User ObsidianBook plagiarised SCP-3008 on the now-deleted SCP-5118:
Not disc, just reporting. Noting also that JackalRelated was first to bring this to staff attention.
User ObsidianBook plagiarised SCP-3008 on the now-deleted SCP-5118:
The shopping center containing SCP-5118 has been purchased by the Foundation and converted into Site-[REDACTED]. All public roads leading to, or passing by Site-[REDACTED] have been removed. | The retail park containing SCP-3008 has been purchased by the Foundation and converted into Site-██. All public roads leading to or passing by Site-██ have been redirected. |
SCP-5118 is a large retail unit previously bought by and branded as Walmart, a well known shopping market. An entity entering SCP-5118 through the primary entrance and then passing out of sight of the primary entrance will find themselves warped to SCP-5118-1. This displacement will usually go unnoticed as the setting does not differentiate from the perspective of the entity; they will usually not become aware of the fact until they try to return to the primary entrance of the Walmart. | SCP-3008 is a large retail unit previously owned by and branded as IKEA, a popular furniture retail chain. A person entering SCP-3008 through the main entrance and then passing out of sight of the doors will find themselves translocated to SCP-3008-1. This displacement will typically go unnoticed as no change will occur from the perspective of the victim; they will generally not become aware until they try to return to the entrance. |
While mostly resembling humans, the entities of SCP-5118 possess very differentiated, and inconsistent body proportions, often described as being too tiny or too big. | While superficially resembling humans they possess exaggerated and inconsistent bodily proportions, often described as being too short or too tall. |
Not disc, just reporting. Noting also that JackalRelated was first to bring this to staff attention.
This seems like pretty cut and dry plagiarism.
Voting for perma.
Seconding perma.
Agreeing with and enacting permaban. Also blanking their comments too, since they have a bunch of posts that say things like "I can edit it for you if you'd like, just PM me. -1" and "If you need any help with storyline, and / or grammar, feel free to send me a PM. I'm always free to help! -1" which seem really sketch given that they plagiarized material and thought it was fine.
Appealed in 17. Denied.
Edited to add logs until the user quit but really nothing of substance.
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13:51 | ObsidianBook | Ah yes I see it |
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13:51 | ObsidianBook | Thankyou for informing me :] |
13:52 | ObsidianBook | By the way I'm not trying to be annoying, just trying to cure boredism |
13:52 | Tuomey | hello I heard someone was looking for a disciplinary member |
13:53 | ObsidianBook | Yes sir |
13:53 | ObsidianBook | That's me sir. |
13:53 | Tuomey | okay, I understand you want to appeal your ban. First of all, do you understand why you were banned? |
13:53 | ObsidianBook | I think I know why sir. |
13:54 | Tuomey | I'd like you to state your understanding so we're on a level field here |
13:54 | ObsidianBook | Okay, so this morning I woke up to me being banned. I know the reason why, yesterday night I did a spinoff of SCP-3008, so instead of the infinite IKEA, I did the infinite WALMART. I thought it would be funny until I realized it was plagiarism, and then I took the entire article down, It says that you can go off of someone elses narrative though in the site |
13:55 | ObsidianBook | Also, this is my first offense sir. |
13:55 | Tuomey | Right. And on what grounds do you think you should be unbanned? |
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13:56 | ObsidianBook | I believe I should be unbanned, because in the site rules it says I can go off of someone elses narrative // article. |
13:57 | ObsidianBook | Also, I took down the article. |
13:57 | Tuomey | Do you understand that copying large sections of the article almost directly word-for-word is not just the narrative? |
13:58 | ObsidianBook | Yes sir |
13:58 | ObsidianBook | I understand. |
13:58 | Tuomey | Do you have anything else to add to your appeal? |
13:58 | ObsidianBook | Would you like the article sir? |
13:58 | ObsidianBook | No sir. |
13:59 | Tuomey | I'm not minded to undo the ban based on this appeal. I will be posting it for other disciplinary staff's consideration but I have to say plagiarism is taken extremely seriously here. |
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14:00 | ObsidianBook | I feel like I have definitely learned from my actions |
14:00 | ObsidianBook | Yes sir I agree plagiarism is not good |
14:02 | Tuomey | As this is a permanent ban you may appeal again in one year |
14:03 | ObsidianBook | As I stated, I have learned from my actions. |
14:03 | ObsidianBook | Ok, thankyou |
14:05 | ObsidianBook | One year. |
14:06 | ObsidianBook | I wonder what I can do hmmm |
14:07 | ObsidianBook | Since writing for the foundation is all I do. |
14:08 | Tuomey | your account is three weeks old my dude I am sure you had other things to do before that |
14:09 | Tuomey | do you have any other questions for staff |
14:09 | ObsidianBook | Tuomey Can we try and negotiate a lower rejoin date? |
14:09 | Tuomey | Nope |
14:10 | ObsidianBook | Eh fair enough |
14:11 | ObsidianBook | But the article I wrote wasn't exactly word for word, heres the draft. https://anotepad.com/notes/mxcsf664 |
14:12 | Tuomey | buddy your appeal was already denied |
14:12 | ObsidianBook | yeah. |
14:12 | Tuomey | do you think I didn't already look at evidence |
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14:12 | ObsidianBook | I know you did |
14:13 | ObsidianBook | I apologize, I'm just at a little bit of a loss here |
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14:17 | ObsidianBook | I just wasn't expecting this today :] |
14:17 | Tuomey | unless you have another question for staff this is not the place |
14:18 | ObsidianBook | No sir |
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14:18 | ObsidianBook | I'm glad we have solved this sir. I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day sir! |
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thank you for taking the appeal sir
~🌸~Flower Power~🌸~
Noting that user has apparently reapplied to the site under the new account Coldring50 does not match any existing user name. He came into 17 and admitted to being ObsidianBook but also pretended he wasn't banned? Weird time. Either way he's banned from chat too now.
