I am devastated that my first conversation in a long while must be on a sorry topic, however, here we are.
At present I am aware of two accounts that are blatantly stealing the intellectual property and hard work of others to pass off as their own.
@yibitozhan (username: xiao zhan) has stolen the work of liebing (on AO3 / PinkBlossoms on the app formerly known as Twitter) and at least three of her works were presented, commented on and replied to as if @yibitozhan had authored them. She did not. They appear in her collection "WangXian Oneshots" and are not credited to liebing, nor did she ask permission to use them.
@NightinglE_in_Dark (username: Diti/ Isa) has stolen from a wide variety of authors whose works are available online and presented them as her own work in the poetry collection, "Approbation of an Irrational Heart". She has appropriated the work of Ani Eldritch, as published in Medium, multiple times. @NightinglE_in_Dark published the poems as her own work, responding to remarks taking credit for their creation. When privately challenged, she published a strangely foggy and imprecise apology on Wattpad, however declined to state what she had done. Despite being offered support and encouragement to do the right thing and make amends, she flatly refused to do so and merely changed her username and cut contact.
These are just two thieves in our midst; I am sure there are more but I will only "out" those for whom proofs are concrete, undeniable, and seen with my own eyes.
Please block those who steal our soul's children, so that they have less access to us and their stats eventually reflect the poverty of their morals.
I am grateful for the support I have received here; it has gotten me through a year of desperate change. I plan to resume publishing on my sequel again soon and hope my return is to a free, open and honest community.
Love to all,
PrivateCitizen