As a writer and a published author, there is one thing that severely irritates me. Plagiarism.
Perhaps it's my photographic memory that leads me to finding articles that have been copied and another person "borrowing" it or my ability to copy and paste into Google to find the copied work.
Either way it's theft and deception.
For those who are wondering why I would write this on my blog, it's VERY simple.
People who create an illusion of their vast knowledge and profit from such false writings should not be permitted to do so. It's criminal. If you find an article that sounds even slightly familiar, copy and paste 20 words into Google. You might be surprised with the findings. Report your findings to the original author. Those of us who have dedicated our lives to learning, writing and spending the time behind the computer screen to pass our opinions, experiences and first hand information should not be the victims of this illegal act.
The offenders should be publicly exposed and shamed, with a copy of the stolen work and their work to show the comparison. At this point I have collected about a dozen acts of theft from various blogs and articles within the past 3 years. People who write about riding or anything else for that matter should be writing from their own experiences and research, and not stealing work. How can someone have the nerve to change the discipline, name or gait of the horse to suit the type of riding they are talking about, and call it their own work? It's darn-right disgusting.
I don't mind if anyone shares my blog, and please feel free to do so. But if you are one of those few people attempting to fool people with a few adjustments to the article and add some obscure photo-shopped picture to claim it's your own writing, and plaster it on the internet, think again before doing it.
We as writers have our own code of conduct. # 1.... Thou shall not steal.
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