Sending out hundreds of PM's, and then spamming the forums with half a dozen or so exact same posts, was her ultimate downfall. I deleted her account earlier today.
Bad mouthing the site, for protecting the work of other writers, and then spreading misleading information about us, with only a few of the facts, is simply not on.
I kept this a private matter with said member (as we always do), out of respect for the contributions she'd made over the years. She was the one who ultimately embarrassed herself, openly.
I don't believe in naming and shaming, putting heads on pikes, but this serves as a good lesson to people who think it's ok to steal other people's work.
It's even in our site terms and conditions, and quite frankly, shouldn't need to be said:
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(opps, too much vino)
