Good on IGN for trying to make things right. Almost feel bad for them, I'm sure this will stick worse than "too much water"
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IGN to scrub Filip Miucin from site almost completely after even more plagiarism surfaces (READ OP)
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This whole situation has just been a wild ride to watch unfold. It will be interesting to see IGN's next steps, but there's something just so pitiful about the whole thing. He got away with it for a long time, too.
At least this thread is funny.
At least this thread is funny.
He's been fired, all his work is being scrubbed and he'll probably never work in journalism again. What legal action do you want them to take. I don't see how bankrupting him will help anything.
Gross, this is not the place to discuss your rabid hole.
We have EtcetEra for that.
Even when one isn't disgraced it can be somewhat difficult to make the transition from games journalism to other writing jobs (technical writing, copywriting) because other industries don't really take that experience seriously. Which is why more often they'll transition to the game industry instead. But that's more insular and reputation goes a long way. He could have a tough time.
If Adam Sessler can come back to gaming journalism, so can he...
I mean just one search of his name from an employer and he's pretty fucked.
What drama did I miss with Sessler? I thought he was decent.
With that, I can see how it could be difficult to have been suspicious of his work and discovered this habit earlier.
It's been a hell of a week for your team, and I'm sure you're all working your butts off. I hope you all manage to get through this soon.
Filip posted a video on his channel about "should you buy it" which lifted stuff from an Engadget review.
If Adam Sandler can come back to gaming journalism, so can he...
This bucko never should've departed Youtube.com and turned into a wretched video game "reviewer" at IGN. Yowzers!
i think more than that, will he even have a youtube audience left?
mods plagiarizing each other
Don't worry I'm on the case
What drama did I miss with Sessler? I thought he was decent.
I can think of two reasons. He's probably not a good writer and probably struggles to write under tight deadlines.
Probably will given how people will forget and move on.
IT was a pre-IGN video where he lifted stuff from Engadget. Even incorrect control input information!
Sucks for IGN. :( This is crazy.
Wow, what the hell lol, he really went exactly word to word with that body paragraph.
"So, I did a little research of my own, by looking at this one neogaf post to read from."
Wow, what the hell lol, he really went exactly word to word with that body paragraph.
"So, I did a little research of my own, by looking at this one neogaf post to read from."
Don't worry I'm on the casemods plagiarizing each other
For what it worth, this has not affected my respect for ign or its credibility. Keep on keepin on.
IT was a pre-IGN video where he lifted stuff from Engadget. Even incorrect control input information!
Seriously. It's like he can't seem to grasp that when someone is hired to create content, there's an implicit trust that the creator is creating this himself, or at least properly crediting a source. If there's no indication or history of plagiarism, no one would have their feelers up. It's obvious Filip was ripping off stuff left and right NOW, but hindsight is 20/20.
There's not one media organization that has someone or staff dedicated to making sure something isn't plagiarized. But every single one is supposed to do what IGN has when it is discovered: Investigate internally, make a statement once you've made a move/decision on the employee, and if future instances come to light, take more action as needed.
I'm no lawyer, but there has to be a difference between the actions of an employee and the employer. If IGN editorial were all sitting around twirling their mustaches while knowingly copying and pasting stuff, that's one thing. But IGN is as much of a victim as the sites/personalities ripped off here, so Filip is really the one in a world of hurt legally.
Don't worry I'm on the casemods plagiarizing each other
I swear I read Adam Sandler, but I guess they keep the same semantic.
I can't believe just how bad some of this stuff is. I also can't believe that Filip never thought for a second it would eventually come back to him. Like, how utterly stupid can you be? Genuinely hope he doesn't work in writing ever again. He doesn't deserve a second chance.