Copycats, rewriting, multi-accounting...
By triharder
@triharder (244)
Singapore
January 2, 2009 9:49am CST
Hey guys, I've been perusing the getafreelancer.com projects that come into my inbox and about 1 in every 10 is someone either hiring to create 1000 gmail accounts or to rewrite 50 articles to pass the copy test or to copy a website or something like that....how is that even possible / legal!!??
I've ALWAYS hated cheaters. I got average grades at school but DESPISED the people that got better grades coz of cheating. I know i know, it'll come out eventually but STILL!?
Thoughts?
2 people like this
4 responses
@arthi_88 (1516)
• India
2 Jan 09
Yeah even I have seen such projects in mturk and I know how it feel cause I am very scared to have my articles in helium rewritten
...these people are sick..Can't they simply write down 300-400 words of their own if they have passed elementary education..If not then why try even..I hope such things are stooped by stricter rules in these websites...
...these people are sick..Can't they simply write down 300-400 words of their own if they have passed elementary education..If not then why try even..I hope such things are stooped by stricter rules in these websites...
@triharder (244)
• Singapore
2 Jan 09
I know exactly!! Well, maybe I'll email the site and see if they do anything about these things...but the general idea I guess is that if they're paying for people to do it and it isn't COMPLETELY illegal then its fine....
@triharder (244)
• Singapore
2 Jan 09
Oh i avoid them alright haha! ya, who KNOWS why they need 1000 gmail accounts, 50 craigslist posts, 1000 votes etc. etc. I've seen it all being asked for "must have genuine names / email addresses" etc. etc.
Karma is a concept used in Indian religions where people take responsibility for their lives knowing that whatever they do will have some effect on the world around them and will eventually come back to them...
@michaeldadona (5684)
• Malaysia
2 Jan 09
In my opinion anyway, better put a try as far as it is a free registration and allow to active there without single penny of your pocket money. Learn something good there, not all bad are thoroughly bad either. I like to learn from cheaters because they are very creative enough in producing resources. Turns bad things to good one is much easier rather than make better things to be the best. Cheers!!!
Just like one knife, don't use it to be a murderer but as a butcher it is a must stuff to have, isn't it?. Be good to myLot and take good from myLot.
@satishmania (251)
• India
2 Jan 09
As far as i know search engines ignore copied articles if the original has already been indexed by them. I read somewhere that a copied article has to be modified by 70% if it has to be indexed by search engines. Thats why some sites offer article rewriting software. I dislike anything but original content and communities like Technorati can reject your blog if they find copied articles.
@triharder (244)
• Singapore
2 Jan 09
Yeah, well these guys are all requiring that they pass a certain copycat program I forget what it is...
