There is no advertorial here since we weren't paid to put the piece up.
You said this to me in the comments you have since deleted, and I still don't get it. Is it not prostitution if you do it for free?
There is no advertorial here since we weren't paid to put the piece up.
Guys, there's no controversy here. We decided to run a post, via EGM, that Pizza Hut was offering a prize to UK customers. Readers like to know when they can win free stuff, so we ran a post. There is no advertorial here since we weren't paid to put the piece up. Perhaps you didn't think the piece was newsworthy well, that's fine. I encourage you to let us know at feedback@polygon.com and we'll use that feedback to influence our editorial direction.
What we won't allow is to have a bunch of people invade the comments and accuse us of wrongdoing. It's off-topic, and it's not helpful. If you want to believe there's a controversy behind everything, that's fine. We have a public ethics statement and we stick by it. If that's not enough for you to believe, then I'm sorry.
In short, we welcome your feedback, but in an appropriate venue. The comments thread of an article isn't that venue.
Guys, there's no controversy here. We decided to run a post, via EGM, that Pizza Hut was offering a prize to UK customers. Readers like to know when they can win free stuff, so we ran a post. There is no advertorial here since we weren't paid to put the piece up. Perhaps you didn't think the piece was newsworthy – well, that's fine. I encourage you to let us know at feedback@polygon.com and we'll use that feedback to influence our editorial direction.
What we won't allow is to have a bunch of people invade the comments and accuse us of wrongdoing. It's off-topic, and it's not helpful. If you want to believe there's a controversy behind everything, that's fine. We have a public ethics statement and we stick by it. If that's not enough for you to believe, then I'm sorry.
In short, we welcome your feedback, but in an appropriate venue. The comments thread of an article isn't that venue.
Make them a banned site already and be done with it.
I'd like to know the answer to this.
Sup guys.
This where we talk about the future of games journalism?
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RockstarGames.com
CTRL-C, CTRL-V, edit... aaand done.
Guys, there's no controversy here. We decided to run a post, via EGM, that Pizza Hut was offering a prize to UK customers. Readers like to know when they can win free stuff, so we ran a post. There is no advertorial here since we weren't paid to put the piece up. Perhaps you didn't think the piece was newsworthy well, that's fine. I encourage you to let us know at feedback@polygon.com and we'll use that feedback to influence our editorial direction.
What we won't allow is to have a bunch of people invade the comments and accuse us of wrongdoing. It's off-topic, and it's not helpful. If you want to believe there's a controversy behind everything, that's fine. We have a public ethics statement and we stick by it. If that's not enough for you to believe, then I'm sorry.
In short, we welcome your feedback, but in an appropriate venue. The comments thread of an article isn't that venue.
It seems some are too keen to get the flaming torches and pitchforks out now because of recent events. Chill out a little.
especially given the sites history with Microsoft.
Actually it's not. It's just sex at that point.You said this to me in the comments you have since deleted, and I still don't get it. Is it not prostitution if you do it for free?
Wouldn't an automated stream of press releases without pretense be so much better?
Why do you label copypasted press releases as news?
Why did you change from the image the PR people supplied you with?
Why aren't we allowed to see critical comments on a news story?
Does posting this as news not violate your own ethics guidelines?
Guys, there's no controversy here.
what are people meant to comment?
"man i love pizza hut and halo" "great deal".
Guys, there's no controversy here.
There is no advertorial here since we weren't paid to put the piece up.
In short, we welcome your feedback, but in an appropriate venue. The comments thread of an article isn't that venue.
Our policies do not permit placements of advertorial on Polygon. We will endeavor to clearly mark any advertisement or "infomercial" (videos, Flash animations, etc.) shown on Polygon as an advertisement.
Stop saying advertorial.
Sorry for being "that guy" but if someone's giving away a free avatar don't you think it's a good thing to let people who might be interested in it know about it?
I know saying "lol journalism" is the in thing right now and these articles maybe take things a little too far but part of the story here is "there's a free Halo 4 avatar available if you enter this contest". Personally, I'm happy to be told that because it means they've helped me get something for free when I otherwise wouldn't have known.
It seems some are too keen to get the flaming torches and pitchforks out now because of recent events. Chill out a little.
