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I've probably looked at more pictures of insane or evil looking cats in the
recent past then the average person, as my computer teacher is a cat fan, and
she assigned us to make a cat PowerPoint presentation. Naturally, I was
insistent on finding the evilest-looking cats out there, so I spent quite a bit
of time staring at cats that looked like they were going to bite my head off.
I was still somewhat surprised and disappointed when I saw bugz8's photo, "Crazy
Kitty" among the Adobe Photo Contest winners. You see, I just knew that I had
seen it before, I just couldn't place where. I searched a favorite evil cat
website, but it wasn't there.
I was working on my term paper later that evening when I remembered where I had
seen it. I went to Google, and into the search box I typed "crazy cat." The
first hit was the photo bugz8 had submitted.
I contacted City Management.
I cannot imagine how disappointed the City Workers and Adobe must be. And I have
concerns about one or more of the other photos in the contest. :(
Is this an act of sheer greed? I am somewhat disturbed that for clams, only a
virtual money, some people will go so far as to steal another person's work. I
hope that these plagiarists and thieves feel ashamed of themselves. This goes
not only to the ones who won and submitted a photo that wasn't theirs, but to
*everyone* that submitted someone else's photo. That is simply disgusting. There
is no other word for it.
Furiously,
8Dyay8D
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Editor's Note: You've said just about everything I'd intended to
say in this week's editorial. Thank you for your report, 8Dyay8D.
Folks, don't be afraid to submit your own work. And don't be afraid to tell us
if you see something that isn't the real McCoy, as long as you can help us find
where the original photo or story comes from -- keeping everybody honest is another
part of the Whyville Way, after all.
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