RE: Thoughts on @jpiper20’s Plagiarism: Forgiveness Restores Relationship But Only Trust Can Restore Reputation
You make very valid points and are right in everything you say. I have admitted to the plagiarism and apologized. Although some of the content wasn't mine, I have still invested hours on hours of my time creating and sharing original ideas, art and advertisements for Steemit. I have earned majority of my ranking. I was wrong for using other's work at times, but that doesn't change the fact of how involved I have been with Steemit and the Steemit community. Flag my posts if you must. If it makes you feel better, do it. I have to live with the guilt of what I did. I am a humble person and honestly thought nothing of it at the time when I did all of this. I will from here on out post things that are 100% the truth. If you feel the need to flag me, do it. I have owned up to my mistakes and will do good now and in the future. I am sorry to you and everyone else on here. But do not tell me I haven't worked for my rep on here. I have made plenty of content purposely for Steemit. I hope we can build our reputations together and be friends in the future.. Thankyou for your post and thankyou for sharing your thoughts on all of this.
Thanks very much for your response. As I've said previously, I respect you for your humility and owning your mistakes. You are absolutely forgiven in my eyes and we will definitely be friends in the future.
Honestly, I'm not sure how much of your reputation came from upvotes on plagiarized posts. I still don't think you deserve 67, but that's not up to me to decide, but the community, and especially those with a higher SP balance and reputation than you.
I have no intention of flagging your future original posts and I wish you all the best. Oh, and I will be following you, not out of spite, but genuine interest in your original artwork.
Thank you very much Jason. What has happened here is so much bigger than just my rep on Steemit. I have been in a bit of darkness lately and needed a wake up call. I am glad this happened. I needed to be slapped in the face and I needed to get my act together. I have a weight off of my shoulders now and I plan to do my best to make a difference on here and in my daily life.
That's great to hear Jay. It sounds like you're responding to this whole situation really well.