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First one by a guy called Rob007.
I started reading it and then I thought, I've read this before!
It seemed slightly different but I had definitely read big chunks before and considering it had only been posted today, I did a search.
The review:
http://special.reserve.co.uk/reviews/review.php?custid =1008078459
(REMOVE SPACE)
The credit for the review:
http://www.gamespy.com/reviews/october01/devilmaycry/
It is slightly different as the review on the site is huge but big paragraphs and chunks of text have been copied straight from the page.
How many times are people gonna cheat. I say SR have a swat team and whoever cheats, they send that swat team round their house to shoot out their knee caps. That'll teach 'em!
Rob007 - YOU'RE FIRST!!!
And we'll videotape you to make sure nobody else cheats!!
And I'm tired!
Real tired!
> > Slaveunit wrote:
> Perhaps they could do an EEGADP for spotting
> the
> fakes?
Didnt Er-No try to get this instigated a few months back?
Yes, but sadly normally everything I suggest or type is ignored.
*feels like David*
> Perhaps they could do an EEGADP for spotting the
> fakes?
Didnt Er-No try to get this instigated a few months back?
I am up for being in the SWAT team. Swat aho! :o)
> It doesn't matter if you re-wrote it or not! Re-writing it only makes it show
> that you were trying to hide the fact that you copied it, it doesn't get you off
> anything!
Down the page Greg on your last post you admit to rewriting something you found on a website... that is copying.
I got an email about 2 months ago from Joe because one of my reviews sounded very similar to the blurb on the back of the box, I replied saying that I used a couple of lines to help review the DVD (The Dark Crystal). It looks like you have done exactly the same thing, but winning GAD instead?
Justice, I pray you not..
> I don't think that would be a good idea, unless you fine tuned it - EEGADP
> perhaps when you spot 5 copied? However I still don't think this should work
> because you could easily create 5 accounts, copy five reviews (one for each),
> and report them just to win a game.
I didnt think that anyone here would be so shallow.
Although, people cheating sucks. Now - someone saying that reviews are basically copied from other reviews, what are they on about? People have large game collections you know, and this viewpoint that no one actually plays games could show that he just copied that thing, but people you HAVE to email Special Reserve about this, I know it's sometimes good to bring it out in the open, but they'd rather you emailed them with evidence so that they can change the winner.
Good idea,
> Perhaps they could do an EEGADP for spotting the fakes?
I think thats a good idea.
> Every day there seems to be another cheater about
Indeed, yesterday i found 3. It seems to be a growing problem :(