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To Plagiarise

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Thief of words – the only one you fool is yourself! 24th February 2015

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Susan Ashley

Date: 11/22/2020 9:40:00 AM

Indeed, Jan. Congratulations for your wonderful win in Brian's contest.. ~Susan

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 11/17/2020 2:07:00 AM

- Congratulations on your winning poem, Jan :) - // Anne-Lise :)

Janice Canerdy

Date: 11/15/2020 4:52:00 PM

True, Jan. CONGRATS! Janice

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 11/15/2020 3:17:00 PM

Hi, Jan, it's great to see you on this list. I don't get to talk to you as often as we used to! Congrats. (I did not make it on this one, dang it)

Jan Allison
Date: 11/16/2020 6:00:00 AM

must e mail you... not that much is going on:-) jan xx

Sara Kendrick

Date: 11/15/2020 1:40:00 PM

Good one. Congrats on this winner. Well, a person who does that isn't fooling themselves. Sara

Jan Allison
Date: 11/16/2020 6:00:00 AM

thanks Sara:-) hugs jan xx

John Watt

Date: 11/14/2020 6:02:00 PM

You have said it well, Jan. Congratulations on your win ~ John

Jan Allison
Date: 11/15/2020 4:50:00 AM

thanks John:-) hugs Jan xx

Sam Kauffman

Date: 11/14/2020 11:37:00 AM

Great description Jan - "thief of words," and great conclusion. Congratulations on your win! sending "original" hugs...

Jan Allison
Date: 11/15/2020 4:49:00 AM

I see i wrote this in 2015... sadly it still goes on on the site from time to time:-( hugs Jan xx

Alexis Y.

Date: 11/14/2020 8:13:00 AM

Hi Jan, I agree, with your well written one-liner. Congratulations on your winning write:-) Alexis

Jan Allison
Date: 11/15/2020 4:49:00 AM

thanks Alexis:-) hugs Jan xx

Regina Mcintosh

Date: 11/14/2020 5:40:00 AM

So true... God bless you and congrats on your win :)

Jan Allison
Date: 11/15/2020 4:48:00 AM

thanks Regina:-) hugs Jan xx

Rob Bettridge

Date: 3/7/2015 12:00:00 PM

I totally agree with you Jan. Sooner or later, Plagiarists will get Outed and shunned by their peers. Oh! The Shame of it all...

Jan Allison
Date: 3/7/2015 1:10:00 PM

I agree Rob its sad when someone stoops so low to gets the plaudits that should be awarded to the real writer:-( Hugs jan xx

William Gray

Date: 2/28/2015 12:46:00 PM

Hi Jan, I agree what's the point of writing at all, if the words are stolen from someone else?. Big hugs!.

Jan Allison
Date: 2/28/2015 1:00:00 PM

It seems it happens in many things William both writing and music - sad:-( Hugs jan xx

Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser

Date: 2/25/2015 8:56:00 PM

mmmmn this not really good atleast mention the name.................. !!! be original! nothing beats the original you!//olive eloisa hugs much!

Jan Allison
Date: 2/26/2015 1:51:00 AM

I point the finger at no one Olive - I know Paul has had his own work plagerised in Malta and sadly it happens is other works of life the music Industry and writing:-( Hugs Jan xx

M. L. Kiser

Date: 2/25/2015 5:33:00 PM

Good point!

Jan Allison
Date: 2/25/2015 6:04:00 PM

Thanks for dropping by ML:-) Hugs jan xx

James Fraser

Date: 2/25/2015 4:11:00 PM

Cool message Jan, I personally haven't seen such, but I'm not here as much as others to spot, hugs, James xx

Jan Allison
Date: 2/25/2015 4:31:00 PM

I know Paul had issues in his homeland, I know of it it years ago through work and also here - so so sad James:-( Hugs Jan xx

Paul Callus

Date: 2/25/2015 1:29:00 PM

I totally agree with you, Jan. It's something that I hate; you couldn't have said it any better! hugs // paul

Jan Allison
Date: 2/25/2015 1:38:00 PM

I know you have suffered from YOUR work being plagerised Paul - it is so sad when someone else steals the work of another and claims it as their own:-) Sadly I have seen the ill effects of this with a student and his exam was null and void :-( Hugs jan xxx

Demetrios Trifiatis

Date: 2/25/2015 5:46:00 AM

Absolutely right, dear Jan! Once, a church goer approached his minister and told him how much he had enjoyed his sermon But he added " I have seen all you have said, word-for-word in a book! The embarrassed minister asked in surprise: " which one?" The vocabulary, our man replied! I know you do not mean that! Bravo!

Jan Allison
Date: 2/25/2015 7:21:00 AM

Always a man of wise words - thank you Demetrios:-) Hugs Jan xx

Rhonda Williams

Date: 2/24/2015 11:28:00 PM

You tell 'em, girl!

Jan Allison
Date: 2/25/2015 1:41:00 AM

Thanks Rhonda:-) Hugs jan xx

Arthur Vaso

Date: 2/24/2015 9:54:00 PM

I could never plagariseism, I cant even spell it!!!!

Jan Allison
Date: 2/25/2015 1:41:00 AM

LOL :-) Hugs jan xxx

Lei Strauss

Date: 2/24/2015 8:39:00 PM

Well expressed Jan! Love how you said it... Simple but strong enough for these foolish people

Jan Allison
Date: 2/24/2015 8:41:00 PM

Thanks Lei:-) Hugs jan xx

Ilene Bauer

Date: 2/24/2015 5:00:00 PM

would that this were true! i do think that some people still get away with this and have no problem at all with their thievery (is that a word?). i like your poem, though - you've said a lot in just a few words.

Jan Allison
Date: 2/24/2015 5:26:00 PM

I have an issue if people blatantly post work as their own when it has been written by someone else but they take the credit for it - I know it happens in the music Industry and royalties have to be paid to the original writer:-) In fact my hubby only gave me an example of it yesterday! Hugs jan xxx

Robert Lindley

Date: 2/24/2015 4:32:00 PM

Only wish that my poems were good enough for somebody to steal. lol Seriously, it is not a laughing matter to steal another author's poetry and falsely claim as ones own! Surely any culprit here doing that would be kicked off this great poetry site, right????? --Tyr

Jan Allison
Date: 2/24/2015 4:36:00 PM

And mine too Robert - least we can smile about it:-) Hugs jan xx

Robert Lindley

Date: 2/24/2015 4:29:00 PM

A7 for this loud and clear message.. Surely admin here would not allow such thievery to stand and those poems would be removed and the culprit properly punished., right?? Right????

Jan Allison
Date: 2/24/2015 4:37:00 PM

I did see one person go last year Robert :-) This type of thing doesn't go un-noticed. Hugs Jan xx

David Meade

Date: 2/24/2015 4:21:00 PM

I am late to the party -- but I plagiarize what everyone is saying --

Jan Allison
Date: 2/24/2015 4:23:00 PM

You're not too late David but I suggest you copyright your clever comment lol:-) Hugs jan xxx

Janet Eaton

Date: 2/24/2015 3:49:00 PM

Good one Jan. Great message. Hugs Janet

Jan Allison
Date: 2/24/2015 3:52:00 PM

Thanks Janet:-) Hugs Jan xx

Shane Cooper

Date: 2/24/2015 3:18:00 PM

Few words used but the message is loud and clear. Great way to express it as a monoku it makes the message even more strident. A 7 from me. love Shane xxx

Jan Allison
Date: 2/24/2015 3:20:00 PM

Thanks Shane:-) Hugs jan xx