A.P. Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 I'm not saying this to blow smoke up JL's backside, but his is clearly much better. The second guy is obviously saying exactly the same thing but taking twice as many words to say it. This is not the mark of a good writer in my opinion. The mark of a good writer to me is saying something as succinctly as possible whilst still being able to convey the salient points, especially in an informative piece such as this. Â I'd just email him and politely request he either states that he has re-written your article, or ask him to remove it. All he can say is no.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan of Arse Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 Is the author Nigel Law? Maybe he subconsciously did it due to the tight deadlines and pressure he'd put himself under. Â Â Discuss? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members JNLister Posted June 4, 2011 Author Paid Members Share Posted June 4, 2011 The first thing I did when I saw the article was contact the site, which is looking into it. I assumed that was too obvious to mention here. Â Which style of writing is a matter of opinion. Naturally I disagree with the opinion of ButchReedMark here, but that's his right to an opinion. Frankly, given the circumstances, the rewritten version really should be better as he won't have had to waste time on research or organisation. Aside from writing style, it's worth noting the rip off version has inadvertently changed a few facts in the process of trying to come up with new wording. Â As for this thread, maybe off topic or even a journalism forum might have been more appropriate, but I thought it might be of interest to some people on this forum. And yeah, maybe I was looking for sympathy. So what? If you put an utter shitload of work into something and have it utterly ripped off without acknowledgement, perhaps you'd be looking for sympathy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 If you put an utter shitload of work into something and have it utterly ripped off without acknowledgement, perhaps you'd be looking for sympathy. It has happened to me and no, I didn't. Â EDIT - Sorry, I forgot to say I thought your article was excellent. Good luck with getting the recognition for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Seven Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 Pathetic dick-waving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Dammer Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 What an over-bearing thread. Lister clearly knows that Plagiarism is the greatest form of Self Promotion flattery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurningBeard Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 This is just like Renegade all over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 Why would someone go to these lengths, and re-word a long article, for (presumably) no money, and not much attention. I dont know how popular the website is, but surely there will only be a handful of people who actually read the entire thing. Seems like a waste of time to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt Stevens Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 Who gives a fucking shit? Seriously. I have no clue what the original article was about anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Maybe it's just a case of great minds really thinking alike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RepoMan Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 It's just a case, maybe, of great minds really thinking alike. Â Yeah that's right, I stole your post. Sue me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Tommy! Posted June 5, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted June 5, 2011 It's just a case, maybe, of great minds really thinking alike. Yeah that's right, I stole your post. Sue me.  Paging Harvey Stringfellow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicsGuy Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 I personally think that this is a case of minds that are really great, both thinking alike. Â All I can say John is that you now know how Dave Meltzer must feel every single week, when someone rips off his work in the Observer and posts stories on WrassleplaceNewz.com or whatever website of the week steals his work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Rob Lowe Posted June 5, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted June 5, 2011 I personally think that this is a case of minds that are really great, both thinking alike. Wrestling Roundtable disagrees, they seem to have pulled it from the site. Â I understand Lister's point and I would also be pissed off. The guy nicked a lot of rare and specific information that John must have hunted down himself. Â But you wont get much sympathy on an internet forum. Lesson learned. Â Who gives a fucking shit? Seriously. I have no clue what the original article was about anyway. Thats when reading an articles Title comes in handy, you dolt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicsGuy Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 I personally think that this is a case of minds that are really great, both thinking alike. Wrestling Roundtable disagrees, they seem to have pulled it from the site. Â Sorry, my reply was meant as a plagarism gag (admittedly a poor one), see replies above mine. Â I understand Lister's point and I would also be pissed off. The guy nicked a lot of rare and specific information that John must have hunted down himself. Â Exactly. For those that don't get it, if you spend your time writing an article or whatever, and it's that well-researched and detailed, you'd be pissed too if someone stole it virtually verbatim, making out it was their work and knowledge, and thus making themselves look good off the back of your work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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