All Hail the Humans vs. Save the Humans
Some time ago, I had discovered someone had copied a work of mine on wattpad... I never thought anyone would ever copy my work because they were too weird, interconnected with other stories in my head and a had a lot of twists and turns that even I get lost sometimes... and yet there it is...
My work "All Hail the Humans!" Started out as a parody and evolved into something else...a prelude to my work in progress "Supreme Beings".
Anyway, I make it a point to leave a message to everyone who reads my work and 1) adds it to their reading list, 2) votes for it 3) follows me 4)any combination or all of the above. So lo and behold, someone who followed me. I messaged her and checked if she was a writer (because I also follow back if people who add me have works of their own). And there it was, "Save the Humans." I find it kind of amusing she was into the same thing so I decided to check it out. When I saw the familiar gist, I began to frown. I quickly read the work and was shocked to see that she copied my work (changed some of the names, shortened the chapters, but many of the wordings were definitely mine). Quickly, I took a picture comparing my work and hers. The troubling thing is, she was gaining more votes and reads in the couple of chapters she put up compared to me when I posted the same (I'll be it longer) material.
Consulting with the Dark Addicts, I quickly messaged her AND reported to wattpad. But she managed to reply quicker than wattpad did. And this is what she said.
My work "All Hail the Humans!" Started out as a parody and evolved into something else...a prelude to my work in progress "Supreme Beings".
Anyway, I make it a point to leave a message to everyone who reads my work and 1) adds it to their reading list, 2) votes for it 3) follows me 4)any combination or all of the above. So lo and behold, someone who followed me. I messaged her and checked if she was a writer (because I also follow back if people who add me have works of their own). And there it was, "Save the Humans." I find it kind of amusing she was into the same thing so I decided to check it out. When I saw the familiar gist, I began to frown. I quickly read the work and was shocked to see that she copied my work (changed some of the names, shortened the chapters, but many of the wordings were definitely mine). Quickly, I took a picture comparing my work and hers. The troubling thing is, she was gaining more votes and reads in the couple of chapters she put up compared to me when I posted the same (I'll be it longer) material.
Consulting with the Dark Addicts, I quickly messaged her AND reported to wattpad. But she managed to reply quicker than wattpad did. And this is what she said.
According to many, she didn't seem sorry at all especially with this reply.
And so, Save the Humans has been deleted from her account and she has no works in the making.
This whole thing was quite an experience. I don't think I'll forget it in awhile...
This whole thing was quite an experience. I don't think I'll forget it in awhile...