Does anybody really read those long-ass ads? I don't even look at that forum. As someone from academia and the Art world I will pass on what a professor in art school once told me when I complained that my ideas were being stolen by several students in the class: "If you're any good at what you do, your ideas will be stolen, get used to it, it's a tough fucking world. So quit bitching and go create something else so that you can stay ahead of your competition."
Wait till you see what editors and publishers do to your work when you submit for publication. If you think plagiarism hurts wait till you see your work edited.
Originally Posted by joesnapshot
Sir Joe...
It is always wonderful to learn... that our current professors of academia... have decided that PLAGIARISM is an acceptable part of our society...
Thank you for pointing out that there are quite a few GENTLEMEN.... who have no interest... in reading anything about the ladies on ECCIE... and that most of the men.. are only hoping to see... a few entertaining photos. The GREAT thing about ECCIE... and other sites of this nature... is that there is always a different flavor of player and play... for all types to enjoy...
That is WHY..... I always put NICE, LARGE PHOTOS in my ADS... for those men... who PREFER not to tax their minds... with my endless prattle... Lol... I am perfectly content to distract them with THE TWINS!! LOL...
However... I am not sure that you NOTICED... but this is not THE PICTURE FORUM... This is THE CO-ED DISCUSSION FORUM... and per the guidelines of ECCIE... this is supposed to be an area where HOBBY RELATED TOPICS are to be discussed... There is also a nice little disclaimer... that encourages each of us... to keep these discussions ON TOPIC, THOUGHT PROVOKING, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY.... ENTERTAINING!!
Last but not least.... each of us has a choice... of once we decide to VOLUNTARILY enter a forum... to PICK those THREADS that interest and intrigue us... If there is a thread... that we do not find particularly worthy of our attentions... HERE IS A NOVEL IDEA... that you might want to TRY...JUST DO NOT OPEN THAT THREAD... Move on to another one that does interest you... and practice spreading some positive energy... You would be amazed... at what it can do for you...
In my honest opinion... Hate will only spread hate... and that was not what my thread was about... I had the pleasure of growing up with the Faulkner family... and one of my favorite quotes from William Faulkner is this:
"Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all of the world... would do this, it would change the earth."
I do not expect everyone to understand... why this issue bothered me so greatly... However, I needed to share my frustration... and yes... my anger... and since, this is the appropriate place for it... I decided to open up... and share my thoughts... frustrations and concerns...
I do not make a habit.. of BASHING other people... and I greatly resent you telling me to stop BITCHING... and go back to creating... If you truly are an artist... then you will understand... that it is oftentimes... those moments of great pain and frustration... that can in essence...yield the greatest fruit...
I am sorry... that when you were in school... you didn't receive the support...from your professor... that you should have... when your work was stolen... That in my opinion... was a travesty...
But please do not assume that I did not learn... and grow from this experience... To be honest... if you had read... anything that I have written... you would know... that I have a rare genetic condition... that makes every second of every day... incredibly precious to me...
Now... I could be ANGRY... and spread hate... or I could do... what I do best... and that is to spread love... There is not one man... that I have ever seen... That will say... that I had not given them 200%...every time I was with them...
I do hope in the future... we can meet... under less stressful conditions...
Have a Great Day!
Your precocious slave,
Guinevere