The potential for plagiarism is an unfortunate part of the reality of writing online. A couple of days ago, I discovered that someone had plagiarized a post of mine. They'd chopped off the last couple of paragraphs, but what they didn't think to remove was an internal link I had within the post. It was… Continue reading How to Deal With Plagiarism
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Blogging and Copyright
A number of people have raised concerns lately about Tygpress.com posting bloggers' copyright content without permission. Here's a bit of detail from Tygpress.com.cutestat.com: This site is based in India. They registered their domain name through GoDaddy, but the site itself isn't on GoDaddy's servers. DigitalOcean is the Domain Name Server (DNS), which means their directory… Continue reading Blogging and Copyright
A Grumpy Guide to Blogging Etiquette
I've gotten more curmudgeonly as I've gotten older, and I'm okay with that, particularly since I quite like the word curmudgeon. It does mean, though, that sometimes things in the blogosphere get annoying, triggering the desire to rant. I thought I'd put that to somewhat constructive use and come up with my non-Miss-Manners guide to… Continue reading A Grumpy Guide to Blogging Etiquette