You may see it as unfounded, and you might not agree with me, but from our posting the article late friday night, and posting it to digg, then tuaw posting it in the morning with almost the exact same title, and a very similar format to the body of the article… I’m left to wonder if they got the information from us, and then reposted it. It may not be plagiarism, but I do know that if I did that at my post secondary institution, I would be getting a nice visit from the dean. Now, maybe they didn’t, and maybe it is a complete coincidence…I’ll never know. I still stand by my right to call them on it, and Mr. Lu gave his opinions on the matter. I’d do it again in a second. I love TUAW and will continue to use that site on a daily basis, but most people I talk to don’t believe it was a mere coincidence that the articles title, and opening statements are very similar. On the flip side, a lot of the people I talk to about it also don’t see the connection. So, maybe I’m reading into it a bit more than I should, and I really hope that’s the case.

I don’t really see an issue with me standing up for others on this site, and those associated with this community. I think it’s noble, and far to often most people let others walk all over those around them. It’s not gonna happen here, and I’ll continue to stand up for the writers here any way I can. It has nothing to do with competition. I don’t troll those boards, and I don’t knock that site ever…I’ve directed people to their service on numerous occasions both in the podcast and in print, what they do is a great benefit to the community, and I appreciate it. Like I said earlier, I really hope there is no foundation for my arguments and that I am overreacting. I hope this might answer your questions, and concerns.