when some random idiot copy pastes bitcoin code that is not called "split" it is called creating an altcoin. and so far there has been 667 forks of bitcoin creating useless altcoins https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/there-has-been-667-forks-from-bitcoin-altcoins-3-this-month-2292712
Precisely. There are really a lot of people that i see nowadays that get easily confused by this. Really cannot comprehend why, but a wild guess is that they are too busy thinking of their greed rather than taking the time to read about basic things they need to know about not just bitcoin but also with other crypto currencies that are currently existing (at least some of them).
But hey, i also do not know a lot yet and still learning., but i just can't help but notice. So please excuse me.