounts, and leave a few snippets of my mind there for my friends to read.

This is an issue I felt you should all be aware of.

Over the last hour, I have shed most of the tears that I can manage without clawing my own eye sockets out in pained, frustrated irritation.
For you see there is one thing in this world so far, that can bring me to tears faster than a harsh slap to the face.
A copycat.

My Space:
spaces.msn.com/members/toxicxx/

The space in Rayne's profile, though I am told it is controlled entirely by our own lycaness,
Raven Elizabeth:
www.myspace.com/burning_illusions

Now let us play a game. Spot the difference, or similarity rather.
Our dear Faith told me that people say copying is the highest form of flattery, but I told her flattery gave me a warm bubbly feeling, it was not suppose to hurt.

LePuppetTear is a name I use frequently, on DeviantART, on My Space occasionally, and always on MSN messenger - those who talk to me can witness this nearly every day. Now hearts I am fine with, since everyone uses these darling symbols. The title begins to scratch at my ribs, but the thing that drives a knife through my heart, is that every blog entry is mine on both sites, and yet I only created the first one.

What is this kids?
This is PLAGIARISM.

Now I have had this happen to me several times, even with a copyrighted poem of mine that has been published too. What hurts the most perhaps, is that those were my most inner thoughts. Personal writings that I did not share but in a link on this site, for fear of this very thing happening. Perhaps I should keep to myself, and never write again incase this happens once more and tears me inside out? You tell me. I enjoy writing for and with you all, but should I be silent?

Am I writing my own suicide?

By all means, Raven Elizabeth, wherever the hell you might be, if you have an explanation for this, then by Christ I want to hear it. Because I can assure you, you have cut me very deep on this one, and no amount of persuasion will restrain the verbal attack I have coming on you.

Pained and unhappy,
~Mai/Alyce xx

[Latisha Morgan]

Maí Lé Rosà,

What ever happened to you is such a horrible thing.
The writing of PLAGIARISM is wrong, I don't know who would do this, but they have no write at all.

You are a wonderful RPer and I love reading every single post. You inspire me, to read every single thing, that is describe in such detail and it tells a personal relationship for all of your characters. If you need any support at all, feel free to IM me.

When somebody is writing a call for help on MH, we should be there for each other. Nobody wants to see you silent Maí, not me!

The RPer Raven Elizabeth should come forward with a good expiation.

Latisha Morgan

[Rayne]

I'm going to add my bit.

Yes, that myspace is, or rather was, mine. But it has been run by a friend of mine, Karen, for the past few weeks, due to the fact that I hadn't been allowed on any of my accounts by my parents. Karen is Raven Elizabeth, and I'll be seeing to it she signs on today and explains this to Mai herself.

And, as I told Mai, I will try and log on to myspace as soon as I find a computer that doesn't have the website blocked. And I will either delete the whole profile and blog, or change it, or whatever.

And, I'm very sorry for this Mai. I love your writing, and you don't deserve to have anyone plagerizing your work. Those are your feelings, your thoughts behind the words, and no one has any right to copy them.

~-Lexy (Rayne)

[Amari]

It's terrible. Unfortunately I've had works stolen in the past as well. I learn it quick enough that the internet is NOT a safe place to post things. Period. If you are still interested in posting things that you've created, Mai, than I suggest using Melodramatic. They had multiple folder options for the free account that lets you allow only hand picked friend view your entries. It's the safest journal/blogging site I know of.

This is no different than the art that is taken from DA (without permission) and cut into pieces to be displayed as other peoples avatars, signatures, etc without proper credit. When will people learn that taking something THAT IS NOT YOUR IS STREALING...for Christsake.

*Huffs*

[Celeste Blaire]

I am so sorry to hear, Maí. When I first came here, it was you that I looked up to and admired above all others, and it still is; even though I have given up on posting anything on MH, I read your posts for the pleasure of your words veru often.

I have never experienced this myself and it's therefore probably not in my power to say that I feel with you; I can only imagine how it feels.

You helped me once, let me know if there is anything I can do to help you, ok?

One more thing: Please don't be silent? I love to read your writings!

-Celeste Blaire, aka Katrina Summers-

[joey is pressed for time]

IMai, I'm going to say something:

"Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me."

If someone stole your work in the first place, that should have told you not to post it. If you didn't want people to take what you say or post or make or whatever, you should protect it how it should be protected.

[Sylph]

don't be silly joey, it is foolish to limit your self expression because of the few out there who will try and steal it... and Mai's writing is, well, beautiful, for want of a more poetic compliment that she certainly deserves - I obviously don't have her talents. Copying-pasting someone's work and passing it off as your own is nothing more than stealing and cheating, nobody will respect you for it, quite the opposite. In fact...

*rolls up sleeves* Let me at 'em let me at 'em! Nobody upsets Mai and gets away with it! Grrr... Slyphy mad!

Smile Mai, people are in your corner.

[joey at school]

I smell a....nevermind.

Hopefully this thread will teach everyone that stealing is wrong, if their parent's didn't already teach them that.

[lazy Kody]

Mai, you have my complete and utter support on this. I am behind you all the way. I know the feelings of plagerism, at least second hand, and it is not right. Sorry, my brain doesn't want to function today, but I want you to know that I care.

[Maí Lé Rosà]

Well, Karen (Raven Elizabeth) never did sign in, but I hope to receive word from her very soon. As much as most people might be, I am not over this, and I refuse to be until I have heard an explanation.

I deeply thank you all. It is moments like this that remind me how much I love this community, you guys quite frankly rock. Thank you, very much.

xx

[Sam Nanten]

Hrm. Quite disgusting, I must say.

Mai, you have my deepest sympathies, but you must heed Amari's words, since she can probably relate to you better than almost anyone else here. I know that it must be hard to go through something like this, especially since this hackjob writer doesn't seem to be in any rush to resolve this. Waiting is the one thing I hate most in this world, aside from talentless hacks such as that.

You must know though, that if you withhold your feelings and writings from the world, then sure, no one will likely steal anything of yours ever again. However, I know as well as anyone else here how much enjoyment you derive from writing and sharing little parts of yourself. And if you do give in to the fear of being hurt again, then those jerks will ultimately end up winning in the end, since they'll just find someone else to rip off. They don't care for the feelings of others. And since they already have nothing to begin with, of course they'll try to steal from and hurt the nearest source of creative genious they can find.

Don't stop writing. You'll be doing the online world a great dis-service. And believe it or not, the one you'll hurt the most in the process will be yourself.

[Maí Lé Rosà]

I know. Thank you Sam. -hugs-
Take it from a dignified thief Karen, heed his words.

Can someone please give me the address for this Melodramatic site?
It seems I'll be making a shift.

xx

P.S. Still no explanation..