To my Followers...
I have solved my plagiarism issue. And I have done my time.
To Steemians.
Be very careful when writing articles. Make sure you wrote the words because you will be the one who suffers the consequence of the words you post.
My Learning Experience.
My learning experience here started in June 2016 when I joined a tiny community of people.
We were all learning as we went, and watched the community shape around us.
But I had stopped writing as much myself, I had been mostly busy learning to create and edit videos for my YouTube channel, so I had an Idea.
I decided to turn to fiverr to get my video scripts written for me, and post some of the more article like pieces of work I payed for, since I was creating videos at a loss.
This is when I thought had met a good partner of Fiverr, me and her build a good relationship, until, the day that changed my online presence here on Steemit for months.
I had been blacklisted by cheetah.
I had been Banned from the community that I had been exited about, and telling people about. I had been labelled all sorts of nasty things, all because of the article I had payed to have written.
Right there, I knew what I had been the victim of. Why did I not see the possibility that the work I had bee paying for, was stolen from someone, and somewhere else.
That my new friend had betrayed me. And that my rules of never trusting anyone were broken, and I was shown again the importance of always being cautious, especially when money is involved.
I remember a quote that mad a lot of sense to me when I heard it.
It goes something like...
Trust is an illusion, It does not exist. The only thing that keeps someone faithful, is the fact that they still want or need something from you.
The Solution
I know that I had to take responsibility for what I could have done better. Finding a service that checks work for plagiarizing. Written everything myself, or Ding my own research.
But I felt an anxiety. I felt like running away. From the embarrassment, from the confrontation, and from doing anything about the situation I found myself in.
I waited for months, and keep from facing my issue here on Steemit. I got into a cycle of self pity, f depression, and fear.
My brother that I had brought here to Steemit, was maybe the only reason I came back. Having people who care about your success, and people who ask you if you have done what you need to.
So I finally contacted support vi SteemitChat, and they were actually very helpful. I guess I was not the only one, and there is a process we all needed to go through to get our accounts off of the black list.
I read a summary of the rules of the Steemit community, plagiarism, and theft.
What I have learned
I am here to tell you today, what you can do if the same happens to you. Learn from me, that it is not the end of the world. You will come out stronger on the other side.
I have had a lesson in doing what needs to be done, facing our fears, and why it is not helpful to procrastinate.
I have also earned how valuable the Steemit community, or any community is. And how being a part of one is not aright, but a privilege.