Comments on: Editors, check your slushpiles. There’s a plagiarist afoot. http://www.sfwa.org/2009/10/editors-check-your-slushpiles-theres-a-plagiarist-afoot/ Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:07:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Terrie Leigh Relf http://www.sfwa.org/2009/10/editors-check-your-slushpiles-theres-a-plagiarist-afoot/comment-page-1/#comment-902 Terrie Leigh Relf Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:54:08 +0000 http://www.sfwa.org/?p=4594#comment-902 I just learned of this situation from someone, and to the best of my knowledge, have not come across his work in my slushpiles for Sam's Dot or Tales from the Moonlit Path--The name does sound familiar, though, so I'm going to check through old files. Sozar to you all for catching this scoundrel. . . Terrie Leigh Relf Writer/Editor-at-large I just learned of this situation from someone, and to the best of my knowledge, have not come across his work in my slushpiles for Sam’s Dot or Tales from the Moonlit Path–The name does sound familiar, though, so I’m going to check through old files.

Sozar to you all for catching this scoundrel. . .

Terrie Leigh Relf
Writer/Editor-at-large

]]> By: Lee Battersby http://www.sfwa.org/2009/10/editors-check-your-slushpiles-theres-a-plagiarist-afoot/comment-page-1/#comment-877 Lee Battersby Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:54:14 +0000 http://www.sfwa.org/?p=4594#comment-877 Done and done. Go geddim! L Done and done. Go geddim!

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]]> By: Mary Robinette Kowal http://www.sfwa.org/2009/10/editors-check-your-slushpiles-theres-a-plagiarist-afoot/comment-page-1/#comment-874 Mary Robinette Kowal Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:30:31 +0000 http://www.sfwa.org/?p=4594#comment-874 Yes please, Lee. I'll forward them on to the right folks. Yes please, Lee. I’ll forward them on to the right folks.

]]> By: Lee Battersby http://www.sfwa.org/2009/10/editors-check-your-slushpiles-theres-a-plagiarist-afoot/comment-page-1/#comment-873 Lee Battersby Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:04:05 +0000 http://www.sfwa.org/?p=4594#comment-873 Mary, I have 3 of young Master Ridyard's stories sitting in my 'rejected' file from my current editorial gig at Midnight Echo. Want me to forward them to you for archiving/investigation/research purposes? I've not turned up possible plagiarism or original stories on this batch as yet, but a)I've not had much of a chance due to work and b) I doubt I have the resources of you fine folk, and I figure the original authors of any works plagiarised would appreciate the heads up. Cheers, Lee Mary, I have 3 of young Master Ridyard’s stories sitting in my ‘rejected’ file from my current editorial gig at Midnight Echo. Want me to forward them to you for archiving/investigation/research purposes? I’ve not turned up possible plagiarism or original stories on this batch as yet, but a)I’ve not had much of a chance due to work and b) I doubt I have the resources of you fine folk, and I figure the original authors of any works plagiarised would appreciate the heads up.

Cheers,

Lee

]]> By: Mary Robinette Kowal http://www.sfwa.org/2009/10/editors-check-your-slushpiles-theres-a-plagiarist-afoot/comment-page-1/#comment-869 Mary Robinette Kowal Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:46:21 +0000 http://www.sfwa.org/?p=4594#comment-869 They were all by-lined "Richard Ridyard" or possibly R.M. Valentine. The magazines which published his submissions online have already responded and pulled them down. Primarily we wanted to warn editors who might still have submissions from him sitting in their slush piles. They were all by-lined “Richard Ridyard” or possibly R.M. Valentine. The magazines which published his submissions online have already responded and pulled them down.

Primarily we wanted to warn editors who might still have submissions from him sitting in their slush piles.

]]> By: Gene Stewart http://www.sfwa.org/2009/10/editors-check-your-slushpiles-theres-a-plagiarist-afoot/comment-page-1/#comment-868 Gene Stewart Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:06:54 +0000 http://www.sfwa.org/?p=4594#comment-868 Collating the contact information on these mss. will lead to the perpetrator(s), unless the point was not to be paid. Were they all by-lined "Richard Ridyard"? A Google search gave me this page of links, including a Facebook and Myspace, and various story credits: http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=Richard+Ridyard&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 Is anyone tracking this down, or is this just a general warning to editors? A central reporting file should be established here at SFWA. Collating the contact information on these mss. will lead to the perpetrator(s), unless the point was not to be paid.

Were they all by-lined “Richard Ridyard”?

A Google search gave me this page of links, including a Facebook and Myspace, and various story credits: http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=Richard+Ridyard&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

Is anyone tracking this down, or is this just a general warning to editors? A central reporting file should be established here at SFWA.

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