And they disappeared like magic!

By Toni
@toniganzon (72281)
Philippines
April 20, 2017 12:58am CST
The most common violation I see on mylot these past few days is plagiarism. I see one almost every day since last week. This kind of discussion has no room in mylot. And thank goodness for mylot patrols (the members who report and the admin as well) for doing their job so well in deleting the posts in a jiffy. Like magic, poof! They disappear.
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36 responses
@LadyDuck (470746)
• Switzerland
20 Apr 17
I immediately report when I see a plagiarized article. They MUST go.
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
20 Apr 17
In the past I had no idea how to detect a plagiarized post, then JJ taught me how to.
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@LadyDuck (470746)
• Switzerland
20 Apr 17
@hereandthere No, I do not believe they were deleted because they were flagged. I have the feeling that they are deleting those that get many comments, hoping to have the same success.
• Philippines
20 Apr 17
@LadyDuck what i mean is, did you report/flag the post and tell admin that it was reposted?
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@just4him (317004)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
21 Apr 17
I'm glad they are being deleted. I haven't seen any in a long while.
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
27 Apr 17
@just4him I've seen a lot of posts that got deleted that a lot of members didn't see.
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
21 Apr 17
I guess it's because they get deleted immediately. Or you might not be on here when they post it.
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@just4him (317004)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Apr 17
@toniganzon Probably not if I miss it.
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
9 Jun 17
I'm glad we have vigilant members and admin as well. I salute them for this.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
16 Jun 17
@toniganzon That is right!
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
13 Jun 17
Yeah, I think we all have to do our part in keeping this community clean so it could last for a long time.
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@Nawsheen (28643)
• Mauritius
28 Apr 17
There is no room for plagiarism here. If you can't think what you write better not write. Those people are no worse than thieves
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
1 May 17
True. We have rules and guidelines that we must strictly observe if we want to enjoy this site.
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@Jackalyn (7558)
• Oxford, England
21 Apr 17
It is nice to feel.safe here.
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
21 Apr 17
Yes, a safe free from spamming and violators site is a good and healthy site.
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• Banks, Oregon
20 Apr 17
I have not seen plagiarism yet but I also do not read all the most recent posts Its hard just keeping up with followers
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
20 Apr 17
I like interacting than just making my own posts and I always end up with nothing to read if I just read those written by the ones I follow. So I always check the recent posts of the day. Me and most of the old mylot members usually check the recent posts so we would be able to see all of the posts either by new members or our friends. That also helps me determine the new people I will be following. That's how I get to see the violators in this site. It's more fun for me.
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@quantum2020 (12041)
• Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico
21 Jun 17
It`s good that mylot members can spot the violation and report it.
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
22 Jun 17
Surely. I always report whenever I see one.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
24 Apr 17
@toniganzon It definitely is good that there are members who are alert and report plagiarists immediately.
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
25 Apr 17
Yeah, I usually do that when I see one because I'm usually here for ready other people's posts.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
25 Apr 17
@toniganzon Good,and keep it up.
• United States
23 Apr 17
As it happens Toni, I had made a discussion very similar to another one without knowing it, but it was different enough not to be copying. But straight up plagiarizing is so wrong.
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
24 Apr 17
Because of similarities in experiences we can't avoid writing about the same topic but that doesn't mean you copied. Copy paste is definitely plagiarism.
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• United States
24 Apr 17
@toniganzon Yes it is criminal.
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@simone10 (54187)
• Louisville, Kentucky
22 Jun 17
I haven't been on myLot for a while so haven't seen anything. I know there are quite a few people who do check and report when necessary.
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
22 Jun 17
Haven't been here for as much as I used to. These days I'm not sure if there are still violators here but the members are very vigilant.
@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
24 Apr 17
I disappeared for few days . . . Like magic, I am back!
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
1 May 17
Welcome back. Hugs!
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
2 May 17
@antonbunot I believe so.
@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
1 May 17
@toniganzon Thanks for the welcome . . . and more thanks for the hugs . . and it would have been a million thanks for a kiss! . . . O, I remember the song of ate Pilita - - A Million Thanks! Is she still around?
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• United States
21 Jun 17
I hadn't noticed them but then again I'm not on here as much. I like how everyone polices the site.
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
22 Jun 17
Right. Especially the members who are quite active here. I feel that as a member of mylot, I owe it to the community to make it clean. So I do my part on that one.
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• United States
22 Jun 17
@toniganzon Yes, I do my part too, but I haven't reported anyone.
• Agra, India
20 Apr 17
That's good
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
20 Apr 17
it is good that the admin are quick to act on the violators. As members, we have to do our part in reporting when we see some people violating the rules.
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• Agra, India
20 Apr 17
@toniganzon true..we all should report so as to maintain the decorum of this place
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• Agra, India
20 Apr 17
@HAPPSINGH lol..very funny
@ShifaLk (17817)
• India
27 Apr 17
Oh no. Very bad.. People can't write a few lines even.. Damn!
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
27 Apr 17
Yep and thank goodness the admin is quick to act on it.
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@ShifaLk (17817)
• India
28 Apr 17
@marsha32 (6631)
• United States
2 May 17
At least no one can claim that I plagiarize since I write about my life LOL
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
3 May 17
Same here.
@OreoBrownie (3755)
• Commerce, Georgia
22 May 17
I haven't been looking for any so I haven't seen any.
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
29 May 17
I wasn't looking. I just happened to be here when they appeared and disappeared.
@JudyEv (338651)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Apr 17
For some reason, I rarely come across plagiarists. I don't know why that is.
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
1 May 17
I just happen to be on here at the moment when they are maybe.
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@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
14 Jun 17
I do not understand plagiarism. It's not like its hard to write a little post about what's going on in your life.
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
15 Jun 17
Some members here in mylot have this misconception that this site is an easy money site, but this members don't know how to write at all or have difficulty writing in English, so they thought that they could cheat by plagiarizing.
@responsiveme (22926)
• India
2 May 17
I saw an identical post long time back...Since then though reading about it haven't seen them...They had already disappeared I suppose
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
3 May 17
Pretty sure they did.
@YrNemo (20255)
2 May 17
I don't often notice until someone points those discussions out. (I am bad!)
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
2 May 17
I was like that before till JJ told me how to determine if it's plagiarism. Then i became vigilant then.