Wow... these users are very complex cases.
They write in Chinese.
My language is Spanish. Can read write and speak some romance languages like French and Italian.
I can write and speak English.
I can ask for help in German because I know people who are Austrian.
I know many sites to detect plagiarism in the languages I mentioned. But honestly I don't know Chinese language.
I have to think about it... I don't want to make mistakes.
It's crazy, honestly crazy. The Chinese is without doubt the hardest, especially when translating into English. Catching this one was one of the hardest - https://steemit.com/hive-108572/@endingplagiarism/the-professionals-lowellum
Unfortunately, there are many, many more translating Chinese, Bengali, Hindi and Russian into English and each one takes hours and hours to decifer.
There was one who I caught because he deleted a sentence along the lines of "available now on Netflix Russia". If it had been left in, I wouldn't have figured it out. When I saw it had been deleted, I had to know why and it allowed me to decipher that user and the other 3 linked accounts (at $30+ per post). Unfortunately, I've discovered they're all at it again. I've flagged one post from each user but I'm literally powerless to stop them.
The list of users for your interest.
https://steemit.com/hive-108572/@endingplagiarism/17th-april-update-list-of-newly-plagiarised-articles
Every articles is originally from a Russian source.
I strongly believe that these users should be removed from the platform. They consume an unfair amount of time and are taking over $1,000 per week away from the community.
My last update - https://steemit.com/hive-108572/@endingplagiarism/17th-may-2021-community-call-to-action-usd943-44
Today's is worse now that I've discovered my Russian consortium is back in business.
It's never ending and relentless. I'm hopeful that the work I'm doing with steemchiller will make us more effective as there are users within the community who depend upon what we're doing. This is one such outcome that I'm particularly proud of -
https://steemit.com/hive-108572/@jhellenmjgr/the-diary-game-3-temporada-esta-es-la-razon-por-la-que-no-avanzamos-en-steemit-this-is-the-real-reason-why-steemit-doesn-t-go
There are many occassions when I look at the steemcurator upvote and despite it, question whether what we're doing is worth the effort. I'd earn more working in a shop. But when cases like the above arise and somebody feels helpless, it makes me feel good that I can do something about it.
I hope this goes some way to explaining why both kiwi-crypto and I get defensive when our methods are questioned. We do so much that goes unseen and we have developed methods and processes to introduce as much fairness as we can for those that are either ignorant or have made an honest mistake. Most understand and learn. Too many don't.
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I reestemmed two lists of plagiarizers to admit to my community.
I have seen the amounts they earn and they are very high. I have tracked them for two months now on several accounts but I am powerless in that regard.
Whenever things are done right it's always worth the effort!
The satisfactions of jobs well done are seen in the future.
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And that's the worse part. I've posted hundreds of notices and hate it when I get it wrong. Which I do. Luckily, only a handful of times and the recipients have been understanding. But that's a risk I've accepted and created this account (under the advice of steemcurator) to protect my personal account from retribution. The benefits outweigh the risks. One day, somebody too big for me to deal with will come along and crush everything. I've accepted that risk too.
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I understand!
It's a good strategy. You were well advised by steemcurator.
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