E: Account was deleted in-between when I started writing and posting. But still, a propensity to evade their ban has been demonstrated.
Noting the user appeared again in #site17 today under the name "AllowEdgedBlade"
User came back again as "iTerrarian"
Noting there is a relatively old permabanned user under the same name.
I humbly suggest this user not be allowed to appeal.
Also agreeing.
Noting that iTerrarian, searched on google, returns 05command as one of the top results so either it's the same guy or this guy is just being a goon. Either way, we don't need them.
After all of the obvious ban evasion attempts and the relative net loss that this user represents, I am also inclined to agree.
The mere possibility that they are the same person is more than enough. I have seen nothing to indicate than any forthcoming appeal will be sufficient.
Agree to not allow an appeal.
Noting that apparently they sent me a PM about an hour before they showed up in chat:
Okay, so this morning I woke up to me being banned. I know the reason why, yesterday night I did a spinoff of SCP-3008, so instead of the infinite IKEA, I did the infinite WALMART. I thought it would be funny until I realized it was plagiarism, and then I took the entire article down, I even posted it in the article discussion that I was most likely to take the SCP article down.
I figured you Zyn could help me, because you were the same one who helped me with joining the site. If there is any way I can appeal, please let me know. Please, and thankyou Zyn.
Sent back:
Permanent bans can be appealed to be shortened in IRC chatroom #site17. If that appeal is denied, the next appeal date allowed is one year from the enactment of the permanent ban. |
Noting that they're back as AllowEdgedBlade, and they sent me two PMs:
Hi, so I put in a join site application, and it was denied. All I put was the site passcode, and my age (23). Please help, also it says I can't submit another application.
E: Was able to submit new application.
Permabanned the sockpuppet. We can now add ban evasion to the list of site infractions.
Noting that I received the following PM:
Listen I know it's been a fucking mess trying to deal with, I'm not purposely trying to make this hard for you guys. Listen, hear me out I know I've stirred shit up and it's not on purpose, also I want to confirm iTerrarian is my old Wikidot account. Okay, I just want to clear some things up. The reason I keep coming back, is because being banned from the site has really been stressing me out recently. You see, ive been writing for this wiki longer than you guys may realize. Ive always really enjoyed writing for the site, and I genuinely really care for the wiki, i love every aspect of it, mostly the community.
I know plagiarism is taken extremely seriously here, and I know i really fucked up, I just wish we could come to an agreement, such as if I could possibly join back to the site, and you guys if you feel the need to keep an eye on me. You see when I wrote the article, I genuinely didnt acknowledge I was pratically plagiarizing until I initially posted the SCP entry, I just always thought you could go off of somebody's narrative.
I just don't know what to do, and I just really would like someone to talk to about this whole situation. I know I fucked up, all I ask for is a redemption.
I see no compelling reason to engage with someone who has flagrantly violated the rules not once, but twice, and continues to attempt to do so at every turn. At no point does this user see what they're doing as harmful to the community/site they claim to love, but rather have couched all of their counterarguments from the position of "me, my, I".
This behavior is reprehensible at best, and I feel no reason why we should change our policies for them.
Plagiarism is against the rules, end of story. No.
I'd like to emphasize that this user repeatedly insisted that it was not plagiarism in 17, in an annoying manner that literally required us to screenshot dictionary definitions of the fucking word to get him to shut up.
This was a day after the page was deleted. Any claims that he realized what he was doing shortly after he was doing it are patent bullshit. He was unrepentant until he figured out he was banned.
I received another PM:
Yes, I know how much this does harm the community, and as I said, im really not doing it purposely. Im not trying to sound like I only care about myself, because I also really do care about this community. Like I said, I wish you all could just give me a chancd to redeem my actions I've represented towards you, the staff, and overall community. It's just been really stressing, and I know it's stressing for you guys, and I am truly genuinely sorry. I'm not just saying that either, because here let me put myself in the perspective of the staff. I imagine it must be a lot to deal with everyday and it's probably sometimes stressing (If not, I don't mean to assume). I just want to genuinely be a part of the community. It's all I ask.
And I have responded with:
You have been permanently banned from the wiki for behavior that is reprehensible and a flagrant violation of the rules. Nothing you have said or done since has indicated that allowing you access to this community would be in any way a benefit to the community as a whole.
Continuing to harass members of the disciplinary team or staff members in general is unlikely to change the circumstances of your situation. I suggest that you find a different community to try and integrate into, because your behavior here has permanently insured you will never be welcome as a part of the SCP-Wiki community.
This is the only response I intend to give to you.