Update : HAVING FUN WITH PLAGIARISM? OR IS IT WITH READER'S TRUST?

Update

It takes a hell lot of strength and will power to come out and apologize for one's mistakes and I totally commend this person for the same. Few mails and discussions later, all I can say is that I only see character of the person and therefore, this issue stands closed. Thank you for all your support and such things only go on to show what a beautiful community we have, as food bloggers, made for ourselves and how much we should cherish every bit of it.They say that "There is nothing constant than change" but I hope that we bloggers are an exception to the rule for the fact that our support for another is everlasting.

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I have never before really been an active member in voicing out about plagiarism. No, not because I dint care,but cos I knew that each one of us is only too aware of it and has been fighting day in and day out about the same. But in the recent months, I sadly have come across a site which although one of us..does not care much - Not for originality, not for honesty and neither about breaking that unspoken rule of credibility which we as bloggers try so hard to wear around us. Just because this person doesn't take pics from bloggers ( at least I hope so!) does it mean that they can be let scot free?

I am not a regular to this blog as such, but the few times I happened to visit I noticed few patterns which my instincts doubted. I shared it with my best friend who was not really convinced because this person is quite popular and I left it at that, thinking may be I was simply being too paranoid. But yesterday, I happened to see some pictures taken from other source and I couldnt find credit in this blog. Now I was really irritated and mailed out to my Recipe Marathon group just to verify my doubts. And it came to that, few of them did have their own questions about this person's antics...while few others were obviously oblivious to this whole deal. Few more mails were exchanged where more and more such dubious posts were found.

I don't want to name names..but this post comes as a question to this person ( who I am sure will read it!) - curious one though but at the same time in shell shocked tones. I want to know the reason behind such antics..

1) Is it the lack of respect for the readers who are being taken for a ride for the trust of genuinity that they place upon YOU?

2)Is it the totally uncaring attitude about all the hard work which is put in by so many of bloggers who take lots of pains to put up a post - most of them - for no benefit except probably friendship and comments.

3) Is the monetary value that YOU try to bring in through such readers mean so much to you than an iota of self worth and self respect?

Dont YOU want to start enjoying that satisfaction and contentment that we as bloggers enjoy? Dont you want to begin to understand what it is to be taken for a ride which u have been inflicting upon readers for so long by trying cheap antics like overboard marketing, shameless self commenting in your own blog under different/anonymous names , lifting pictures/recipes which are not ur own but passing it off likewise without crediting the source etc?


Pls wake up and come to our side of the world and learn the happiness of being genuine. Money/popularity may come and go..but never ever will the feeing of contentment leave your side if you do it RIGHT.

At this juncture, I want to ask all my blogger friends - Why do you blog? What pulls you/ inspires you to blog? I would love to know so that I am assured of the fact that we are on the same page. If not, I would like to rectify and not expect few things which I think is LAW as far as blogging goes.