If you're going to start claiming that reporting on a press release isn't news then maybe you shouldn't read any newspaper ever because that's sort of how some stories have to work. They're called press releases because they're made to be reported in the press.
Wait, are people complaining of a news site publishing a press release? If so, you might just hate every news site there is. I mean, a press release is made exactly for that -- as news. Of course, it's up to the writer how to deliver that news and whatnot, but I don't see anything wrong with posting it as such.
Or am I missing something here?
I do understand why some might be agitated by them deleting user comments, but "re-wording" press releases? It's either that or posting it completely the same word-for-word, which I'm sure is a worse fit than re-wording it and putting in your own idea into it.
Just my two cents, by the way. =)
Guys, there's no controversy here. We decided to run a post, via EGM, that Pizza Hut was offering a prize to UK customers. Readers like to know when they can win free stuff, so we ran a post. There is no advertorial here since we weren't paid to put the piece up. Perhaps you didn't think the piece was newsworthy – well, that's fine. I encourage you to let us know at feedback@polygon.com and we'll use that feedback to influence our editorial direction.
What we won't allow is to have a bunch of people invade the comments and accuse us of wrongdoing. It's off-topic, and it's not helpful. If you want to believe there's a controversy behind everything, that's fine. We have a public ethics statement and we stick by it. If that's not enough for you to believe, then I'm sorry.
In short, we welcome your feedback, but in an appropriate venue. The comments thread of an article isn't that venue.
Why'd you change the picture?
Now, compare that "article" to what Giant Bomb wrote:
http://www.giantbomb.com/news/grand-theft-auto-v-scheduled-for-spring-2013/4431/
Then maybe you should have written your own article instead of copy and pasting from the press release, lol
This is why I prefer Joystiq's approach where, when they reword press releases, they have a button you can press that says "Show Press Release" (that displays the press release) so you know it was basically a reworded press release.
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This is worth getting worked up over.
Games journalism never fails to amuse me.
Now, compare that "article" to what Giant Bomb wrote:
http://www.giantbomb.com/news/grand-theft-auto-v-scheduled-for-spring-2013/4431/
Guys, there's no controversy here. We decided to run a post, via EGM, that Pizza Hut was offering a prize to UK customers. Readers like to know when they can win free stuff, so we ran a post. There is no advertorial here since we weren't paid to put the piece up. Perhaps you didn't think the piece was newsworthy well, that's fine. I encourage you to let us know at feedback@polygon.com and we'll use that feedback to influence our editorial direction.
What we won't allow is to have a bunch of people invade the comments and accuse us of wrongdoing. It's off-topic, and it's not helpful. If you want to believe there's a controversy behind everything, that's fine. We have a public ethics statement and we stick by it. If that's not enough for you to believe, then I'm sorry.
In short, we welcome your feedback, but in an appropriate venue. The comments thread of an article isn't that venue.
Laughable. Evidently only positive comments are allowed on your site's articles. Negative ones, even if they have perfectly valid points like those your site deleted, should be sent to an email address out of the sight of everyone else. Censorship, basically.Guys, there's no controversy here. We decided to run a post, via EGM, that Pizza Hut was offering a prize to UK customers. Readers like to know when they can win free stuff, so we ran a post. There is no advertorial here since we weren't paid to put the piece up. Perhaps you didn't think the piece was newsworthy well, that's fine. I encourage you to let us know at feedback@polygon.com and we'll use that feedback to influence our editorial direction.
What we won't allow is to have a bunch of people invade the comments and accuse us of wrongdoing. It's off-topic, and it's not helpful. If you want to believe there's a controversy behind everything, that's fine. We have a public ethics statement and we stick by it. If that's not enough for you to believe, then I'm sorry.
In short, we welcome your feedback, but in an appropriate venue. The comments thread of an article isn't that venue.
Or just do what Gamasutra does and put up a page where you can just look at all of the press releases.
I'm fond of "games journlolism"I think "we" should stop using the J-world so much.
Lets just say... media i guess.
The mob mentality in this thread is quite stunning. This is a complete non-issue. But someone makes a thread with SCREENSHOTS and all of the sudden its a full on controversy.
Wow. You mean he wrote the article like he was a human being and not a PR director spitting out automated messages.