Riot, plagiarism is a plague.

N Komaeda·2/7/2017, 10:57:45 PM·27 votes·2,061 views

I would have loved to stop having to argue about this topic with other people, but plagiarism disgusts me. Normally, it wouldn't be that bad. Things as simple as claiming an image is their own, a concept being their own.

But it has elevated to a new level this day.

Big edit The case has been taken care of, so this does not need to be here. Will be removing the links, though, because of my correct assumption that I was also breaking the rules.

Now, this could happen. Someone came across a forgotten post, for example, and claimed it for their own, hoping it would reach more popularity. However, looking at the proof... http://imgur.com/a/N8kl0 (Excuse me for my bad editing)

Clearly, Dreamwalker was first. However, the other people kept claiming that it was their own, and that:

The other stole it from them
or it was a coincidence.

Come on, man. At least the last guy decided to do things different, hoping nobody would notice it. No less shame on him, in my opinion.

In accordance to Riot's rules of the boards, there is a rule that applies here, which is the following: "Spamming / Trolling

Here is a breakdown of the various types of spam / trolling that we look for: Posting content not related to the discussion Posting a discussion or comment across multiple sub-boards Posting designed to bait conversation or falsify content Making repetitive non-constructive or low effort content Bumping of discussions with no additional context Excessive emoji / icon spam"

Now, yes. I am kind of breaking one of Riot's other rules, which would be the following: "Naming and Shaming

If you see or hear about another person breaking the rules, in-game or on Boards, regardless of evidence, please send a ticket in to us at https://support.riotgames.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
Moderators will look for the following: Personal attacks Posts that accuse others of causing a negative in-game experience Posts targeted at witch-hunting / naming and shaming Posts accusing others of malicious activity Posts that accuse others of cheating or using illegal services Posts accusing others of trolling on the Boards"

Now, blame me all you want, and I can understand it. Like these people, I broke a rule, and I am not denying that. However, with it reaching the light of more people, it'd be a futile effort to try to hide it from people.

I would love to go more in depth on this topic. Frankly, I couldn't care. Yes, it could happen to anyone. Heck, if anyone would steal my Jhin fanart, I'd be mad, yes. Thing is, objective evidence is there, for as far as we can see it. I think Rioters could provide more information, but that should not be necessary. This is because everyone here should act like normal participants of an online community.

I myself have, too, plagiarized in my life. I think we're all guilty of it somewhere. It's mostly that I can recognize that Dreamwalker spends so much time on these concepts, and seeing other people take it away is both painful and insulting to watch. This is, though, just my opinion.

I thank you for reading my post. If you feel like it, discuss below about this topic, or about anything random!

Remember, it's all for the sake of Ultimate Hope! -- N. Komaeda