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I'm totally with Murtaza on this one. Even my blog post for the Office 365 contest was blatantly 'lifted' by a guy with just a couple of sentences shuffled around and 1-2 paras added to give it some authenticity.

I'm surprised why doesn't IndiBlogger run entries through Copyscape or other such software? Also, what's with this publishing of entries before the deadline? Why can't they just keep receiving entries and publish them 24 hours after the contest is over. In any case, IndiVotes don't matter right?

@Nishant: IndiBlogger team should come up with proper anti-plagiarsim guidelines. I was reading one of the articles on the web wherein someone from the Indiblogger team was questioned about plagiarsim. His reply was the issues concerning plagiarsim are usually sorted out on the forums. But, I still feel that it's not good enough. After all, it's virtually impossible to keep a track of plagiarsim for an individual blogger. Indiblogger team on the other hand can do it easily using anti-plagiarsim softwares, etc. Also, one cannot fight over every second post... if we have proper guidelines in place, bloggers would be more aware (especially the ones who have been indulging in questionable practices).   

Even my blog post for the Office 365 contest....

Did that other post win ? Was the other entry removed from the list of submissions? Mail the IndiTeam - they will sort it out.

I'm surprised why doesn't IndiBlogger run entries through Copyscape or other such software? 

I don't know if IB already does it or not but using it to check copied articles is not that easy a task.

Also, what's with this publishing of entries before the deadline? 

Displaying the entries before the end of the contest gives the sponsors more exposure. However, for the last few contests - WeChat and IndiChange, contest entries are being displayed only after the close of the contest. However, this doesn't not mean that one would not be able to access the entries. Google 'WeChat IndiBlogger' and a majority of the entries show up.

I hope you're all acquainted with my characters :)

I've published my entry guys. Stop by and have a look :)

friends.. I haven't even started with the post :(  have been busy shifting places and all. One query, I'm still unclear of what they are looking for .. Do we have to choose 5 or more characters and just explain to them why we'd chat with them, and also what we will chat about? Or can we post an imaginary  illustration of a group chat with all those specific members included ? 

Keep thinking as to what we are supposed to write about and you will miss the contest. 

Write whatever you want. 

dude, i'm not thinking if to start or not... i'm just having a doubt as to what exactly they are looking for .. 

is it compulsory to have a group chat?  individual chatting  allowed?

The contest page says

If you could connect with 5 or more people in a WeChat group

So, I think it is a group chat. 

But more than following the rules, creativity is what the judges look for most of the time ( not always ) ! 

Of xourse the old one Shashank!

Did that other post win ? Was the other entry removed from the list of submissions? Mail the IndiTeam - they will sort it out.

I'm not sure whether they have even declared winner for Office365 contest. That's why I asked it on the other thread. I haven't got any mail either that winners have been announced. 

Are you talking about the Office 365 contest with Nokia lumias as the prizes? If yes, the results have been declared. Check the 'Winners' tab on this page.

Google 'WeChat IndiBlogger' and a majority of the entries show up.

@Ranjith: does it work if we revert our post to draft after submitting to the contest and publish again on the deadline date??? Hope that doesn't sound funny

It sounds funny and clever too. 

Yes, you can do it but make sure that the URL you submitted and the final URL of your blog post are the same and don't forget to publish it on the deadline date.

i hope URL shouldn't change, unless there is no editing in the post title and the published date remains same... And how is that you copy the comment from previous conversation here in the forum... I just copied and pasted but it came in the same format...

Copy the comment, select it and apply 'BlockQuote' formatting.

Oh thanks, and congrats for the Appollo win...

*Apollo

Are you talking about the Office 365 contest with Nokia lumias as the prizes? If yes, the results have been declared. Check the 'Winners' tab on this page.

Err, was there any other Office365 contest as well?  I'm specifically talking bout the ‘My Dream Business with Office 365’ contest. There were no Office 365 subscriptions in it, only Lumias.

I guess IB parallely ran a #MeetOffice365 contest as well?

The Office 365 subscriptions were extra prizes.

