"Sure I stole your article . . ."

#1

"Sure I stole your article . . ."

Posted: 11/4/10 at 3:25pm

". . . but you should compensate me."

Can this be for real? The editor of "Cooks Source" seems to have lifted an entire article from a blog and published it in the magazine--then claimed to be entitled to payment from the author who objected.
Shouldn't that be "Crooks Source"?

#2

'Sure I stole your article . . .'

Posted: 11/4/10 at 3:29pm

Does Virginia Thomas run that magazine?

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#3

'Sure I stole your article . . .'

Posted: 11/4/10 at 3:31pm

But honestly Monica, the web is considered "public domain"

Umm, no, actually, it is not.

#4

'Sure I stole your article . . .'

Posted: 11/4/10 at 3:33pm

^ Oh, Judith: there should be a comma before "Monica" in that sentence.

Please remit $75.

#5

'Sure I stole your article . . .'

Posted: 11/4/10 at 4:09pm

The good news is they have a lot of new Facebook friends.
How long till this disappears like their web site?

#6

'Sure I stole your article . . .'

Posted: 11/4/10 at 4:15pm

The fake Twitter feed is pretty funny, too!

http://twitter.com/cookssource

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And no one grew into anything new, we just became the worst of what we were."

#7

'Sure I stole your article . . .'

Posted: 11/4/10 at 4:45pm

unbelievable!

I love the FB comments. Have they responded to any of this yet?

#8

'Sure I stole your article . . .'

Posted: 11/4/10 at 5:24pm

So does this lady have a chance at a lawsuit? I would think the editor would be fired and they would be offering a settlement at this point.

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#9

'Sure I stole your article . . .'

Posted: 11/4/10 at 6:00pm

Annnd another Twitter feed

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"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.” ~ Muhammad Ali

#10

'Sure I stole your article . . .'

Posted: 11/4/10 at 6:00pm

Good thing I didn't have much to do this afternoon. The Facebook page alone would be enough, but throw in the faux Twitter accounts and I'm getting NOTHING done.

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And no one grew into anything new, we just became the worst of what we were."

Updated On: 11/5/10 at 06:00 PM

#11

'Sure I stole your article . . .'

Posted: 11/5/10 at 10:55am

I can't stop reading the FB page.

#12

'Sure I stole your article . . .'

Posted: 11/5/10 at 11:01am

Judith G (or someone claiming to be her--and lord knows this "apology" sounds much like the other one) posted this on Facebook:

"Hi Folks!

"Well, here I am with egg on my face! I did apologise to Monica via email, but aparently it wasnt enough for her. To all of you, thank you for your interest in Cooks Source and Again, to Monica, I am sorry -- my bad!

"You did find a way to get your 'pound of flesh...' we used to have 110 "friends," we now have 1,870... wow!"

I hope she cooks better than she apologizes

#13

'Sure I stole your article . . .'

Posted: 11/5/10 at 11:05am

Someone in response to the above asked Judith whom she stole the egg from.

Wish I'd thought of that.

#14

'Sure I stole your article . . .'

Posted: 11/5/10 at 11:58am

Good Gravy! This Story Made Salon.com!

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"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.” ~ Muhammad Ali

#15

'Sure I stole your article . . .'

Posted: 11/5/10 at 12:23pm

She hasn't issued a response, but there is a new Cooks Source Facebook page. "a new page as the last one was hacked" [sic]


I don't think she knows what hacked means.

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And no one grew into anything new, we just became the worst of what we were."

#16

'Sure I stole your article . . .'

Posted: 11/5/10 at 12:43pm

The Twitter feed is priceless:

"What a day! Now: Cabernet Franc and the new Sting album."

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"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.” ~ Muhammad Ali

#17

'Sure I stole your article . . .'

Posted: 11/6/10 at 10:35am

A video someone posted on the FB page. It runs too long but it's funny

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC-tVHLM99w

#18

'Sure I stole your article . . .'

Posted: 11/9/10 at 1:07pm

There's a statement up on their website now, and it's on par with the rest of her behavior.

http://cookssource.com/

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And no one grew into anything new, we just became the worst of what we were."

#19

'Sure I stole your article . . .'

Posted: 11/9/10 at 1:10pm

Their inclusion of Cooks Source issues and photos is used without our knowledge or consent.

I love that that sentence is in the FIRST paragraph!

#20

'Sure I stole your article . . .'

Posted: 11/9/10 at 1:19pm

There is SO MUCH crazy on that one, tiny-fonted page.

#21

'Sure I stole your article . . .'

Posted: 11/9/10 at 1:24pm

What really gets me is this part -

"The email and Facebook abuse of our advertisers is the prime example: it is hurtful to people who are innocent of this issue, and can ill-afford the abuse -- either emotionally or financially. Small business owners are being bombarded with hate mail, and distasteful messages because someone downloaded their contact information on these bogus sites. These small business owners work very hard to keep their businesses going in a bad economy. We respectfully request this harassment be stopped immediately."

The advertisers jumped ship early Thursday, and many of the very people posting on the main page worked to help the advertisers recover anything they lost in buying advertisements in the magazine as well as making donations to a local food bank. But I guess it's as factual a statement as anything else in that magazine.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/topic.php?uid=196994196748&topic=23276

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And no one grew into anything new, we just became the worst of what we were."

#22

'Sure I stole your article . . .'

Posted: 11/9/10 at 1:26pm

Also, I like the implied conspiracy about trying to get the Facebook number.

#23

'Sure I stole your article . . .'

Posted: 11/9/10 at 1:30pm

The misuse of Facebook discussed above also applies to Ms. Gaudio: she did what she felt was the right thing, and doesn’t deserve this kind of treatment, either

What treatment is she talking about? Complete support of EVERYONE?

#24

'Sure I stole your article . . .'

Posted: 11/9/10 at 1:54pm

It's also amusing that, for all Griggs's claims of having made Gaudio's article better through her editing of it, this statement frequently comes close to being incomprehensible.

#25

'Sure I stole your article . . .'

Posted: 11/9/10 at 2:23pm

However: Cooks Source can not vouch for all the writers we have used in the past, and in the future can only check to a certain extent.

...oh, THAT'S going to end well.