User blog comment:RuckusQuantum/Wattpad Plagiarism Petition Denied/@comment-26326346-20160518052607

The responsible (and sucky thing) for Wattpad to do would be to switch off the site, of course, that'll never happen. The way I see it is that they are also responsible for the plagiarism by being so... I'm struggling for the right words, but I'd settle for "forcibly reactionary". I think it is ridiculous that one has to provide their zip code, address, etc, to get something stolen taken down whereas the thief doesn't have to provide such information about themself.

As for the responsibility thing, I'd like to give a bit of an example. If I were to post pornography on the Wiki and the admins left it, then would wikia hold them responsible too? A rather crude example, but basically inaction that allows something to pass is also bad.

I think that the best and most realistic stance that Wattpad could take would be to have to click an okay button on stories after checking for other copies of such stories on the site, or maybe after they have a bot do such a thing. So stories that people would post would only be viewable by the "author" until Wattpad staff ok it. Maybe someone petition savvy could submit a petition suggesting that? Though I also doubt that'd get anywhere.

I get that they are severely outnumbered, but if one is going to manage something then they need to have a way to do so in as concise and reaching manner as possible. Their current system just isn't good enough.