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yes its true, magazine do steal threads

6 replies

24hourshomeedderandcarer · 22/08/2019 19:21

ive only been a member for 3-4 months but ive grasped that people here think that newspapers and magazines are stealing threads off forums

i took it with a pinch of salt but on reading a magazine last night there was a problem on the problem page that was written word for word on here that i read 2 days before the magazine came out so unless the poster sent in a exact copy to the magazine then yes people they do steal posts

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Sparklingbrook · 22/08/2019 19:24

Of course they do. Once it's posted on here it can be 'stolen' by newspapers/magazines/TV programmes. That's why you should be very careful to only post what you would be happy to share with the whole world...

Unshriven · 22/08/2019 19:24

It isn't stealing really, just copying.

Sometimes writers fish for stuff too, so threads on here are written especially to generate magazine/newspaper content.

There was a very funny thread where a journo accidentally posted her brief, word for word. Grin

Loads of stuff on here is just made up bollocks you know.

RosaWaiting · 22/08/2019 19:26

and your AIBU is...

Passthecherrycoke · 22/08/2019 19:26

The quality of many print media is utterly shit nowadays. I don’t mean to be rude but how uninterested in your work and unimaginative would you have to be to copy content from MN?

FudgeBrownie2019 · 22/08/2019 19:27

This is an open, public space like any other. Of course there'll be dickheaded journos stealing stories/threads because they're too lazy/stupid to think up their own articles.

vampirethriller · 22/08/2019 19:33

Take A Break does it all the time.

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