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Old Feb 08, 2018, 02:40 AM
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I have to write a warning to everyone. I've just come across someone who has used my post from psych central as a basis for their article online.

Of course they haven't said who I am and have made a rubbish attempt to anonymise me by changing my gender however have copied my post word for word so a quick Google and they could find everything I've posted on here.

I'm aware that this is a public forum but we all post very personal issues so I feel like my privacy has been invaded by being quoted directly without the person asking me.

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Old Feb 08, 2018, 04:09 AM
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Was it a Psych Central article or another site? I think you should contact whoever wrote it and ask him/her to put it down.
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Old Feb 08, 2018, 04:14 AM
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It was another site. I have contacted them to ask them to remove the bit where they've directly quoted it and said they should have asked first. Just think people should be aware of It!!
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Old Feb 08, 2018, 04:20 AM
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I believe you. There is even plagiarism on mental health sites.
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Old Feb 08, 2018, 05:24 AM
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Was it a mental health professional or a member of the different site you used that stole the quote? Any chance you can give your quote and their quote? I’d be interested in the parallel.
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Old Feb 08, 2018, 05:51 AM
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eeeekk!!! OMG! Can you tell us if it was a professional that wrote that article? What was the sight that did it?
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Old Feb 08, 2018, 07:17 AM
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This is the two side by side. As you can see a direct copy of my post on psych central! I have not had a response from the author yet Someone stole my post for an article!Someone stole my post for an article!
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Old Feb 08, 2018, 07:18 AM
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They aren't a health professional as far as I'm aware
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Old Feb 08, 2018, 07:23 AM
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I've just received this. The author was friendly enough but just be careful when you're posting that you anonymised things as obviously anyone can see/use what you're posting! Someone stole my post for an article!
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Old Feb 08, 2018, 07:34 AM
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Something needs to be done about this. DocJohn maybe needs to have members and guest sign something that this information is the property of Psychcentral and can not be used unless permission is granted.
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Old Feb 08, 2018, 07:42 AM
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This really spooked me. I just deleted all my pictures including profile pictures and any information like occupation that could cue someone this might be me.
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Old Feb 08, 2018, 09:01 AM
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I am pretty sure that DocJohn gives us intellectual rights over our posts. What that person did was WAY wrong and unethical. If she is trying to build an advice column then she needs to solicit questions for advice, not steal people's questions from other websites. She also should have created an account here and asked you personally permission to use your question in her blog.
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Old Feb 08, 2018, 09:17 AM
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FYI, I found the website and left a comment. What this person has done is plagiarism. You can't just take content from one website and put it on yours without citing that website/news source. Also if they are such a Christian they would see that taking something without your permission is highly immoral and unethical.
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Old Feb 08, 2018, 09:31 AM
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By the way they stole another post and used its contents:

https://www.emaxhealth.com/1/falling...t-live-feeling

Here is the Forum post:
https://forums.psychcentral.com/roma...take-pain.html
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Old Feb 08, 2018, 09:41 AM
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Wow, this is really horrible. Thank you seesaw for leaving a comment on there, but for some reason I don't see it. And furthermore, I don't see the comment I left either, basically telling him what he did was total plagiarism. I have a feeling they are censoring our comments, which I think makes me more upset at this situation.

I don't mind that people use our stories for their articles or to promote mental health, but to blatantly steal material and pass it off as brand new information to their readers is very wrong on so many levels.

I tried to speak up for you scarlett, but they blocked what I had to say, which frankly isn't very Christian of them, if they claim to be a Christian run site.

Again, very sorry this happened to you, I am sure something can be done about it, I am just unsure what right now.
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Old Feb 08, 2018, 09:43 AM
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DocJohn needs to get involved with this.
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Old Feb 08, 2018, 09:50 AM
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Who is docjohn? I don't think it was good either but felt like it was my own fault for putting it on the internet. I've saved screenshots in case it goes any further.
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Old Feb 08, 2018, 09:55 AM
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Who is docjohn? I don't think it was good either but felt like it was my own fault for putting it on the internet. I've saved screenshots in case it goes any further.
The owner of psychcentral
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Old Feb 08, 2018, 10:41 AM
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Wow, um, just because something is on the Internet doesn't mean it can be quoted and used without citation (and ideally permission--not sure what the specific intellectual property rules are on this site). That's straight plagiarism...
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Old Feb 08, 2018, 10:47 AM
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I think the owner of that "christian" site is shady and frankly pretty lazy. He could have PM'd the author of the post and asked permission to print it, but he obviously didn't. He did have an account on here. Yesterday there were a bunch of posts by him preaching his message, but it looks like the account has been suspended.
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Old Feb 08, 2018, 10:51 AM
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It is blatantly against the TOS of this site to do what he did:

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I guess my comments haven't shown up because he didn't like that I called him unethical and immoral. I also informed him that he was in direct breach of TOS of the other site. So I'm sure he's censoring comments. I think we can find him on FB though and leave a bunch of bad reviews that would help him see the error of his ways.
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Old Feb 08, 2018, 11:22 AM
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I read yesterday that journalists can use content without gaining permission from any social media website (forums, Facebook, Twitter) as long as the source remains anonymous. I have removed my picture off of my profile page and changed my location.
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Old Feb 08, 2018, 11:25 AM
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I read yesterday that journalists can use content without gaining permission from any social media website (forums, Facebook, Twitter) as long as the source remains anonymous. I have removed my picture off of my profile page and changed my location.
Only a complete asshole would do this. I believe he has been banned, based on his response email to me from his website.
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Old Feb 08, 2018, 11:28 AM
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Yeah, I can't believe that he used content from this site more than once. I hope that he is banned.
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Old Feb 08, 2018, 11:37 AM
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But mostly, y'all, fighting w/ people like this is a losing battle that will just frustrate you.
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