Housekeeping.
It brings me no joy whatsoever to have to do this.
These games are all about having fun. But we must also maintain a sense of respect and reverence for our community and our works that we share on this forum. We all pour our hearts into our creative endeavors, and there is an expectation that by participating in this community, that effort will be respected by all.
Unfortunately, it has been brought to my attention that
@DisneyFan32 has submitted multiple works that were outright plagiarized from other Imagineers, including during the previous round. As a result of this, DisneyFan will be disqualified from competing in the Finale.
This might be a little heavy for the forum, but it feels important to me to say it. Let me be absolutely clear that I do not believe in ostracizing people from the group, not in this circle or any others. People screw up. It is my belief that people deserve to be able to make amends for their mistakes, no matter how severe those mistakes are. Growth and change are only possible through forgiveness and empathy.
However, there at times must also be atonement, and in this case the only fair thing to do is to disqualify a player who made a poor choice. Had this transpired during the middle of the game, I would have simply levied a one Act ban. Because this breach of trust was only discovered at the very end of the game, there was really no other choice but to administer this ban for the Finale.
DisneyFan, I’m very sorry to have to do this publicly. But it had to be done for the integrity of the game. My only hope is that you truly learn from this mistake and make better choices in the future. I appreciate your energy and enthusiasm on the forum. We just cannot allow players to submit other peoples’ creations as their own.