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Message board > To downloaders ...:o(
To downloaders ...:o(

stexstme
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To downloaders ...:o(
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OK...Here she goes again!
Could some people here stop downloading stolen ws - esp Vanda �s - when the only comments there say it is stolen ??!!! If you are dying for Vanda �s wonderful contributions  , go to her blog; she offers them for free...But, please, respect her work!
I �m off before going mad... again...
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15 Feb 2010
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eng789
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They are dying for her "points" not her wss. : ( |
15 Feb 2010
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Yulia Mo
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It �s weird those people think nobody will notice as Vanda �s work is so easily recognized. May be one day it will stop, but if it doesn �t, it �s not really hard for us to spot those cheaters, isn �t it?
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15 Feb 2010
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Carla Horne
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Dear Yulia Mo, eng 789, and Stexstme2,
I, too, am beside myself. Aren �t we teachers? Could the point system be too addictive? Could there be another way? A member yesterday said, "We all steal." I do not want to be put in that category. I really don �t understand what is going on here. 
Carla
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15 Feb 2010
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stexstme
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Yes Yulia,
But what really makes me sad is that people do not care, & keep downloading stolen ws...I know it sometimes happen when you do not read the comments, but in most cases people actually know! ( Otherwise there would be more comments)
I have known for long some upload stolen contributions, but this is not my point : I feel so sad with the downloaders...
I �ve really bothered people so much with it - & the thank yous - ...  I apologize to �older � members for not having changed - that much. 
I �m really off now ;o)
A dinosaur.
edit : @Carla & Philip, we posted at the same time - ooops...
I know there will always be people bla bla : I JUST cannot get used to it, & like Carla, I think it is just sooooo wrong...
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15 Feb 2010
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PhilipR
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When you click on the link �Download this printable �, ALL of the comments are invisible. I don �t think all downloaders should be accused of knowingly downloading stolen wss. Then again, some will download no matter what.
Don �t worry, that �s life... Cheer up and don �t get your knickers in a twist - you might get high blood pressure! 
To Carla: There is an other way. Let everyone download whatever they want without needing any points. This will immediately stop all the stealing and uploading of copied materials. I�m not sure if it�s a better way though.
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15 Feb 2010
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stexstme
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Philip,
What cheers me up is that I keep learning English here! As soon as I have checked � get your knickers in a twist �, I �ll thank you. He! He!
Keep posting! ( My next ws might have several pages!  )
Re-signing (!) : A dinosaur.
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15 Feb 2010
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ohermann
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PhilipR,
I�m afraid I can�t agree with you about the comment on Carla. At this web page you can choose and download hundreds of thousands useful material. There must be a selection between better and worse wks through the "pointing system" (maybe it could be a little bit alterated). It also helps, firstly, the contributors to improve their own wks, and, secondly, to become a true member of the ESLteachers family (students usually do not create wks) . If there was not a pointing system, the web page would be ruined and destroyed by cheaters and the quality would go down soon. Moreover, everybody here puts a lot of effort, time and skill to create them, why anybody could come here and steel our effort, time and enthusiasm. No one who has ever created any wks, will steal anyone�s wks and strut in borrowed plumes. I am persuaded that those less fortunate here (who hasn�t got any points yet) can contact the creator(s) of their loved wks and ask them to send the wks to their email address. 
And BTW, Philip, you got the idea how to improve the quality of the contributions here. You made wonderful teaching aids to understand the process of creating useful and attractive wks. Thanks a bunch for that! |
15 Feb 2010
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