this post is not meant as an attack, nor is it meant to stir shit. i am here to say that plagiarism is wrong and it should be called out. and if most of the people in this community agree that we should all shut up and not discuss this issue, then there is something very wrong. plagiarism is what gets people kicked out of universities, high schools, companies. there are legal repercussions to this.

i’m not here to score sympathy points.

i’m here to say that even if this is a sports fandom, and the fic writing part is just a subset, to sweep this issue under the rug under the pretext of this is just a minority and the main thing we should be concerned about is the sport is inherently wrong. whether you wish to acknowledge this or not, the fic writing subset exists, and its problems have to be addressed. furthermore, by promoting this attitude, you are ignoring the fact that something wrong has been done and you are protecting the plagiarist when the truth is, it is never okay to steal.

to follow this up with the idea that a small fandom means that it is more difficult to come up with original ideas is flawed in its logic, because a small fandom means a lesser amount of writers writing. if anything, there will be greater opportunity to create more original content.

if there is anything left for me to take comfort in, it is that at least people are reading this. no matter the excuse, plagiarism is always wrong.

bottom line is, i never wanted to leave. i was driven away. my stuff was copied and i had to hide from the person who copied my stuff. if you follow my “passive-aggressive” tags objectively, you would realise that all this time, by moving my fic around, i’ve been trying to hide from them to no avail. i do not stand to gain anything by speaking out. the harm to me has already been done. there is no rectifying this. to be honest all this is old news, really, because i have long posted a notice of leaving for the exact reason on my livejournal account. just because it was not on tumblr does not mean it does not exist.

everyone has their own version of the story. it’s up to you what you want to believe, i have no vested interest in changing that. this is how i am reading their post in response to my notice of leaving. i am not concerned about who they are or how they feel about being called out for plagiarism. the fact of the matter is that the deed was done and it was wrong and if i don’t speak up for myself, i am going to be a footnote in the history of the people they have wronged.

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i know i'm good for something, i just haven't found it yet. (or maybe i won't find it at all)

thank you for all your support. i really enjoyed my time here, but now it is time to go. i have been here for too long, and this year, my fics were plagiarised by theflirtmeister on tumblr. (see: here and here and compare with this, here and here and compare with this, here and compare with this, detailed comparison and evidence available underneath the read more) they have “credited” me as per my request, and they have taken down what they copied, but the fact is that i was stupid in the way i handled this and the result is that they are alright, while i am not.

so this is it. all fics on lj are now f-locked, with the exception of the fics that were plagiarised. i will not be adding any more people. fics on ao3 will only be viewable by those with accounts, with the exception of the fics that were plagiarised and all my jenson/nico r. fics i have posted there. fics posted here will be available until i decide to take them down.

so long, and thanks for all the fish.

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i know i'm good for something, i just haven't found it yet. (or maybe i won't find it at all)

thank you for all your support. i really enjoyed my time here, but now it is time to go. i have been here for too long, and this year, my fics were plagiarised by theflirtmeister on tumblr. (see: here and here and compare with this, here and here and compare with this, here and compare with this, detailed comparison and evidence available underneath the read more) they have “credited” me as per my request, and they have taken down what they copied, but the fact is that i was stupid in the way i handled this and the result is that they are alright, while i am not.

so this is it. all fics on lj are now f-locked, with the exception of the fics that were plagiarised. i will not be adding any more people. fics on ao3 will only be viewable by those with accounts, with the exception of the fics that were plagiarised and all my jenson/nico r. fics i have posted there. fics posted here will be available until i decide to take them down.

so long, and thanks for all the fish.

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7/∞: nico rosberg edits

Nico Rosberg: The First Pole + Win

this is a translation of this article from the chinese magazine ‘F1 速报’ on nico’s first pole and win last year! this is a 2012 spec article. translation done by rosbergs so if you take this out and put it somewhere else please credit me. (full article under the cut, translator’s notes at the bottom.)

Nico Rosberg: Happiness is more important than winning the World Drivers’ Championship

To Nico Rosberg, the 2012 Chinese Grand Prix feels like the transformation of a caterpillar to a butterfly.* Ever since entering the F1 paddock, the young German, born in 1985, has been suspended in the embarrassing position of being neither here nor there.

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