EHow.com, Author's Name Is Veryirie's eHow Plagiarism - Trademark - Patent Violation Internet Only Internet

I will try to report what I know here. This is funny because Very is always trying to complain about her work being taken on the forums at eHow. She is one of the people that they talk to. You can tell that they do take some information. Then now she is arguing about it.

Their checker had picked up that I had taken something when as a matter of fact it had been taken from me and was being used by another country. That didn't stop them they just accused me of taking it. I got to write in but they didn't pay attn to that either. It was obvious it was taken since it still had the eHow how to marks on it. It was finally resolved because I wrote in but not very easily. I admit that when I first started I didn't understand what was going on but that one was all my own. I thought if you changed something you could put it on.

But most of their things you can tell were taken from somewhere else. They just call it researching. The researching usually takes the form of finding it on the Internet. It is just funny because they keep trying to act as if they are great writers. You know that one writing about borax or something with all the technical terms has it from somewhere.

The sad part is when they have decided to do it themselves and it is instructions to something like a flea collar and they have done it wrong. Then it could actually hurt the dog but still paying no attn probably. I had to look at it when someone of their little goody goodies tried to post it as being a good article.

I know from my own experience that Rich is rude and unprofessional and childish. They have their favorites and talk to them on the forum. See how he likes another forum saying something about them.

I noticed the Just Ducky article and video they had from Disney family site on the Internet family fun is just one. It was taken right off from them. I flagged it and nothing was done. It is mainly just mistakes but is that all I wonder now. I also told Disney but so far they have done nothing about it.

Then their "editors" are deciding what else stays on the site so it is just terrible and I am stopping it. It is just a waste of time.

That is not the end. They have been rude about taking others off the site.

We would like to state that eHow.com has a strict policy against plagiarism. Our plagiarism checker is quite effective in finding violators and we have zero tolerance for such any member who have plagiarized an article. Accounts are immediately closed once someone is found plagiarizing. Even in the process of writing an article, a user must agree to not have plagiarized an article.

I have read this report and the rebuttal, as well as the article in question.

To accuse this eHow writer of plagarism is as riduculous as accusing someone who writes about sewing their own blue jeans of ripping off Levi Strauss.

I am new to the Ripoff Report, and it seems like a useful consumer site. Unfortunately, this particular report discredits the site, and reflects poorly on the many valid reports and reporters on the site.

I forgot to address the following portion of the accuser's report:

"In all fairness to the manufacturer and the consumers who have purchased this item, I recommend the eHow article be removed or the manufacturer be named as a source of information."

Well, Janice, here's the deal on this. eHow's Terms of Use does not allow any form of spamming in the published articles. Mentioning one company only is considered spam and my article would be taken down. In all fairness, there ARE other companies who make mouse hand warmers. If I mention one by name, I'd have to mention them all.

To Whom It May Concern:

My name is Pam. I'm a writer for the website eHow.com with over 200 articles to my name. My user name is veryirie. (It is not veryirie's as reported by "Bern").

This user on your site, (Bern from Denver, Colorado) filed a report #450253 on May 9, 2009 about an article I wrote and published on eHow, entitled, "How to Warm a Cold Mouse Hand".

The user is saying I plagiarized this company. This is a ridiculous statement! In fact, the user goes on to say they contacted the manufacturer of the company and the company informed them the eHow article was not endorsed by them.

Of course, it's not endorsed by them. I am NOT selling their product, or any product. I am explaining step by step (with my own original wording and pictures) how to make a mouse hand warmer.

I'm not COPYING anything! It's ironic because two of the Google ads on the article's page are from the company the Bern character accuses me of plagiarizing! If anything, I'm driving more traffic to the company's website. Here is the link to my article: http://www.ehow.com/how_4732149_warm-cold-mouse-hand.html I invite the readers to look at this article themselves. You will also note the company's ads on the page.

I request you remove this malicious report. Neither myself, nor eHow, have EVER been contacted by this company in any way, shape or fashion. I use the pen name veryirie on my personal blog, on eHow.com and I've built up a very good reputation for quality writing. Here's a link to my personal blog if the readers want to see for themselves: http://veryirie.blogspot.com/

As for the complainer's statement saying I was rude to her when "contacted", please note this person signed up for an eHow account merely to log onto the website and leave accusatory comments on my article, which of course, were removed by the editors of the site as they were malicious in nature and totally unfounded.

The company is not complaining, only this "concerned consumer". I refuse to see the hard work I've accomplished tainted by some disgruntled person and their slanderous accusations on the net, which is the only reason I'm filing this rebuttal. I appreciate your time and consideration in this matter.