Board Thread:Administration/@comment-25393922-20150109021751/@comment-2240864-20150109044041

Plagiarism will not be tolerated here. Period. If you need to pass off other peoples' works as your own, you do not need to join this community, because we do not need people like that here. Plagiarism only serves to make us all look bad and seem as though we condone it.

We seek to foster creativity and originality, but to pass off someone's work as your own is not only dishonest but illegal too. If this were college, you would be expelled. If this were a job, you would be fired and blacklisted. On here, you will be barred from editing.

It's not an action you can ACCIDENTALLY perform. Plagiarism is something you must willfully commit with intent to deceive.

Homages are fine, references to other works are too, but not straight theft.

It angers me greatly to know people I once had at least an ounce of respect for on this site had been submitting other peoples' works as their own. Why would you do this? Honestly. It's not a popularity contest. If you don't have the talent, you simply do not. It's why I don't do music or YouTube videos. My talents are better served writing. Despite not being the best ever at it, I don't feel the need to crib something better and submit it as though I am top dog. Actually putting forth the effort is how you grow your own style and how you get better at writing.

TL;DR: Plagiarize something, get banned, and get lost. We don't need people like that here and we certainly do not want them here either.