Sent to the owners of “Hubpages.” I am awaiting their response.

TOPIC: PLAGIARISM

Dear Sirs:

This page by “Chuck” on making Root Beer and Ginger Ale, http://hubpages.com/hub/How_to_Brew_Root_Beer_and_Ginger_Ale, is a plagiarized copy of my Root Beer Page AND my Ginger Ale pages. The process and wording he presents are nearly identical to my pages. I ask that you compare his posted page with my root beer page which I posted in 1996:

http://biology.clc.uc.edu/fankhauser/Cheese/ROOTBEER_Jn0.htm.

I have communicated with “Chuck,” and he (rudely) refused to give credit to my page as the original source, or to include a link to my page as the source. I posted a question about the source of his recipe on his page, and he deleted it.  He claims to be a college administrator and part time instructor, so I would think he is familiar with the ethics of plagiarism.

Last year, I included a note on my website pointing out his plagiarism of my page and included a link to his offending page. I have received supportive emails from viewers who cannot believe that the plagiarism is so blatant. This plagiarism reflects negatively on the integrity of your "Hubpages" site and deserves correction. Thank you for your attention to this problem.  I will be happy to report on progress at correcting this problem on my webpage.

Thank you for attending to this problem. I look forward to hearing from you.

Dr. David Fankhauser

University of Cincinnati