The cry of a criminally minded fellow in the court box is nothing compared to the standing evidence of his crime. This is the state I am in right now. The called my attention to a stunned post I published in the Silver Bloggers Community titled Keeping Fit and Exercise Routines For Senior Citizens.
If you are reading this article, you must be wondering what I must have done wrong to have been Blacklisted by the eagle eyes of this blockchain. You know what they say, ignorance is never an excuse in the law court. This is why I am totally humbled by the fact that I did wrong. The work I wrote was not my original idea. I merely re-wrote them in my own words. And the content therein seemed very similar. Hence, I was blacklisted.
There are other works that I have published here that may have the same rudiments. I do not claim ownership of the content, having known that it is fraudulent to have used what I did not design or originate without due permission from the original owner. Here are some of the works that may have resemblance with what had been produced elsewhere.
Why Is This Wrong?
Paraphrasing or re-wording an already published work, whether on Hive or elsewhere, and posting it in the Hive community is an act of laziness and a fraud. Hence, I would like to ask everyone here to use my case as a deterrent to steer clear of any act of plagiarism in any form, to make this place a home for creative minds.
It is wrong to take what does not belong to you. Simply, it could be referred to as theft of intellectual property to do such.
This act of taking any content (images inclusive) without due authorization is considered a fraud by the Hive blockchain. As a result, I tender my unreserved apologies to the community and promise never to do any such thing that would undermine the integrity of the community.
Apologies
Permit me to use this opportunity to apologies to the Silver Bloggers Community and the Emotions and Feelings Community for this illegal act. I ask that criminality be forgiven. I would not like to give any excuse for this act because ignorance is not tenable in this matter.
To the Hive Community at large, I ask to be forgiven. I know the stringent measures taken for removal and I am ready to do what it takes to be taken back here. I consider this place as a home and would be missing out a great deal any day I do not get active here.
Dear readers, like I said earlier, please do not engage in any act that may demand suspension from here.
Do not be in a haste to publish. Take your time, ensure that your post is in order before it is posted.
For me, it is a great lesson. I have to go through the eye of a needle to get reinstated here again, I am ready to pay the price.
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