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[Riptide]

Deadspin says he writes just like those people on Wikipedia.

http://deadspin.com/5924851?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

 

[Gonna Buy me a Dog]

Deadspin finds numerous Lynn Hoppes' passages identical to Wikipedia entries

Pretty thorough and pretty damning stuff from Isaac Rauch.

Not sure it's ethically quite as bad as plagiarizing another writer but looks bad.

http://deadspin.com/5924851

 

[thegrifter]

wow!

 

[Riptide]

On the positive side, it frees up more time for Hoppes' video projects.

 

[Frank_Ridgeway]

He's got to be done.

 

[Riptide]

He's got to be done.

My first thought, too.

 

[BurnsWhenIPee]

Wow is right.

The part about a word being randomly uppercase in both Hoppes' work and the Wikipedia page is pretty damning evidence that he did a strict cut-and-paste. That and some clumsy phrasing that just by coincidence appears in both places?

It's obvious that Deadspin has a hard-on for Hoppes. But given that, and after the Sarah Phillips fiasco that would have gotten plenty of people fired, he's got to be smart enough to toe the line. If he's not that smart (or probably more likely, is that cocky not to be bothered with it), then he definitely should be gone.

 

[Drip]

He's got to be done.

Stick a fork in him but I 'll bet you he'll be hired by someone fairly quickly. What he did in very embarrassing. Not that he was caught but how many times he did it. Very sloppy.

 

[pressmurphy]

Break out the butter and strawberry jam. This guy is toast.

 

[Drip]

To me, this is an example of how technology is failing this business.

 

[BurnsWhenIPee]

Would it surprise anyone if ESPN shrugs it off without a word and he keeps his job?

 

[boundforboston]

Interesting first comment beneath the post, if true.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

Would it surprise anyone if ESPN shrugs it off without a word and he keeps his job?

No.

 

[Stitch]

He should be APSE president, again.

 

[wheels89]

Or buried so far away in Bristol that he never writes again.
Seriously though, he had to be on a zero tolerance policy after the whole Phillips thing

 

[Inky_Wretch]

Would it surprise anyone if ESPN shrugs it off without a word and he keeps his job?

You mean like the whole Sarah Phillips fiasco?

 

[Frank_Ridgeway]

Would it surprise anyone if ESPN shrugs it off without a word and he keeps his job?

No.

He's a smart guy and can find another way to make a living. They can't keep him. And they need to address it very quickly.

 

[TigerVols]

If Hoppes keeps his job, you really have to wonder what he has pictures of Walsh doing?

Who goes to Page 2 (or whatever it's called) just because of his work product, anyway? Surely he can be replaced by someone making 2/3rds or even less what he hauls down. From a business perspective alone, I'm surprised he's still there.

 

[BurnsWhenIPee]

Would it surprise anyone if ESPN shrugs it off without a word and he keeps his job?

You mean like the whole Sarah Phillips fiasco?

Yep.

They can't keep him. And they need to address it very quickly.

I think you're giving ESPN far too much credit in wanting to keep some "street cred" as a legitimate journalistic site.

 

[SockPuppet]

How Lynn Hoppes writes a story:

Visits various web sites for "water cooler" topics.

Gets idea for story.

Googles Internet on the story subject.

Hits control "C" and control "V".

Finishes story, posts it on ESPN web site.

Sits back and admires the swag he has in his office.