I just met a mythical someone named “Yolanda.” As of Yolanda’s April 23 blog post, it seems “she” has copied the text of one of my book reviews, changed a bunch of words and meanings, re-posted it on a windows blog site, and left my byline on it like a gleaming cherry on a melted sundae. No comments postable, no profile available, truckloads of unethical moves.
You know the old saying, “asking forgiveness is easier than asking permission”? Well, in cases of stolen and torked blog posts and book reviews, that is one big friggin’ No-No. So hey, authors Shaun Tan and Brian Selznick (or anyone else who has been “scimmed ” by Yolanda), if you happened to find this dubious mutation of your titles, take it with a grain of pepper and read the real post here in “My Book Shelf” or at the review’s original home at whidbeystudents.com.
And as for you, Dear Yolanda, didn’t your momma ever teach you that stealing ain’t cool? And stealing and tweaking is wrong to the core. Stop it.
