| LuckyTrouble said: If you choose to report news in some capacity, you are taking on the role of an amateur reporter and should make an effort to follow basic ethical guidelines. WRONG! he is starting a disgussion on a piece of writting. that has othing to do with news reporting.
As for the topic, I read through the thread, and as nice as it is that this exact practice is against the rules, it is also the common form of forum news reporting that shows that it isn't a carefully enforced rule. I'd also like to mention how funny it is that people are trying to defend a practice that has been against the rules for awhile. Good job, those who defended this problem. You are an inspiration to everybody *cough*.
if nobody reports it, it will not be enforced, its not the best for the readers but its a minor problem compared with other things like spamming. and rules arent perfect, and arent meant to be. they are ust there to prevent chaos, just like laws in the real world. you can argue against rules, thats NORMAL and the only way to change rules you dont consider beeing right. and people dont defend a problem, they say its not a problem, thats something different. and ty, i know, im a fuckn shining light of inspiration.
As for my solution, I find it odd how it's being cited as difficult. Maybe it's because I actually am a news reporter, but typing up three or four sentences paraphrasing the main idea of an article in an objective fashion is absolute child's play. I can literally do that in a few minutes, whereas I may spend 15 minutes to half an hour prepping a full 300 to 500 word news piece for a site.
well you have to read a whole shit article to get the main idea of a article. and at the current state of (gaming)journalism thats just something for people who like to tourte themself. I also find it hilarious how people that may post 20 to 30 times a day, and will debate in threads for pages on end, say it takes too much time or effort to type four or five sentences summarizing a news piece. Good god guys. Seriously. There are only so many excuses you can use here, and so far all of them absolutely suck.
yeah you might find it hilarious, but for intelligent people repeating news isnt interresting, they want to talk about interpretation of the news, not about the news itself.why and how are more interresting than when where and what... and stop this attitude. people dont use excuses, they have a different view on this topic. you arent the only one with the truth, there are many valid points to make on both sides. or dont stop it an write for kotaku.
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the kursive text is from me.
