"Tim (Fractal Footwork)" (fractalfootwork) 05/17/2016 at 12:20 • Filed to: None

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area man > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 05/17/2016 at 12:22

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Holy moly

The Dummy Gummy > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 05/17/2016 at 12:24

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Jalopnik has little if any writers left. It is super apparent with all the reshares and crap posts. It is really sad.

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 05/17/2016 at 12:26

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Yeah it seems like my favorite site is about to be killed off. Probably an ancillary cut due to the hulkamania decision. Have you tried using the site on mobile? Holy crap more ads than ever before and getting on up there with buzzfeed in clickbaity-mess.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 05/17/2016 at 12:27

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Well, Shit. Gawker really does seem to be killing it’s automotive/moto brands. :/

TheHondaBro > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 05/17/2016 at 12:27

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:(

Who’s gonna make fun of Firebirds now??

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 05/17/2016 at 12:27

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BOOOOOO

bob and john > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 05/17/2016 at 12:28

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god fucking dam it

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet 05/17/2016 at 12:28

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Mobile is practically unusable these days. Even more so than usual.

Mercedes Streeter > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 05/17/2016 at 12:30

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Further evidence that Gawker knows that this is the beginning of the end. Such a shame Jalopnik can’t just disconnect itself from the mothership. Jalopnik has had infinitely better journalistic integrity than the vast majority of Gawker blogs. I would also add ROYGBIV and Kotaku since they follow a narrow subject like Jalopnik too.

$kaycog > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 05/17/2016 at 12:33

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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

McMike > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 05/17/2016 at 12:33

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Wait, how many corespondents did have Gawker have in Budapest?

One?

Shame, I liked Mate’s stuff.

RWS Motorsport > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 05/17/2016 at 12:33

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Whaaat, dagnammit, hulkmania can eat a dick.

EL_ULY > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 05/17/2016 at 12:34

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NOOOOOOOO!!!!! Máté is a bazillion times better than the clowns on the other sites. 100% bull fucking SHIT!!!!!!!!!!

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 05/17/2016 at 12:34

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Wait, what?! Welp, it’s the beginning of the end.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 05/17/2016 at 12:34

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Well, fuck.

jariten1781 > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 05/17/2016 at 12:35

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Having a staff in Hungary was always an oddity anyway and it's not surprising it's a cut when there's belt tightening to be done...too bad they didn't keep Mate on as an independent, his stuff was alright.

vondon302 > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 05/17/2016 at 12:36

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Well that really sucks. Good luck Mate!

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 05/17/2016 at 12:39

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Nooooo, I really liked the European Jalopnik staff, and I’m afraid this will not be the end of the firing.

El Rivinado > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 05/17/2016 at 12:43

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I’m just observing the fire that Jalopnik’s producing at this point, it’s sad, but it’s not like it’s not a shock.

Also, when it comes to stuff like this, am I the only one imagining Denton looking like palpatine, sitting in his throne room going "good. good."

Party-vi > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 05/17/2016 at 12:44

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The Budapest office still houses ad operations, tech, and engineering staff. I wonder if we’ll get some additional insight into Sean’s abrupt firing now that Mate is gone.

Takuro Spirit > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 05/17/2016 at 12:44

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DAMMIT, BROTHER.

Quadradeuce > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 05/17/2016 at 12:52

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Based on the fact that he just posted something on the FP this morning, I’m guessing this was quite abrupt. Who’s next? My bet is Tavarish.

Xyl0c41n3 > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 05/17/2016 at 12:52

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Jesus... did he find out he was fired because he got locked out of the Jalopnik Facebook page?! If so, that’s all sorts of fucked up:

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Svend > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 05/17/2016 at 12:55

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Sorry Mate.

I hate this. Gawker screws up royally by not running stuff past the legal team, gets sued and the good people suffer.

Standing on the backs of good people to get promotion then cutting them off to save themselves. Bunch of dicks.

Bourbon&JellyBeans > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 05/17/2016 at 12:58

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Gawker is killing itself.

scoob > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 05/17/2016 at 12:58

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The Powershift in Steve's '12 Ford Focus killed it's TCM (under warranty!) > Quadradeuce 05/17/2016 at 13:02

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He had a few posts on the front page over the past few days, seemingly more than usual. I wouldn’t be surprised if they cleared out everything he had coming for the week before letting him go.

OneFastPuertoRican > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 05/17/2016 at 13:03

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This sucks. Máté was one of the good guys.

