Quote from: airfinex on September 06, 2021, 07:21:15 PM

Quote from: Ratimov on September 03, 2021, 06:56:09 PM

A bold statement. I'll give you $5 000 if you can find the source of these threads that I recently created, since you boldly claim that all my threads are translations of other people. You can archive this post, and any trusted member of this community will confirm it.

Even if you really are the author of a couple of threads, then against the background of hundreds of translations you have published, it seems like a drop in the ocean. But so be it, I will accept your offer on the following conditions:

1. You will use escrow and deposit $ 5,000 to DarkStar_ , Royse777, DireWolfM14 or Nutildah, (I think you will not be charged a commission).
2. I will not rely only on those that you published, I will look for plagiarism in all the threads you created.
3. For everything, as you suggested, a week will be enough for me.
4. If anyone finds plagiarism and publishes evidence before me, that person will receive the award.
5. If I find plagiarism, I will win the bet, but I will send you proofs in PM so that you can correct your mistake.

You have the right to refuse the bet, I and everyone present here will understand this, (I hope you haven't lost your courage).

Marcel, Marie.

Quoting all of this for reference.

I'm pretty sure Ratimov has been reported for plagiarism before, since these accusations aren't new. And I'm assuming that the mods haven't found any merit in those claims, since he hasn't been banned yet. Does anyone think I'm way off base in those assumptions? I really have no idea whether Ratimov plagiarized anything or not, as I haven't delved into it myself (and if there's translation involved, I probably wouldn't be able to prove much with my skills).

A bet was obviously proposed here, and I think the matter should be put to rest for once and for all--though I'm just a dispassionate 3rd party here; if I were Ratimov, however, I'd probably want to clear my name so that this accusation doesn't keep popping up. I'm curious to see what the outcome is, if any.