Horror Movies: The Last Decade

Honestly, this is getting a little unhinged. I’m starting to wonder how much of what he’s even posting is actually his own thoughts

Jeffrey Green84 said:Powerbeat:

Me:
http://horrorhr.com/tamnica/viewtopi...3193&start=105

It's a 100% match—and I can assure you, that Powerbeat person is definitely not me!
They even went as far as copying the number of kids and the exact emoticons! This isn't even plagiarism; it's just a blatant, lazy copy-paste job. Absolutely unbelievable...🤣

What a joke. Every single intelligent or serious thing he’s ever posted on this board was just ripped off from someone else. Apparently, he even has two kids 🤣. He couldn't even be bothered to edit that part out. Or maybe the guy actually does have two kids.

Has anyone checked out Paranormal Activity? Apparently, it’s a hit considering how little they spent on it. I haven't sat down to watch it yet. What’s the verdict? I know it’s a bit cliché, but worth a shot?

rustywalker1 said:Has anyone checked out Paranormal Activity? Apparently, it’s a hit considering how little they spent on it. I haven't sat down to watch it yet. What’s the verdict? I know it’s a bit cliché, but worth a shot?

Feel free to just skip over this...

I wander over to the "Cult of Personality" site and stumble upon an article that some random guy just ripped off wholesale... I click the link, and before I know it, I've ended up here in the States..

There really ought to be some kind of way to penalize this level of blatant theft. Ghoul is basically an academic at this point, yet this guy just signs his name to the work without a second thought.

I mean, what is the point of even posting on forums if you aren't going to contribute anything original—especially when none of the decent long-form pieces belong to him? Not that he can actually make a dime off stealing content either, since everyone here is hiding behind a handle.

Honestly, it feels like we're looking at some sort of unidentified psychological disorder...

nimblemarlin6 said:I wander over to the "Cult of Personality" site and stumble upon an article that some random guy just ripped off wholesale... I click the link, and before I know it, I've ended up here in the States..

There really ought to be some kind of way to penalize this level of blatant theft. Ghoul is basically an academic at this point, yet this guy just signs his name to the work without a second thought.

I mean, what is the point of even posting on forums if you aren't going to contribute anything original—especially when none of the decent long-form pieces belong to him? Not that he can actually make a dime off stealing content either, since everyone here is hiding behind a handle.

Honestly, it feels like we're looking at some sort of unidentified psychological disorder...

🤣

Word travels fast around here, and it looks like Powerbeat’s global "fame" isn't going anywhere anytime soon.

Maybe it wouldn't hurt to drop this text here too, just to give the Film subforum a little extra love and get that link back out there.

If you’re going to steal, you might as well learn from the absolute best.!

So, I just stumbled upon this absolute clown who somehow had the audacity to swipe my entire list of the best horror films of the 21st century—you know, the one that originally dropped on Popculture and then got expanded for my blog—and basically "translated" it into some weird regional dialect before posting it on a forum like he actually came up with it himself.

So, this is where they posted it—honestly, I’m surprised more people didn't just jump on it and claim it as their own work. Luckily, the Cult of Personality has been established as the gold standard for horror stability around here for quite a while now, so it was really only a matter of time before someone noticed that this entire list, along with the intro, the comments, and everything else, was straight-up stolen.

Some people actually claim that stealing is just another way of paying someone a compliment.
Well, thanks, really, you shouldn't have.
It looks like Ghoul is really out there trying to win everyone over.
I’m basically a one-man army at this point, since my ideas are bound to be echoed by a whole crowd of people anyway.

Here’s to the little guy and that classic Powerbeat!

🙏

I feel pretty bad about how things turned out with Powerbeat, but honestly, I’ve always believed there should be some kind of penalty for failing to cite sources when quoting someone. It’s just not right.

neonsurfer6 said:I feel pretty bad about how things turned out with Powerbeat, but honestly, I’ve always believed there should be some kind of penalty for failing to cite sources when quoting someone. It’s just not right.

"Not right" isn't quite the right way to put it... I’d go as far as saying it was downright rude. When asked for his sources, he basically just admitted he didn't have any.🙄

🤣 I honestly can't believe this... I've been following Cult of Ghoul for ages and hanging out in the Sagite section, and there have always been such incredible things there. I won't pretend I didn't notice the similarities, but since everyone remembers when Ghoul wasn't even active on the board anymore, I figured maybe he could swing by our area for a bit! It never even crossed my mind that some guy would just try to rip him off!🤣 What an absolute jerk.. :asshole: