Comments on: Allpoetry.com – Still Great

By: Bill

Bill — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 20:10:08 +0000

the problem is…alot of people don't want the responsibility of being moderator there. considering kevin cares more about the site persay that the people there. I've been a member of the site nearly 9 yrs. I've seen alot people come and go..for two there are a limited amount of moderators there that can not see everything that goes on.

By: Jonathan Bailey

Jonathan Bailey — Mon, 11 May 2009 09:37:02 +0000

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By: Jonathan Bailey

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By: Chandni

Chandni — Sun, 10 May 2009 15:59:17 +0000

Yahoo took down that post!Only, the plagiarist posted it on another site now.I rally am contemplating removing all my poems from the internet after checking each of them.

By: Chandni

Chandni — Thu, 07 May 2009 20:32:14 +0000

Thank you so much – I got a reply from Yahoo and stated what they told me to state. However, I haven't heard from them again. I'm gonna give it until Monday and then I'll see..

By: Jonathan Bailey

Jonathan Bailey — Sun, 03 May 2009 10:30:31 +0000

Chandni,First off, I'm glad that this article and this site was able to help. However, regarding the plagiarist in you've encountered, if you need any help getting specific works removed, let me know. I don't track individual plagiarists much anymore for a variety of reasons, but if you have some plagiarisms you need removed, I should be able to help. Just send me an email via the contact page and I'll look into it.

By: Chandni

Chandni — Sun, 03 May 2009 10:16:40 +0000

Hi there – First of all, I am exceptionally happy that you hav written this article – I've been a member of allpoetry for 3 years now and have no complaints.Anyway, thereal reason for my commenting is that had you not written this article, I would not have found this website and so I wouldn't be aware of people plagiarising my poems.I he found some people and have gotten them banned – with the exception of a few [and I have no idea what to do with them]. I even found this one girl who stole MANY poems all from people on AP – and so my friend and I contacted the people whose work was plagiarised and all of it has been taken down.My reason for coming back today was to see if you had any information about a certain individual who calls himself Wifred John and has many many blogs and sites and plagiarises many works. I believe if you search "Wilfred John Plagiarist" on google, you will find more information.I just found him plagiarising one work of mine and have contacted yahoo to take down the post. Anyway, the person who notified me of him said that many sites have banned him but websites like Yahoo Shine and Blogger have done nothing at all – despite the many complaints against him.I have though, ran the name through AP and found two accounts of his – both banned.Anyway, thank you so muchChandni [ Never Fall in Love @ allpoetry.com ]

By: Jonathan Bailey

Jonathan Bailey — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:46:14 +0000

Rick: It is important to remember though, it is not just the author, but the reader, who is defrauded by plagiarism. Plagiarism is not just taking someone’s words, it is a lie to the public. I put forth that while there is praise in being plagiarized, it is still worth fighting both for the poet and for audience…

By: rick fernandez sr.

rick fernandez sr. — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 22:38:04 +0000

plagarism runs rampant on the internet because there is really no way to stop it.but the best part is who cares.one who writes poetry online oughtta know his own work when he spots it. that is merit enough. let all these cannibals eat their own words. like the saying goes: for the writer there is no glory just praise.r.rivera1966

By: Jonathan Bailey

Jonathan Bailey — Mon, 12 May 2008 22:15:56 +0000

Pen Orphan: This is an issue that can happen with any large community site that uses moderators. Finding good people to give power to is very difficult, especially when you aren’t paying them and have no leverage over them should they do something wrong.

One thing I have seen some sites do is create something of a council or “appeals court” that, while not moderators themselves, have the ability to mediate disputes between moderators and users.

It’s just a thought, but it has worked before. Moderator rotation is a means of protection, but even it can’t prevent the larger problem of just plain bad moderators…