David Richards Bullshits and Bullshits Some More
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David Richards, the mass plagiarist with the worst excuse ever, has posted an update to his "security" problem with utter bullshit.
SmartHouse is set to call in a Sydney based security Company who specialise in detecting the IP address of hackers. The move follows the detection of changes to code and the accessing of a proprietary 4Square Media content engine by unknown individuals. We have also identified one of the journalists who gave information to Media Watch in an effort to discredit SmartHouse.
Honestly, everything he says in this piece is complete nonsense.
To be accused of plagiarising stories in the way that Media Watch outlined is akin to robbing a store, and then with a huge name plaque standing outside that store for the police to arrive.
What a joke. As I've been covering this story, I've received a number of emails and comments from people who worked for Richards, all of which say he's a scumbag. (No surprise, there.)
One email gives a specific example to a rumor I'd heard about — that Richards basically extorted Hitachi, making them advertise with his company or face bad press.
It's really pathetic.
On the Media Watch message boards, once poster brings up a glaring hole in Richards' story:
Those items were also put in the Smarthouse daily newsletters, which I imagine are compiled and edited each issue. For two years no-one noticed that stories were being spliced into the content engine, or had bylines changed?
As I've pointed out, I have correspondence from Richards that proves he knew about the plagiarized stories before the February date he says he found out. Big fat lie right there.
Tags: david richards, plagiarism, smarthouse • Filed in Tech, Web
A quick browse through some back issues of the ACTUAL PHYSICAL Smarthouse magazine which is sold through newsagents across Australia - and hey - it looks like the hacker even managed to get access to the printing press as well…. Such a pity those examples of plagiarism are not so easily deleted as those on your websites Mr Richards! But then again, there's always more bullshit that you can spin out to cover the last load of bullshit…
"We have also identified one of the journalists who gave information to Media Watch in an effort to discredit SmartHouse."
He makes it sound like reporting a dishonest journalist to Mediawatch is a crime.
I have noticed the plagiarism for over two years on David Richards Site, and certainly don't buy the "hack" argument. You can also tell his authored articles by all the typos. This second rate journalist also manages to make ample and unfounded claims about people in the industry, just to discredit them. I don't believe a word of anything this idiot writes. He lacks professionalism and the facts. His blatant see through defence of plagiarism is tacky. His conduct is unacceptable.