Simply amazing. I hope the geek board does what they should do and boots her
a$$.
Michele> Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:37:05 -0500> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:
[email protected]> Subject: NailTech:: Re: WOW! all I can say is "wow">
> > Where in texas Maggie? Maybe I can help.> > > On 9/15/08, Maggie Franklin
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> >> > I sure hope everyone clicks on this post, cuz
I admit I> > don't have a witty, eyecatching subject line to entice you.> >> >
Soooooooo.....> >> > I know it has been discussed more than once; the what do>
> you do when someone steals your photos thing.> >> > Well it finally happened
to me. Yesterday I logged into my> > Myspace profile and found a private
message from one of my> > friends. She wanted to give me a heads up that my
pictures> > had shown up on a major industry message board and were> > being
claimed as someone else's work.> >> > Well, since it happened to be the
salongeek forums and I> > happen to know that's a pretty popular and legit
site... I> > did, indeed, follow the link to see what was up.> >> > And low and
behold! If two of my photos from my website of> > my work weren't posted in a
thread on "show us your> > artistic flair" with the simple subject line, "just
some> > nails I did last night...trainig still in progress."> >> >
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!> >> > Well! I don't know
if I'm more insulted that someone STOLE> > my work! Or by the implication that
the nails were> > indicative of someone who is "still in training."> >> > Ok
ok... so I have never posted over there before-- there> > are just only so many
websites one can keep up with at a> > time! But I registered, quoted, and
posted. Sorta took it> > tongue in cheek. Nothing too scathing. Just a gentle
little> > "oh really? you did these WHEN?" type post.> >> > Almost immediately
I got a pm from a moderator who saw the> > post and was asking what I wanted
her to do about it. I> > thought it was pretty cool that she gave me the option
of> > having the posts deleted or left up for all the world to> > see.> >> > I
opted for making an example of the original poster.> >> > SOOOOOOOOOOO... today
I revisit the thread and discover> > that the [EMAIL PROTECTED]@&#!!! (a hem,
original poster, that is)> > has replied that SHE IS "MAGGIE!!!!!!!!"> >> >
Ok... so now I am not just dealing with plagerism of my> > work, I seem to have
some crazed obsessed fan who has just> > gone off the deep end and assumed my
entire identity.> >> > I have since reported the post, notified the moderator,
and> > gone crawling to Deb for personal advice. (it's not Deb's> > forum,
she's not in charge, I don't even know if she KNOWS> > anyone on the other
forums! But I trust that she knows how> > identity theft and plagerism work on
the internet.)> >> > Well... Guess what I get to BLOG about next!!!!! LOL!> >>
> Anyway... just sayin, anyone who wants to stand in my> > corner and vouch for
the real me is welcome to do so. I'm> > feeling a little "weird" now... really?
She says she IS me?> >> > I sure hope she really is in Texas. I'll be looking
over my> > shoulder anyway.> >> > Maggie Franklin, Nail Lady Extraordinaire> >
@ Attitudes Salon; Visalia, CA> > AS SEEN ON NAILS MAGAZINE ONLINE!!> >
http://blogs.nailsmag.com/maggie/> > AIM: Onykophile> > "A mentor is someone
whose hindsight can become your foresight."> > http://www.nailsbymaggie.net> >
http://www.myspace.com/nailsbymaggie> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > -- > Sent from
my mobile device> > Athena Elliott MNT CMP> Houston Texas> www.SPAthena.com>
[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >
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