Original souls who discover they have been replicated say it's unethical and creepy. "I came across a guy who completely STOLE my profile message," posts one woman in Michigan. "I mean he had to have copied and pasted the whole thing and then just changed gender specific things to fit his own!!"Creepy but also somewhat humorous, I'd say. Of course, I did marry someone who borrowed an ad.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Plagiarism in online personal profiles
A friend of mine once had her entire website (blog) design lifted by someone else. Sometimes students get in trouble for careless copy-and-pasting into a research paper. I'm not sure where plagiarism of online personal ads fits into this, but it's certainly a sign of our digital times. From the Wall Street Journal article:
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It reminds me of the stories about the fakers on Friendster in the article from last week....
I don't think I would feel ok with myself if I had to steal someone's identity like that!
I don't think what your husband did falls into this category, because all he did was copy the ingenious scientific format...the article talks about people stealing entire personalities, likes and dislikes...weird...
I'd be flattered if someone wanted to be me though :)
Thats really sad that there are people out there lurking profiles to steal. I never knew this was an issue. I agree with what Kassandra says about your husband but for those who feel the need to copy and paste someone else's online identity into their profiles must have some serious confidence issues.
Haha, if these people aren't creating their own ideal-self, then what exactly are they creating?
Thanks for the enlightening article Elaine..
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