The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing… Edmund Burke

I had a chance encounter with Pastor Paul Adefarasin at Elegushi, Lekki area of Lagos state last week on my way to work. The Senior Pastor of House on the Rock helped in no small measure to ease the traffic flow along that route. I was quite impressed hence I took some pictures and wrote a short post on Facebook to commend him.



The post generated tremendous interest on the social media, in line with the primary motive of encouraging people to imbibe good leadership skills and to always add value to society. However, in total contrast to the spirit of the message, some bloggers rather chose to seize the moment to commit atrocious acts.

A Google search and analysis revealed the depth of this bizarre act. One of the culprits is the blogger, Linda Ikeji, who is generally alleged to have a notoriety for plagiarism. Words could barely convey my feelings of disappointment on seeing the watermark and seal ‘Linda Ikeji’s Blog’ appended to the pictures I took, which I have copyrights on and which were lifted straight off my Facebook page! There was hardly a blog that didn’t latch on to the story in varying degrees. Stella Dimoko-korkus also partook in this. It appears that some bloggers resort to pathetic means to drive traffic to their sites. A number of them lifted my accompanying Facebook posts verbatim and also posted this on their blogs, while taking full ownership of the materials by draping their seals on the entire material. Isn’t it obvious we’re dealing with people of compromised integrity? It is bad enough to take a screenshot of my pictures, but even worse to copy the accompanying post, and publish both passed on as content thats original to them.I have nothing against blogging and I have benefitted from some wonderful blogs over the years. Furthermore, I blog @ www.kunleolabode.com, although the post in question was largely on my Facebook page, and wasn’t uploaded to my website. One of the bloggers also found his/her way to Nairaland to upload a screenshot of my Facebook post as well. Another blogger gave me credit for the post but erred in the appendage on the pictures. This is certainly wrong!



How did we get to this sorry pass as a nation? A country and people that do not place a high premium on intellectual work are heading for the dunghill. The phenomenon of instant gratification, without painstaking effort, is distorting lives and eroding values among the youth. It’s quite easy for my generation to cry about a lack of opportunities and blame the political elite for the decades of rot in our system, however the truth must be told that there is a lot of irresponsible behaviour among so many these days and in this clime which inhibits the sort of progress enjoyed by earlier generations.

Although, the EFCC is battling with fraud of immense proportions by ‘419ers’ and corrupt politicians, yet there is the need for us as a nation to pay closer scrutiny to the activities of some of the young men and women who nowadays have found a new line of vocation in blogging. The unfortunate thing about this group is the modus operandi employed to achieve their objectives: I’m not certain it’s just the conventional Get-Rich-Quick-Syndrome, and I sincerely believe it’s partly due to the lack of purpose and direction on the part of some. How does one explain the situation of a young man in the most productive season of his life prowling the internet for ‘just any content’ that will drive traffic to his site?




I am not certain there is a lot of knowledge or enlightenment on the subject of plagiarism and its consequences in Nigeria, otherwise it wouldn’t thrive in this manner. It is not out of place to want to upload all sorts of “interesting” content to your blog, but when you have not originally generated this content, at least kindly seek the permission of the author/owner of such, or give credit to its source in your publication. It is time for a common sense revolution in this country; I have watched, with delight, interviews with bloggers from different parts of the world on foreign media outlets. You can blog with distinction through original value driven content, and be successful. If you’re not sure of God’s purpose for your life, please seek Him out and ask; blogging is not for everyone.

This is the time for people to lend their voices towards the destruction of this cancerous outgrowth in society.



Regards,

Kunle Olabode

Hmm op that write up to long o ,but I get ya point I feel it mehn,there's nothing like creativity if only people could realize that not everyone was made to get rich following one path,cos your neighbor got rich doing something doesn't mean you'll succeed when you venture into it,you've got not talent or training in the field just that you saw or heard people getting rich from it....well if it's your passion why not hire someone who is good or have the talent, like for example you love music but cannot sing why not create a record label and sign talented artistes and make money off them,or you love writing but can't write? You hire creative writers for your blog,Henry Ford and Steve Jobs are top inventors who hired a team to convert their"passion" into reality and wealth, just my opinion... Op I feel ya and I gat ya bro...nice!

Copy and paste

[quote author=ElDaIllest post=43577383]Hmm op that write up to long o ,but I get ya point...
Harrison Ford and Steve Jobs are top inventors who hired a team to convert their"passion" into reality and wealth...

First, "Until we can groom a generation of READERS, Africa is not anywhere near getting d elusive Leadership we so much need.
Secondly, no disrespect but it is not Harrison Ford (Actor) but Henry Ford (Ford foundation)

Quite surprised that Linda Ikeji could copy and paste and place her signature on pix she has not acknowledged nor buy off the original owner. Hmmnnn.
One can be begin to doubt all other proprietal claims on trending news on her blogs. High I stop patronising such blogs.

[quote author=Totalman1 post=43578680][/quote]sorry Henry Ford ,chai

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Until we begin to call "a spade" its name, we will continue to use it for d wrong reason uses.
And until we begin to take CONCRETE ACTIONS in tackling personal and group challenges, we will remain spectators in d unfolding global 'Dramas'...

mrchuckz:
Quite surprised that Linda Ikeji could copy and paste and place her signature on pix she has not acknowledged nor buy off the original owner. Hmmnnn.
One can be begin to doubt all other proprietal claims on trending news on her blogs. High I stop patronising such blogs.

