Is reposting your blog articles on another site considered plagiarizing yourself?

SupaKoopaTroopaSupaKoopaTroopa
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I joined 2 gaming websites. One I have a blog on for about a year, and the other is brand new.



I want to post my old articles on the new site's blog page.





Well I made an edit to their wiki page, and they told me I plagerized myself because I copied parts of an article from my own blog.



So would reposting my blog on their site also be plagerizing? Does the sites own the content I post on my blog?

Comments

  • SegertarSegertar


    Plagiarism: the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work, as by not crediting the author.


    I don't think it is possible to plagiarize yourself. Just cite yourself in the wiki, and problem solved.

  • thesubcon3thesubcon3
    This is kind of my area of expertise as it's what I do for a living.



    Key word being "yours" aka it's your intellectual property so you can choose where and when you use it, unless you signed a nondisclosure form where you posted it originally. Since it is your own blog I think you are fine.



    The way you can get around this is to source/site your old blog. So at the end of your article, put some like "Originally posted @ yourblog.com" or my favorite "Heavily modified from yourblog.com". This is how many press gaming sites like Kotaku and Examiner get around the whole thing as it is essentially free advertisement.
  • SupaKoopaTroopaSupaKoopaTroopa
    They rejected my edit and told me it was my first and final warning.
  • SupaKoopaTroopaSupaKoopaTroopa
    Maybe they think I will sue them for my article being on their site if its also on my blog.
  • That Old Au GuyThat Old Au Guy
    Tell them that you are not plagiarizing as that is impossible for it to happen as you are the same author and your intellectual property can be used in whatever way you wish it to be used. If they will still doubt you, try contacting them from the other site's account.
  • SupaKoopaTroopaSupaKoopaTroopa
    Basically I just wrote an article for a game they didn't have info on yet. So they threaten me with a ban for using my own material.

    It doesn't matter. I don't really want to waste my time writing wikis for free so their site owners can profit off all it's users efforts.
  • That Old Au GuyThat Old Au Guy
    Then don't. Leave and live happily.
  • cradelitcradelit
    yeah why are you posting at all if you don't like the idea of the site and don't want to contribute to it? lol
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