the plagiarist speaks!

so, i took the time this week to write to the plagiarist and basically told him to make sure the door didn't hit his ass on the way out. here are a couple excerpts for your enjoyment:

[mr. plagiarist]-

i am writing to you about a serious matter. i just finished our upcoming publication, which had your most recent reviews. while the review of [author 1's] book was fine, i was dismayed to find that almost two-thirds of the review of [book 2] was copied from the book, nearly verbatim. the first two paragraphs were gleaned from the book flap, while the paragraphs about reed hastings and netflix were taken from the first two pages of the first chapter. i then discovered that the last paragraph came from page 131 of the book.

you do realize this is plagiarism and is unacceptable. i would like to know why this occurred. it is sloppy work, and if it had not been caught, could have jeopardized the integrity of this publication.

if you have any further questions, or wish to discuss this matter, you may contact me by e-mail.

thank you for your previous work, and good luck with your future endeavors.



his response had him practically prostrate on the ground, apologizing about his oopsie. i had also called him out on his sloppy work, how other assignments had been riddled with typos. he had the gall to say: "Regarding [assignment], I read through my copy last night and could not find the typos you mentioned."



perhaps you shouldn't be a professional writer then!!!



i didn't respond to him. there's no need. so now, my kind readers, this saga has come to a close...until some other idiot thinks i'm stupid.