I am properly and truly appalled by the kind of comments the readers of this story has been making by attacking the author based on a
claim made by another author that
hasn't been verified yet.
I have read both stories and not to demean the two authors but the concept of someone taking the bullet for a loved one and the dialogue they used isn't novel to me. I've read it a gazillion times across different fandoms. The fact that the concept is recycled and used by the two authors could be a happy coincidence or blatant plagiarism. I do not know, and cannot know. But what I know is the verdict lies with the regulators, not vigilante justice from the readers. If it is a clarification, that would be different, and depending on how it is constructed, absolutely reasonable. As a reader, we have a right to ask if the work we are reading is original or not. Authors have to be held accountable for plagiarism. However, what has been done here is a shameless attack with no basis whatsoever. And I have a bone to pick with that!
Srujie, as it is we only have your word that the idea and words are your own. If it is, you should contest the accusation and write in the complaints thread to testify your 'innocence'. If you didn't plagiarize, I don't see why you have to delete your story. Talk to the mods, and discuss it with Lyraa if need be.
I want to make it very clear, while I admire the spirit and lack of tolerance this community has against plagiarism, I think being judge and jury without validation or giving the author a chance to explain themselves is immature and thoughtless. You have already decided the person is guilty without giving a 'fair trial'. This is not done, and I won't condone this practice of jumping the gun. The fact that happy coincidences can exist should give the author room for plausible doubt.
If you have a problem, do what Lyraa did. File a complaint with the mods. The last thing we want is for our fanfiction forum to turn into a hotbed of vigilante plagiarism bashers. There's a proper course of action that exists for that.Also, I do not have to explain the importance of being respectful do I?
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