Is that second comic a ripoff? I'd have to say a definite maybe. I haven't seen much use of two pairs of (clothed) feet to indicate the sex act before, and the facts that both couples express concerns about parents and both have first and third panel narration raise suspicion. It is conceivable that poster 2 looked on the sc home page for most recent comics, and liked yours.
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But then again, why the fuck would anyone plagiarize me when everyone rates me so low?
I just checked your info. You've gotten ten votes rating you. Out of how many thousand users. Maybe some people like your stuff!
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In all seriousness, I ripped on another plagiarist, and got a negative comment for it. Then someone plagiarizes me, and I take offense at it, and then people get upset at me for it.
Reality time. This is an anarchistic humor site. People rip others' ideas off all the time. So bloody what? You're not getting paid. It isn't costing you anything. And if you make good comics, people will recognize you for that, regardless.
I like to think of stripcreator as a cooperative enterprise, where people who would like to be funny can build upon each other to make something better. Think of other strippers as teammates, not opponents.
For what it's worth, I have in my 3.5 years here done all of the following:
- Taken an idea from someone else's comic and made it better.
- Added to a series of comics started by someone else.
- Ripped off someone's use of a given sc character to represent a particular character.
- Given others ideas for comics for series they'd started that I didn't want to intrude on.
- Parodied others' comics or series.
- Had my comics copied letter for letter (sincerest form of flattery).
It happens. And luckily, this is a place where it doesn't (shouldn't) matter.
