Joy, the point that you missed though, whileas he's not paid to share the gospel (while using words from here WITHOUT permission), he is getting attention for it, from those who read it.
That's almost the same as getting paid, to some people.
I've not given Bill any animosity, before he gave it to me first. I'm not the type to sniff out and be a thorn in one's side for no reason whatsoever. I left it well enough alone the first go around and chocked it up to someone that is just a bit too full of themselves.
I wouldn't even be back on here, if I didn't know the legal ramifications that Bill could be inviting himself by taking things off of Times daily forums. While I've probably been a smart donkey at points, (usually when he's been one to me- gotta give him credit though, WHEN he is one, he writes it well enough that it's almost hidden) I've honestly been trying to help him see how wrong that is.
If this were on the website I admin for, and Bill came along, boasting and preaching, then taking our members words and put them somewhere else (verbatim) like he's done here, I'm positive that the owner of the site I help with would sue him in a heartbeat. It's not so much that he would have taken the words, but that he did so without written or expressed permission.
Anyone that does something like this without having the common courtesy to ask first, shows that they really don't care elsewise. They don't feel they should be obligated to ask before doing so, because they are using the words to "help people". Whileas that might be true, and the words that he publishes may very well help people, it doesn't excuse the fact that his message has become tainted. Tainted in that he had to pretty much steal the content to further whatever lesson he wanted to speak about, while riding the coattails of those who spoke those words.
That's my major problem with Bill. In a weeks time, I deal with a lot of people that have Egos like his. That I could get over. I could probably even ignore the fact that he talks as if everyone else is beneath him. Him in essence, stealing others' words to further his cause, I just can't look over. It taints his character to me, and I hope that he realizes that I'm most probably not the only one that feels that way.
Does that mean he's a bad man? Absolutely not. I've never and will never say that based on what little I have read of his. It does say that there is a basic character flaw though and that is the, "I am bigger, and better, and can do as I wish as long as I portray it under the guise of helping people." Perhaps he doesn't even realize he's doing it, as some people probably don't, so further letting him know, may be helpful to him.
I've not said he is an enemy, but there is definitely more to life than spending all your time on something like this. The fact that since he's been here, he's not tried to even post on any of the other posts to get to know anyone any better is something else I've noticed. If he wanted to be genuine, then I would assume that would be one of the first moves to make. We all have done that, in efforts to get to know one another on here, much the same way.
I admire you Joy, for being able to look past that though. I wish I could. I just almost have to say something when I see someone pulling what he does. It's not right to lead others on and then use them in that way. It might even make me look like a bad person, but I'm not.
I don't want him to get sued over doing something like this, and that is totally the reason behind me replying about it. He very well could be at any time if TD finds it is a copyright issue. I hope that my advice, even when sprinkled with sarcasm or facetiousness, has been listened to in regards to that.
~Amanda