Has your discussion ever been copied by another MyLotter?
@VivaLaDani13 (60812)
Perth, Australia
May 3, 2016 3:46am CST
I haven't noticed it with any of mine but I was just wondering if it has ever happened to anyone else.
Not copied word for word but still copying your idea of the discussion.
Only reasons I can see someone doing this is because they couldn't think of anything for themselves or maybe because they noticed a certain topic was getting a lot of responses.
How would you react to a MyLotter copying your discussion ideas?
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@davidalicea100 (3495)
• Merced, California
3 May 16
I have copied other articles on websites about a topic im talking about, what is the correct puncuation for that? I dont want to be accused of plagarism. I write what i say but i put what they say in it as well. As proof that im not lying i do put there name on the parts they write.
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@davidalicea100 (3495)
• Merced, California
3 May 16
@VivaLaDani13 it was copied as a research thing i did a discussion on nba heightbi copied a article some guy wrote but also i wrote some stuff. But i put his name on the parts he wrote. Is that ok to do still? I did mention some parts i did not write.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60812)
• Perth, Australia
3 May 16
@davidalicea100 I am not sure about that one to be honest. I have a feeling that wouldn't be accepted if it was a huge a$$ article copied word for word.
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@Daljinder (23193)
• Bangalore, India
3 May 16
You should write your own words dude....
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@VivaLaDani13 (60812)
• Perth, Australia
3 May 16
@Bluedoll Agree with you completely.
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@Bluedoll (16770)
• Canada
3 May 16
@VivaLaDani13
What do you think about this? I can always delete my post if it is not acceptable.
Ideas are not copyrightable. Anything you read can be used as your topic. On the topic of discussion ideas I thought the best way I could explain was to simply...
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@VivaLaDani13 (60812)
• Perth, Australia
3 May 16
@Bluedoll haha I don't mind! I was confused at first. I saw the notification and I was like "I don't remember calling my discussion that!" Then I realised it was another discussion. Thought I entered the Twilight Zone then lol
All is fine! 
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@owlwings (43897)
• Cambridge, England
3 May 16
Occasionally there have been people who have copied other people's discussions word for word. That's different, I think, from what you suggest here. Most of these are detected quite quickly and will be banned because plagiarism is forbidden and copying other people's work from MyLot is an even more heinous offence.
Sometimes people have complained that another member has copied their idea (rather than the actual words). It is almost impossible to prove this, however, because the same idea may quite easily occur to two people at the same time, especially if it is inspired by a topical news story or event.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60812)
• Perth, Australia
3 May 16
@owlwings I can't believe anyone trying to get away with it. Obviously it would be picked up eventually.
I wouldn't stand for it if that happened to me. It's not the worst thing in the world but it's just annoying when people don't think for themselves.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60812)
• Perth, Australia
3 May 16
@vandana7 HAHA that will teach them!
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@LadyDuck (502491)
• Italy
4 May 16
@VivaLaDani13 I remember that it was a new member who copied the three top "hot discussions".
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@VivaLaDani13 (60812)
• Perth, Australia
4 May 16
@LadyDuck I'm glad the MyLotter was reported! I don't think it's cool to copy someone else and try to get credit for it.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
6 May 16
Ideas are fine, we see them all the time with what we've had for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It also brings great ideas when vacations are talked about, then another person could talk about their vacation. Ideas aren't anything to worry about. It is when a person plagiarizes your article and copies it word for word that is wrong. Ideas aren't copyright. If they were there wouldn't be very many books to read.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
7 May 16
@VivaLaDani13 No it's not, but it's okay to steal ideas. Ideas spur thoughts and thoughts lead to some great stories. I've written a few from ideas I've gotten from what I've read.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60812)
• Perth, Australia
7 May 16
@just4him I agree with you. I admit there have been occasions where I have read some things and it does make me think of things. Like you said, if we were to see a MyLotter talking about a vacation they had, they would most likely think about a vacation they had too. Which may make them to talk about it.
But yep exactly right, copying every exact word just isn't cool.
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@birjudanak (14316)
• India
12 May 16
yes i saw so many discussion that not copied word by word but idea was same and they all are my followers but i have no problem as sometime we all are think same but some one who first responses us and then make discussion for same topic then it copied but now i am not putting any discussion so not worry for it....
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@VivaLaDani13 (60812)
• Perth, Australia
15 May 16
I know what you mean. :) And I do agree, sometimes we can all think of the same subject.
@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
3 May 16
Ideas will be interpreted/presented in so many ways or forms by a writer, so it is allowed I think, but plagiarizing or copy a discussion post is a different thing and is a violation of the rules of the site.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60812)
• Perth, Australia
3 May 16
@acelawrites Yeah copying word for word is where I draw the line really.
@rachz_kisses (3838)
• Philippines
14 Jun 16
I haven't experienced it yet... I hope not.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60812)
• Perth, Australia
14 Jun 16
@rachz_kisses I hope you never do! Would be quite annoying really.
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