Wow..... I would ask them to take it down otherwise they might use another one of your posts. However, next time they may realize that they need to change out links.

Hell what an interesting day or two you had had. I would report them on principle, just to show this is not acceptable. Great work, and thanks for sharing.
Denise.

Maybe that's their way of showing gratitude to you that they have included your affiliate links. lol

I would report the scumbags so that they will think twice about ripping off other content.

I wouldn't worry about it. People who do stuff like that rarely make it. I've never heard one success story from a person whose content is made up of stuff stolen from others.

Congrats on your success.

Hi Mary.
I applaud you to have such a success on your post.
Too bad that the post got stolen. But I think you should report and follow, not necessarily about the already stolen one, but to deter any future occurrence. If they get away with this, there is likelihood of them coming back again.
All the best.
Segun

I would contact Support and see what they recommend.

if they copied everything and even your affiliate Links ..well it's good for you! is n it?
this's what we say when my post/blog gone Viral!
that's what I believe and think of it.

I feel like saying "Congratulations on such a massive success" and "oh I'm so sorry, that stinks" all at the same time.

You are certainly writing great content to get so many views, go straight to No. 1 and have someone stealing your stuff.

I know how you feel however. I had a post stolen like that last year. I reported it to Google and it was taken down.

I do think it is worth it to file the form. If you don't then you are just telling the thief they can get away with it and they may just do it over and over in the future. Better to shut them down now!

The site that stole my post looked like it was populated with tons of stolen posts. If no one stopped them they would probably get away with it for some time.

Don't let someone steal your hard work!

I don't know about the longevity of the post since I don't do MMO but it can't hurt to have a post on your site with a ton of traffic even for a short while. No sense losing out on any future traffic either. Who knows what the future may bring. Maybe they get sued and the topic comes up again and people start searching for it...or some other outcome that makes it relevant again.

Congratulations on doing such an awesome job! You are inspiring Mary.

Jessica

You have to report the case. Nobody has the right to steal your posts.

We all have to fight such behaviors.