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Old 08-10-2003, 05:17 AM   #9 (permalink)
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How to say this without pissing people off....

I totally agree that these guys fell off of their chair publicly accusing GH of posting plagiarized interviews.

A lot of the forumites know this, but for you that do not: I write reviews for GH, and I spent about 4 months as an admin on these forums. I have seen first hand how the newsers and reviewers go about their business here, and I can assure everyone first hand that these folks (me included) go to great lengths to avoid any appearance of impropriety.

Having said that, consider how many times Fileplanet (to use an example) has been bashed here on these forums (albeit, not on the front page) by administrators, and weigh that with how many times FP employees have come onto the site to defend themselves. In fairness, the admins refer to these sites indirectly, not by name.

Large organizations of any type are bashed daily, rather it is justified or not.

As the site grows, these kind of things are going to happen more and more often, and attempting to defend each and every incident not only can look unprofessional, it will drive you nuts

I've spent years in a very competitive industry, and I can assure you from first-hand experience that, in the long run, you will do much better to take the high road and just ignore these shots.

Defending yourself against them on their site gains nothing, and can often just lead to a misunderstanding of your point and make us look worse.

Hey, in the very least, they sent some visitors here to read the interview! A few more unique visits, eh?
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