U see... That exactly is d point I'm trying to make: Even if d person who sent dat post does not feel compelled to; someone must pay d price for 'taking d RIGHT ACTION' by being soon.
I believe WORDS (dat make sense) should lead to a precise, constructive ACTION.
...when such precedence are set, then gradually, d we will get d 'Naija' we de-serve.

Laughing in swahili... King of plagiarism world wide is Azeez makinde of Naija/loade/d.com.ng.. The guy sabii steal president of control c ctrl v crew... Them Sabi lift....

Chaii oga seun Don even ban makinde link.. So you Sabi this Bros wella

Lalasticlala and Seun if you can move this to front page he go sweet me...

Nawaooo

Amastermovic:
Laughing in swahili... King of plagiarism world wide is Azeez makinde of Naija/loade/d.com.ng.. The guy sabii steal president of control c ctrl v crew... Them Sabi lift....

Chaii oga seun Don even ban makinde link.. So you Sabi this Bros wella

Lalasticlala and Seun if you can move this to front page he go sweet me...

mehn that guy can copy o!

wondering where and how they get stories daily cos am considering blogging tho not get rich level she,had a blogger friend who is a member of news agency of Nigeria probably na them they mk all of them get same news.

tonyx4x44:





mehn that guy can copy o!

Lolzz u recognize am die... Badoo of copy copy na him d guy be... Na who ask am to move from forum to blog when he gat nothing to offer..

Ademat7:
wondering where and how they get stories daily cos am considering blogging tho not get rich level she,had a blogger friend who is a member of news agency of Nigeria probably na them they mk all of them get same news.

Hmm.. You can make news from great source daily.. Listen to ur radio station.. Follow vital and relevant handle.. Always stay online from there u will stay updated at least for you to b able to write Quality content but you can go into other niche which is different from making news and recycling stories online... Ask me more and I will explain in details here not referring you to any blog or whatsapp...

lalasticlala, I feel this is fp worthy.

1. Are you sure you are the first to post it, and what are your envidence
2. Do you want them to remove the post and they refused, have you contacted them
3. Let us know what the issue is, we can hlp you out, even if it is to contact google, we will assist you to make our copy cat people turn away from their bad attitude.

kunleolab:
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing… Edmund Burke

I had a chance encounter with Pastor Paul Adefarasin at Elegushi, Lekki area of Lagos state last week on my way to work. The Senior Pastor of House on the Rock helped in no small measure to ease the traffic flow along that route. I was quite impressed hence I took some pictures and wrote a short post on Facebook to commend him.



The post generated tremendous interest on the social media- the primary motive was to encourage people to imbibe good leadership skills and add value in life. However, in total contrast to the spirit of the message- some marauders parading themselves as bloggers seized the moment to commit some atrocious and criminal acts in an unprecedented scale.

A Google search and analysis revealed the depth of this bizarre act. One of the culprits is Linda Ikeji whose notoriety and reputation for plagiarism is legendary. Words can’t convey the feelings when I saw the appendage ‘Lindaikeji’s Blog’ on the pictures lifted from my Facebook page.



Did Linda send her photographers to the scene or she captured them herself? There was hardly a blog that didn’t latch onto the story in varying degrees. Stella Dimoko-korkus also partook in the folly.



Some bloggers resort to pathetic means to drive traffic to their sites. A number of them lifted the accompanying Facebook posts verbatim and posted it on their blogs taking full ownership. Isn’t it obvious we’re dealing with people of low intellectual standing? It is bad enough to take a screenshot of my pictures, it is worse to copy the accompanying post.



I have nothing against blogging, I have benefitted from some wonderful blogs over the years. Furthermore, I blog @ www.kunleolabode.com – I will like to state here categorically that the post in question wasn’t uploaded to my website. It didn’t cross my mind for a second; furthermore as I stated earlier, the goal was to commend the act and encourage people to add value in life. One of the bloggers also found his/her way to nairaland to upload a screenshot of my Facebook post as well.

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There was a blogger who gave me credit for the posts but erred by the appendage on the pictures. It is wrong!


How did we get here as a nation? A nation that doesn’t place a high premium on intellectual works is heading for the dunghill. Instant Gratification is destroying lives and eroding creativity amongst the youths. It’s quite easy for my generation to cry for lack of opportunities and blame the political elites who have been part of our consciousness for decades. However the truth must be told- there are a lot of irresponsible behavior amongst so many in this day and clime that inhibits the type of progression enjoyed by some of our founding fathers.

The EFCC is battling with fraud of immense proportions by ‘419ers and the Dasukis’; there is a need for us as a nation to pay more attention to some of the young men and women who have found a new line of work called ‘blogging’. The unfortunate thing about this group is the modus operandi employed to achieve their subtle objectives. I am not certain it’s just the conventional Get-Rich-Quick-Syndrome; I sincerely believe it’s partly due to lack of purpose and direction on the part of some. How does one explain the tale of a young man in the most productive season of his life prowling the internet for ‘just any content’ that will drive traffic to his site?

I am not certain there is a lot of knowledge or enlightenment on the subject of plagiarism and the consequences in this country; else it wouldn’t thrive in this manner. There is no crime in uploading contents to your blog, you could kindly seek the permission of the author or give credit to the source of the publication. It is time for common sense revolution in this country; I have watched with delight interviews with bloggers in different parts of the world on foreign media outlets. You can blog with distinction with value driven contents and be successful. If you’re not sure of what God has called you to do, please ask him-blogging is not for everyone.

This is the time for everyone to lend their voices to destroy this cancerous growth. If you feel you’re immune, permit me to cite the legendary words of Pastor Martin Niemöller: “First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out, because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out, because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out, because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.”

Regards,

Kunle Olabode
www.kunleolabode.com