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Plagiarizing a Contest Theme

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The folly that a PS ‘poet’ plagiarized his contest theme, word for word, from an All Poetry poet.

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Duke Beaufort

December 17, 2025 at 11:54 AM

Lin, we know that some people have a sick need for recognition. It seems strange to us that write our own work for pleasure. They will never fill the void they feel through theft. Smiles!

Lin Lane

December 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM

That's a new PS low... to steal someone else's contest theme. Evidently, he doesn't know some PS poets also walk the halls of All Poetry.

Connie Pachecho

December 12, 2025 at 10:13 AM

Lin, hello, and thank you for shaking the Redwood, because when you shake the tree, you save the forest. From my perspective, that's admirable. All the Smokeys are behind you. However, I believe saving the forest is lost on this site because I even saw a recent POTD that was a 100% percent AI (I used 3 different AI DETECTORS to arrive at this conclusion). These cheats leave a sour taste in my mouth, and so do the administrators who run this site, because essentially, PS is fanning the flames.

Lin Lane

December 12, 2025 at 12:56 PM

Hi Connie. The winds of change have not been kind to the soup and have shaken the tree on its own. I think the forest has been afflicted with something akin to a disease or two. I hate having to agree with all of your comments, but I certainly do.

Jan Allison

December 12, 2025 at 9:40 AM

Plagiarising a contest from another site - that takes the biscuit but then again nothing surprises me any more Lin, plagiarism and AI on soup, sad times indeed that admin haven't the balls to get rid of the offenders - it should not be 3 strikes and we will keep you in !! you know who i mean and to be honest I cant even be bothered to log on these days, hugs jan xx

Lin Lane

December 12, 2025 at 12:51 PM

It’s been as rare for me to visit like you in well over a month, too. There have been too many detrimental things taking place that keep me away. I know those that you mean… repeat offenders who will never admit to being wrong. The soup is ice cold and it’s not meant to be vichyssoise.

Hilda Greenhough

December 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM

Will you confront him? I'd like to know who the plagarists are. Thank you for keeping this problem in view.

Lin Lane

December 12, 2025 at 10:10 AM

I will not name him, but hope he knows it’s been discovered. I’m not spending much time in the soup lately so I’ve made it public knowledge.

Tania Kitchin

December 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM

Lin, good grief. Maybe they should join the the other plagiarizer(s) on PS and just leave the site. No one wants that here.

Jan Allison

December 12, 2025 at 9:42 AM

when its posted verbatim it would be justified as a person having the very same idea as another person (even one who died) shame folk have to stoop so low to steal from others:-( hugs jan xx

Lin Lane

December 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM

Tania, he’s a user of AI so why not use another poets contest idea? Really???

Paula Goldsmith

December 11, 2025 at 11:11 AM

I have missed you. Glad to see you back. Hope all is OK with you. There is so much to write about, from our lives to the world around us. Why Copy??? Have a fun day writing away..........

Lin Lane

December 11, 2025 at 1:34 PM

Thank you for missing me, Paula. I’m doing ok and you’re right about having an open book to choose one’s own theme without using someone else’s.

Karen Jones

December 11, 2025 at 9:21 AM

Gasp! What an awful thing to do!

Lin Lane

December 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM

I agree, Karen.

Daniel Henry Rodgers

December 11, 2025 at 8:33 AM

Dear Lin, Your Back! I hope you had a great Thanksgiving and respite! It is shameful that anyone would go through all the effort to plagiarize their contest. There is so much to write about in life, and we don't need someone else's work. Welcome Back Again! Autumn Blessings, Dear Lin, Daniel

Lin Lane

December 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM

Hi Daniel and thank you for missing me. I’m still around. I entered that contest in AP so I knew this guy had stolen the contest idea. It really is a shame.