After listening to Nick Mamatas himself talk about being a term paper writer my opinion about him and what he does actually worsened. Mamatas calls almost half of his clients dumb and talks down on them as if he is so much better. His voice is strong and he talks fast when explaining what he actually does with these term papers. He has a pompous attitude towards his clients especially when talking about their writing skills; however, he never seems to get frustrated or irritated with the questions he is asked. When the man interviewing him calls what he does " legal but repulsive, sleezy, and unethical.." Mamatas agrees yet says he has benefited from writing these papers. Nick Mamatas also admits to turning some of his clients that were nasty to him in to their professors for cheating. He obviously does not care what his clients think of him and did this solely for his own pleasure and quick cash.
Nick Mamatas trys to save his name at the end of the interview by saying he has been contacted by professors that have read his article and want to know how to catch cheating students. In a way i feel as if Nick is a part of the students cheating on their papers because although he only writes "model papers" for them, many students are handing that in as their own work. He acts as if their is nothing wrong with his term paper writing but talks down on everyone that seeks him for help and to me, that does not seem right. Not everyone has a natural talent for writing or is even taught the correct writing skills so i think Nick Mamatas needs to learn to be a bit more sympathetic.
http://www.onthemedia.org/episodes/2008/11/28/segments/116673
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