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> It reads like it was written by someone who hasn't fully mastered English English is my first language, I didn't find the writing that terrible. It's certai

> It reads like it was written by someone who hasn't fully mastered English English is my first language, I didn't find the writing that terrible. It's certainly no worse than the standard of output from most large news outlets. Could you cite some examples?

ardy42 6y ago
> English is my first language, I didn't find the writing that terrible. It's certainly no worse than the standard of output from most large news outlets. Could you cite some examples? Sorry, it was my mistake. Before I saw the archive link, I had found a reposting on some sketchy website and got the tabs confused. That version is basically plagiarized but makes some weird word substitutions. WSJ: > For more than a year, online merchants selling items ranging from kayaks to keychains have puzzled over the mystery shopper with the generic name behind thousands of abandoned carts. Each cart has only one item. https://apkmetro.com/who-is-the-mystery-shopper-leaving-behind-all-those-online-shopping-carts/ https://apkmetro.com/who-is-the-mystery-shopper-leaving-behi...: > For greater than a 12 months, on-line retailers promoting objects starting from kayaks to keychains have puzzled over the thriller shopper with the generic title behind hundreds of deserted carts. Every cart has just one merchandise. WSJ: > The purpose: making sure the all-in price for the product, including tax and shipping, matches the listing on its Google Shopping platform or in advertisements. It wasn’t to cause angst to merchants due to thousands of abandoned carts. apkmetro plagiarization: > The aim: ensuring the all-in worth for the product, together with tax and transport, matches the itemizing on its Google Purchasing platform or in commercials. It wasn’t to trigger angst to retailers as a consequence of hundreds of deserted carts.
- hckr_news 6y ago
  Strange. I think that second article was computer generated. I’ve seen programs that allow you to basically re-write an article or essay by running it through a program that replaces certain words with synonyms, and re-writes other parts of the essay. This person also has ads on their website and seems to be generating money through copying articles.
- teh_klev 6y ago
  Ah, ok, that would explain things. :)

ardy42 6y ago

> English is my first language, I didn't find the writing that terrible. It's certainly no worse than the standard of output from most large news outlets. Could you cite some examples? Sorry, it was my mistake. Before I saw the archive link, I had found a reposting on some sketchy website and got the tabs confused. That version is basically plagiarized but makes some weird word substitutions. WSJ: > For more than a year, online merchants selling items ranging from kayaks to keychains have puzzled over the mystery shopper with the generic name behind thousands of abandoned carts. Each cart has only one item. https://apkmetro.com/who-is-the-mystery-shopper-leaving-behind-all-those-online-shopping-carts/ https://apkmetro.com/who-is-the-mystery-shopper-leaving-behi...: > For greater than a 12 months, on-line retailers promoting objects starting from kayaks to keychains have puzzled over the thriller shopper with the generic title behind hundreds of deserted carts. Every cart has just one merchandise. WSJ: > The purpose: making sure the all-in price for the product, including tax and shipping, matches the listing on its Google Shopping platform or in advertisements. It wasn’t to cause angst to merchants due to thousands of abandoned carts. apkmetro plagiarization: > The aim: ensuring the all-in worth for the product, together with tax and transport, matches the itemizing on its Google Purchasing platform or in commercials. It wasn’t to trigger angst to retailers as a consequence of hundreds of deserted carts.

hckr_news 6y ago
Strange. I think that second article was computer generated. I’ve seen programs that allow you to basically re-write an article or essay by running it through a program that replaces certain words with synonyms, and re-writes other parts of the essay. This person also has ads on their website and seems to be generating money through copying articles.
teh_klev 6y ago
Ah, ok, that would explain things. :)