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axmods. ([personal profile] ataraxites) wrote 2012-12-04 08:31 am (UTC)

DECL̷I̵N̵E̸D̸.

DECLINED.

Thank you for applying to Ataraxion! However, we must decline your application for the following reasons.

◆ We do not accept wiki links in lieu of a written history section. While ordinarily this would only give you revisions, we are much more concerned with the second issue at hand.

◆ Plagiarism is not, and will never be, tolerated at Ataraxion. The prevalence of similarities to previously published wiki articles, most notably the Thundercats wiki article which you linked to us, on your application leads us to believe that you did not, in fact, write the majority of this application's content. For a small selection of the evidence against you, please see the following.

The Thundercats wiki article's personality section for Tygra, edited most recently on October 12th, 2012, reads as follows:

[Tygra] often displayed feelings of jealousy and resentment toward his younger brother and originally felt he was better suited to be king. He was also quite offended when Lion-O declared that when he became king, he hoped that he'd be nothing like him. However Tygra has shown to be mature as well, when he obeyed Lion-O's orders without disrespect.

The same section in your application, originally posted on December 1st, 2012, reads as follows:

During each part of their journey he would have feelings of complete displeasure and experienced jealousy towards his younger brother, Lion-O, feeling that he would have made a much better king to follow the legacy of their father had created better than his younger brother would, even while being self-assertive at times and even having feelings of superiority about his skills. […] Lion-O however did decide to tell and declared to Tygra that when he eventually did become king that he hoped that he would be nothing like his brother; something that left him feeling greatly offended and even likely hurt by the declaration from his brother. That doesn't mean he won't be the mature Cat and decide to follow his brother's orders without disrespect in the end.

The similarities in wording, content, and canonical examples between these two passages, as well as among numerous other passages in your application, lead us to believe that this application is heavily based on, if not directly copied from, the Thundercats wiki. Although it is possible that you made these additions to the Thundercats wiki yourself, this does not explain why you attempted to disguise your plagiarism, nor does it explain why the quality of your writing dropped precipitously between the wiki article and your application. This evidence, combined with your recent application at Tu Shanshu—which was similarly plagiarized—is enough to confirm that this application is not your own original work.

While we thank you for your interest in the game, due to the circumstances we must decline your application. Furthermore, you may not submit another application to the game, whether a rewritten application for Tygra, an application for a different character, or an application under a different name.


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