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ash48 ([personal profile] ash48) wrote2015-01-17 08:10 pm
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*head scratch*

I really don't know what to make of this. I found out today (via a heads up from a flistie <3) that a person that I have been following (though not intently) is not only a fake but a serial LJ plagiarist and sock. It weirds be out because if this is true this person had created a very elaborate back story of his life. The person is [livejournal.com profile] micamonroe and it seems that some of you are already aware of this person - and the allegations that he's stolen stories and art.

I read a story of his (maybe his?) quite a few years ago. It was interesting to me because he claimed it was based on his own life experience. And I believed him.

But it seems it's all false. Well, according to this post (and the many links providing evidence).

His death was announced in a post recently (there's no point me linking it as it's friends locked) and of course many left condolences. He's also claimed to have been abused and has even been in a coma.

I have no idea what's truth or not. It's pretty damn sad if it's all been fake because - holy crap! Why?!!? Just to gather comments and gain sympathy? How sad a person must you been to create such an elaborate "other" life. His stories get A LOT of comments. I'm not sure how I missed the news that he's not who he claims to be.

Anyway. I'm not losing sleep over it. It's just freaking weird.

[identity profile] ash48.livejournal.com 2015-01-18 06:12 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I can't help but feel that a person who has to do this must be really struggling in real life. I know there's also people who do this stuff to eventually elicit money out of people. This doesn't seem like that - as far as I know there's been not request for funds. I think it's just a need to be loved and cared for. But it's no excuse for stealing fan works. That draws a rather unsympathetic line for me. I would hate to think all those stories "he's" written have been stolen. They were very popular (and credit should have been going to someone else if that was the case).
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[personal profile] angels_trap 2015-01-20 11:12 am (UTC)(link)
"as far as I know there's been not request for funds"
Actually there was a "Mica support" comm where some fund raising discussion was going on (not sure, it was a closed comm and I wasn't a member) but as soon as the comm creator (an actual LJ user with a big heart) found out about Sockboy, they confronted him (apparently "he" either didn't react or got agressive) she deleted the comm (she's still dealing with being lied to for years).

In my comm you will find screencaps of some of the stolen fics (there are hundreds of them and sadly I am only one and am not able to check them all - that's why I posted guidelines so anybody can check on their own).