DAGSTINE STEALS FROM ARTIST JOHN OLESS

Our fun-loving thief is at it again. Only this time it was an older post. He used a scarecrow image from artist John Oless to advertise his upcoming work.

http://lawrencedagstine.com/2010/02/01/lawrence-dagstine-the-scarecrows-are-coming/

Then Dagstine goes apeshit at the Shocklines forum, accusing Shanari–once again–of being someone she is not. (I love the way Matt deleted all the threads. Good thing screengrabs save everything as evidence!)

Shanari is a woman. Not a man. Understand?

I have stated before that the Johaha Team is a team of five people. Although we have replaced one person, we are five individuals who love tearing down this cyber-bully and racist scumbag. Shanari may not be a member of the Johaha Team, but she sure is doing a good job. Maybe we’ll ask her to be the sixth team member.

Dagstine, you are the one with the obsession. You’re obsessed that this fella is stalking you. Get a life! If he were so angry at you, he’d come out and face you wiht his real ID.  I bet you the farm that this fella of yours doesn’t even know you exist or that you are even having these little fits of delusion. (I’ve spoken to Shanari, and she never claimed to be Raffaella.  You assumed she was. YOU MORON.)

If you are so sure it is this Raffaella guy, then why don’t you do the sensible thing and contact him personally.

But you won’t. Because you are afraid of being wrong. Because if you’re wrong, it would prove to you that you are mentally unhinged, and you can’t face that fact.

Bye, PSYCHO-BOY!

DAGSTINE STEALS RUDY-JAN FABER’S ARTWORK AND SELF-PUBLISHES

Well, as if Dagstine couldn’t get any lower. Actually, he could and he did.

Dagstine has stolen “Robot in Love” by Rudy-Jan Faber and used in on his website without permission.

http://lawrencedagstine.com/

I know for a fact that he did not get permission because a friend of mine contacted Mr Faber. Mr Faber stated that he did not give permission to Dagstine and that he would contact him about it.

If Dagstin does remove the image, we’ve got screengrabs to document Dagstine’s illegal activity.

OOPS! Dagstine, you know that ripping off graphic artists is going to make your name mud. Word about that gets around FAST.

But there you are, the big bully, who always didn’t care about the property of other people.  So you deserve it.

In other news, Dagstine pimps his new novella, Maurice and the Urbanites. Firstly, this thing is racist and heavily stereotyped. Secondly, cyberpunk as it was written in the day is DEAD and OUTDATED.  Shit, even Gibson doesn’t write it anymore.

But to top it off, he is going to self-publish it because no small press wil buy racist stereotypes, nor do they want a guy who doesn’t sell.

http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/topic/14308

Well done, Dagstine! You’ve managed to steal from another artist, AND you’ve managed to go backward into self-publishing.

You’re such a joke, kid.

Daggy Pimps, But No One’s Buying. And No, You Cannot Be Nominated For An IPPY.

Daggy sure has been opening up new cans of stupid all over the place.

First, he pushes his crap coming out in Nova. First of all, who the hell is Nova? Well, after a little research–you know, Daggy, research–I found them to be, well, a big, fat NOBODY.

If you want a whole lotta crazy, read their guidelines; they actually want you to send them proof of your education, so that they can consider your work and pay you half a cent a word–below semi-pro rates.

Okay. Sure. I’m gonna prove myself to some little nobody publication that can’t even pay properly. NOT! Who do they think they are? Asimov’s?

Wait. It gets better. Next, he tries to give Vern, publisher of Phobia, some advice on blurbs. HUH?  He tries to get Vern to see how the positive review he got from someone was not worth having. Now, that is rich coming from a nobody like Dagstine. Dagstine first needs to be recognised as a name and not the jackass he is.

Seriously, Daggy, everyone I know in “da industree” has no clue who you are. The odd few who have heard your name think you are a moron.

If you’re thinking of starting a magazine, don’t. You tried that once and look what happened.

You’re toast, Daggy. Dry and unwanted.

And the best of all–this: Daggy pimps Satirica as being nominated for an IPPY Award, as if that were some great feet.

First, Dagstine, you cannot be nominated for an IPPY.

What happens is you pay money to enter a book.  So the guy who put together Satirica paid up. Then, you simply wait to see if you won first, second or third place. THERE ARE NO NOMINATIONS!

You pay and they say yes or no to your work. Simple as that.

The fact the someone like Harvard Press can enter does not give it legitimacy. You’re still paying money, and no respectable award asks you to pay money.

Next up, Daggy’s new story, “Plague Planet”. Get ready for a bowel moving experience.