tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191584171026068508.post3002325306341869284..comments2024-03-18T04:14:41.296-05:00Comments on An Experiment in Retirement: Cryptic Crosswords: Step by StepRamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02082860404675699556noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191584171026068508.post-25191340519666978562009-10-07T11:51:55.595-05:002009-10-07T11:51:55.595-05:00Here is a message received from the author of the ...Here is a message received from the author of the abbreviation list after informating him about this (he doesn't have an ID for posting on blogs):<br /><br />"I'm the author of the 'Reverse A-Z List of Abbreviations'. This took many hours of work to complete and I resent very much that it's been 'lifted' from my site without permission. Would you please let me know what you/your uncle propose(s) to do to rectify the matter?" <br /><br />He can be reached by e-mail if you use the "Contact" link at the bottom of the original version of the list.xwd_fiendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01290578300623523697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191584171026068508.post-12334446757346613352009-10-04T17:34:08.130-05:002009-10-04T17:34:08.130-05:00No change.
I see that he also has a list of abbre...No change.<br /><br />I see that he also has a list of abbreviations which is not his own work but simply a copy of http://www.btinternet.com/~ed.xword/AbbrevA_C.htmlxwd_fiendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01290578300623523697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191584171026068508.post-85657756006930426342009-09-05T14:35:48.782-05:002009-09-05T14:35:48.782-05:00@xwd_fiend,
I will bring this to his attention, a...@xwd_fiend,<br /><br />I will bring this to his attention, and hopefully your work will be acknowledged.<br /><br />Regards,<br />RamRamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02082860404675699556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191584171026068508.post-60680950325360574252009-08-03T07:41:14.358-05:002009-08-03T07:41:14.358-05:00The first page of your uncle's guide contains ...The first page of your uncle's guide contains a considerable amount of text lifted <i>without permission</i> from my YAGCC ("Yet another guide to cryptic crosswords") pages - searching for "YAGCC" with Google will find them. <br /><br />I have e-mailed him in the past to point this out and ask him to use his own work or acknowledge the source, without success. If you need convincing that I wrote the text first, you can use the Internet Archive "wayback machine" to discover that the Introduction page has contained the text starting "Many of us know someone who solves cryptic puzzles with some degree of success" for about ten years.xwd_fiendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01290578300623523697noreply@blogger.com