Reviews reporting thread

I was aware it was the reviewer’s birthday, not yours. But I am happy to wish you a very happy Un-birthday! 🎉 

I too think it would be a shocking overreaction, but I am unaware of how easy it is to edit someone else’s post, if this member is not around to do it themselves. Editing the review is definitely preferable, but if it is unable to be edited, then (shocking overreaction or not), I think removal does make sense.

I’m not sure why you even suggest Waters and Co. might sue, because that is hardly an issue at all - particularly when it seems potentially likely that the author never alleged plagiarism at all, but merely used the wrong word in translation.

But the amount of time that has passed is somewhat irrelevant. If something is wrong, and something can be done about it, then it should be done. As a particularly extreme example, if a murder occurred in 2013, but was found out only in 2021, you would expect repercussions.

This review has been brought up, rightly so, by the musician who is being accused of plagiarism. Does it matter that they have only discovered this review long after the fact? No? Are they being accused of something they haven’t done? Well I haven’t listened to the album, but I suspect at most I might hear inspiration and derivation, but no plagiarism. Having been the victim of being accused of something I’ve not done, I completely empathise. It is not nice to have such accusations thrown at oneself. I too, would be calling for this review to be edited or removed, if it were my music that were being maligned in this fashion.

Oh and happy birthday. I look forward to the fun you have. Always enjoyable to read.

It was written in 2013. The good ship Earth has been spinning around the big red ball in the sky completely unaffected by that review ever since. Most people on said planet have never heard of them. I certainly hadn’t, and I somehow doubt that Messrs Waters and Co. will be reaching for the services of Messrs Sue, Grabbit, and Runne if they were ever made aware of the alleged plagiarism.

It is a very poor choice of words, granted, but I think removal would be a shocking overreaction.

I've given a quick listen to the samples on the Winter Tree website. If I should look for similarities what I have tried is closer to Marillion than to Pink Floyd. I have to say that I like what I have listened to, and there are bands like Eloy and Starcastle that are much more derivative respect to their influencers. Even Birth of Liquid Plejades from TD's ZEIT sounds like an alternative version of Saucerful of Secrets

I suppose that the review is already gone, but it has made me curious about your music. As a PF addict, whatever sounds similar to my favorite band is welcome. I will surely give an ear to it.

Of course I agree with you: plagiarizing is a very bad wording which implies also the possibility of a lawsuit.

understood.  I do think that the review guidelines do state that one should not make these comments.  But I don't doubt that there are many reviews that violate this and we are not going to change them.  I personally have a lot of problem with those types of complaints because I, like many here, spend countless hours listening to music being suggested for the site and, with my team, make our best effort to determine if the artist belongs, and it sometimes feels like the reviewer takes a second to disrespect that effort