Mylot's 19th oct top rated discussion was copied in mypage5 and remain in top   

The FAQs are very clear about what happens if you are detected copying material. I imagine that this one slipped through Admin's checking and approval procedure somehow. Doubtless it will be detected eventually and $10 will be deducted from the account of the person who posted it.

Plagiarism is cheating and anyone who indulges in it gains no kudos in social sites like MyLot and MyPage5.

Dang that was MY discussion that was copied. Thanks for noticing!

Somehow, this really doesn't surprise me. Plagiarism has been an enormous problem on MyPage 5 in the past. Even if the admin's checking to make sure entries aren't plagiarized, it only helps when they can find the content elsewhere online. It probably takes a while for the recent discussions on MyLot to show up, so it slipped through.

I'm really glad to see that the admin at MyPage 5 seems to have already removed that plagiarized entry, though. I made dozens of reports several months ago, and they were never acted on. It's really encouraging to see that such a drastic change has been made--I haven't spent much time on MyPage 5 recently because of the problems with plagiarism, among other things, but this makes me feel like it may be worth becoming more active there again.