Plagiarism Help 101

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Hi guys! From time to time members have had issues with their stories being taken from one of the archives they published on and reposted without their consent. We do recommend occasionally searching for key phrases in your stories and your titles to check for plagiarism. 

If your story is plagiarized on our archives, we'd like for you to message either a validator, admin, or email the validator email (validator@fanfictalk.com).

Wattpad is usually pretty good about removing stories quickly. You'll need to go the description page for the story that has been reposted. On the right-hand side of the page there is a box of information containing a link 'Report this story.' Provide as much information about why you are reporting as possible. Press 'Submit'. 

AO3 is also very responsive in terms of dealing with plagiarism. Like with wattpad, you'll need to provide links and quotes to show your story has been plagiarized. You'll submit this to the Policy & Abuse Team (here+).

There's currently a site in Russian called fanfics.me (M) that's reposted at least one story from one of our members. This site reposts fanfiction without permission and then pockets the ad revenue. Google chrome has an extension that will translate the page to your language so I highly recommend checking using that. You need to submit the takedown request to the host site and, then, your works and, if you request this, any piece of information about you should get deleted from FFM after the hosting company processes your request (usually it takes 2-12 hours). It is simple to do, quick and very efficient solution. Here+ is a simple guide on how to fill in the authors' right violation claim form at the host site along with suggested complain text and some advice with regards to e-mail exchange with the hosting company.

If you need further support, feel free to contact us to see if we can assist you!