RedlineZ bought an SV (And is getting rid of the z) > The Dummy Gummy 05/17/2016 at 13:05

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Why hire writers when you can just share posts from other blogs/oppositelock and collect the ad revenue. Which brings me to my next question. Do they ask permission from the writer whenever a post from here gets shared on the FP. Seems to be happening a lot more often recently.

Monkey B > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 05/17/2016 at 13:18

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Yet DeMuro still exists to ruin long collections of words about himself.

Jayhawk Jake > RedlineZ bought an SV (And is getting rid of the z) 05/17/2016 at 13:21

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Sometimes. My last one on the front page had Tom tell me to email Patrick who shared it.

thebigbossyboss > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 05/17/2016 at 13:34

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Buh bye gawker.

Justin Hughes > RedlineZ bought an SV (And is getting rid of the z) 05/17/2016 at 13:34

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It depends. I submit articles that I consider to be FP worthy (both my own and by others) to tips@jalopnik or to PG directly. But occasionally I’ve been surprised by a share that I didn’t expect or even try for.

Bottom line, they don’t need your explicit permission to repost. If it’s here, they can share it however they like.

Honeybunchesofgoats > Quadradeuce 05/17/2016 at 13:36

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“Why buy a new refrigerator for $1200 when you can live out of the box that it came in for free?”

Justin Hughes > Party-vi 05/17/2016 at 13:37

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I’m as curious as you are, but if Sean hasn’t commented I doubt we’ll learn any details. I respect that, because you won’t go far in any career by bashing your former employer, especially in auto/moto journalism where the community is so everyone-knows-everyone.

Máté Petrány > Xyl0c41n3 05/17/2016 at 13:37

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Patrick had the decency to call me before I got the official email. While we were talking, I got locked of of Slack and got this email from Facebook.

They say my email will work until Friday, but if you want to reach me, I would say matepetrany@gmail.com is a safer choice.

Máté Petrány > McMike 05/17/2016 at 13:38

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4 on the editorial team. Attila at Gizmodo and two at Kotaku.

Blondude > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura 05/17/2016 at 13:42

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The end began when Tyler and Sean left.

Xyl0c41n3 > Máté Petrány 05/17/2016 at 13:43

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Hey Máté, thank you for responding. I’m so sorry this is happening. It’s not cool at all. I hope you land on your feet soon at a place that has more respect for its employees.

I know you may not want to hang around these parts for very long (I mean, it’s understandable), but I’m sure you’d be more than welcome to keep hanging out here on Oppo if you ever feel like it (for as long as Oppo exists, that is). Please don’t be a stranger, and please let us know where we can continue to follow your work.

Best of luck.

McMike > Máté Petrány 05/17/2016 at 13:43

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I don’t visit Gizmodo or Kotaku, so I had no idea.

I thought it was just you. Sorry man.

Tom McParland > Máté Petrány 05/17/2016 at 13:44

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Really sorry to hear that Mate. I always enjoyed your stuff and was jealous of your European adventures. Hopefully more opportunities are on the horizon.

Blondude > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 05/17/2016 at 13:44

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His Stigness > Blondude 05/17/2016 at 13:44

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Well Sean was fired, but maybe Tyler saw some writing on the wall and got out early before he was fired.

WiscoProud > Máté Petrány 05/17/2016 at 13:46

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Sorry to hear it. I loved your articles and your European slant on car culture. Good luck to you.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > scoob 05/17/2016 at 14:01

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An oppo-group-buy of Jalopnik, which would probably only cost about threefiddy, should have as an added benefit for us that we can take turns driving Doug’s Aston, since we’re paying for it.

shop-teacher > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 05/17/2016 at 14:03

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What the shit Gawker!?!

*throws table, flips chair*

RedlineZ bought an SV (And is getting rid of the z) > Justin Hughes 05/17/2016 at 14:21

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ah gotcha wasn't sure how that worked out

RallyWrench > Bourbon&JellyBeans 05/17/2016 at 14:24

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Gawker is killing killed itself.

RallyWrench > TheHondaBro 05/17/2016 at 14:40

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Wait... where’s BMan76? He has a Firebird... Mate hates Firebirds... BMan76 was probably hungry for revenge... Mate is in Hungary... BMan76 says it doesn’t need a WS6 hood, Mate would say it clearly does... BMan76 recently made some upgrades to his Firebird which would enable it to stop faster... Mate was likely the victim of a black bag operation that would require a powerful and fast-stopping vehicle, perhaps with a large glass hatch and long doors to throw him into... GET THE PITCHFORKS YAARRRGGGHHHH

finn's arm > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 05/17/2016 at 15:28

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WHAT

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:(