Yes, he is over punished.
He become an infamous person in the internet and lost many work opportunities because of that plagiarism. Why to rub salt into his wound. He has already been caught and punished.
Don't let IGN to throw another person under the bus and get away with it.
They are responsible for this situation. Filip would never give the game that he didn't play almost a perfect score, without being supervised by editor who told him what to do so.
It is the brand IGN should take all responsibility and sufferings, not the person.
That’s some tinfoil hat-worthy stuff you’re posting.
First: He chose to work for a prominent website like IGN. He could’ve chosen a different path, but didn’t. So before he became an “infamous person”— as a result of his own actions— he chose to become a pretty visible person.
Second: We “rub salt into his wound” because plagiarism is a severe offense in the press. Doing it not only at one of the most well-known websites around is going to get plenty of notice. His actions have caused a ripple effect, not only at his place of employment, but also within his circle of colleagues. He’s going to catch shit, and a healthy amount of it. All of this could have been avoided had he not stolen another source’s work.
Third: IGN hasn’t (yet) thrown him under the bus. He did that himself, honestly.
Fourth: IGN’s responsibility exists in that it was the site that the stolen material was published on. It can be argued that an editor-in-chief should be checking all submissions before they go live, but that doesn’t minimize the fact that this person made the decision to plagiarize. He did that. Unless you can gather the proof that clearly points to a senior editor ordering him to steal that content, your conspiracy theory is worthless.
Fifth: The score isn’t the problem. It’s the stolen content that is. Arguing about inflated review scores is irrelevant here.
Sixth: Fuck the notion that IGN has to bear all of the responsibility for this dude’s actions. That’s a blatant redirection away from the personal responsibility that comes with his job. Ignorance of plagiarism and its consequences isn’t an excuse, and editors should not have to babysit staff who don’t know how to put together their own work. If you employ a staff of writers that you can’t trust not to plagiarize, then it’s time to fire every last person and start again.
People make mistakes, sure, but this is willful. No accident. You don’t accidentally steal shit from someone else. Willful offenses demand severe consequences— full stop.
At this point, the guy should consider himself lucky that the content owner doesn’t want to pursue legal action... because then, he’d be beyond fucked. As of now, he can choose another career path that doesn’t involve press or writing.
I don't think that my opinion is a subject to laugh at. It is rude.
The reviews are glorified advertisement and shouldn't be trusted.
For example, every single person who bought this game was fooled by mass media and youtubers. Only bribed and corrupted journalists would ignore all flaws and praise this trash. The main goal of reviews is "to sell", not to review.
Holy crap. You’ve lost the plot. Whataboutism— bu-bu-but reviews are CROOKED, man!— isn’t at all a good look. You’re purposely ignoring the offense at hand here. Save the review rants; they’re completely irrelevant in this thread.