Hiii to all my Sisters and Brothers of Indiblogger...! I have Written my Blog Post with all my heart and Lots of Emotion...! Hoping that it would help in 'WeChat' Promotion  and that it would make me the winner of the contest...And Hey...Im sure my Blog would win all your hearts...Get Ready 

Best wishes dude

@Shashank and @renie - The domain shocky.tk is not loading on Firefox as well as Crome. Showing HTTP ERROR 500, which is an internal server error, I mean, this error is not from client side.

But I think - The probable reason may be attempted (by client) "Multiple Redirection" from old to new web-address. That's why the browsers are unable to complete the request (loop of multiple server requests).

Conclusion: Although it's a server-side problem, it's created by the client. To solve this problem you have to contact your service provider. But their response is always delayed because .tk domains are FREE.

Akash (SEOHour).

Decided to make the move to their paid servers because the low capacity free server kept going down. It took a while for worldwide DNS update to occur and that's why you were receiving the 500 Error.

Please try going to the url now... and let me know if you still have trouble accessing it.

Thank you.

Shashank, I'm able to access your website now. 

Hi Shashank! You have a great website. I can access it now

Thanx guys...

The nightmare finally ends. Website back and healthy again. 

 @Kakollusuresh, this sounds like self promotion to me. :)

self promotions cant make someone a winner of such contest na...!

Hi,

I just posted my entry to the WeChat contest but it is not visible in My posts tab. Anybody facing a similar problem?

It will only be visible on the 15th of June after 11:59pm.

It's not a problem.

@Shashank Thank you! :)

we need to give that youtube link only or wechat site link as well in the post?

You have to give only one link, that is "WeChat's YouTube Channel."

@Ranjith, Renie

I was reading the discussions regarding pliagarism in this thread. I submitted my entry for the Colgate Moral of the Story contest on the 13th May. The  contest closed on 5th June. I notice that my idea has been copied by two bloggers.  I suggest that Indiblogger should give credence to the blogger who posted it first. I know, it is not easy to make out who copied whom, but there has to be a way. So for WeChat, I am waiting for the last moment to upload my post.

Contact the IndiTeam using this link. Clearly mention who those other two bloggers are along with a link to their entries.

Posting such issues on the forum may not help much as Renie might miss these replies.

I want to share my experience here with all of you. I wrote an article for the Apollo contest and after submitting it, I saw an almost same post submitted by another blogger. I was shocked how could this be possible? I never went through the submitted posts before that!!

Alka this type of thing happens. Thats why I submit my post at last moment. Then there isnt any risk of sabotagee.

But now they started early bird indi pattani prize scheme. GOD KNOWS whst strategy to comeup with now.

saw your post just to confirm it is not by any weird chance matching mine  relieved. By the way superb post and great fan following there. Congo's. 

Those are weird coincidences sayantini. They happen. But rarely.

Thank you  @ Rio De La Sciocco

Mention not sir g

is usage of hindi allowed?

As the page mentions nothing about language, you can write in Hindi also.

Hmmmm....

Just posted mine and well, just saw another blog with an idea pretty similar to mine, though different in execution.  Since I posted mine just now only, there ain't no room for plaigarism.  Maybe, just maybe, there really is coincidence.

Or that, great minds truly think alike! :)

Hope that the other person doesn't post a reply here saying that you have copied his/her idea ( and not the post ) 

This is the first contest where too many people are complaining about idea being copied. 

Raj , weird, and god knows I haven't read anybodies entry yet. Hope mine doesn't show any similarities to anybody.  I know you are a great writer and cannot plagiarise. 

I went to your blog just to see your post out of concern  Nothing like mine, but a brilliant effort! How many days did you take to do that post?

Hahaha Ranjith.. damn, that's true.. wow, never thought about that angle.. but ya, it s possible cos she posted hers first :)

@Rio, thank u so very much for ur very kind words Pramodji.. long time, na? :).. btw, there's a saying "Good artists borrow, the great ones plaigarize", so trust me, I'm not great yet! :D

@ Rahul, thanks for going thru my post.. ya man.. it took me a week n a half to get the idea, to cook up the story, to get the dialogues and to finally put it all together.. a few long nights, a lotta daru n a very pissed wife - but kinda like the outcome of it all now  :)