User:Mkareken/Left 4 Dead 2

Left 4 Dead 2 Community Workshop
In the Left 4 Dead 2 community, there lies a wide array of fan made content. This content ranges from weapon reskins, character models, sound effects, voicelines, and much more. These customization features were also usable in SFM (Source Film maker), a tool created by Valve in order to let anyone make their own videos and animations using the characters in their games. With this limitless potential for modification comes those who are willing to steal another's creation for the sake of simplicity. It is important to note that content created by users and posted to the Community Workshop can fall under copyright laws on behalf of the game engine and the content creator. However, when a user uses another's content without crediting the creator for their own monetary gain, issues start to arise.

Splitting a Community In Two: Khomchik
So first here is a rundown of everything you should know about Khomchik. He is a youtuber with about a quarter million subscribers. He uploads multiple times a week and his content is monetized. He is mainly known for his Left 4 Dead 2 Youtube Videos. The videos he would make would be speedruns and challenges that he would submit to official speedrun websites. However, drama started to unfold as website moderators started finding inconsistencies within the videos he uploaded. These inconsistencies I mention are cheats and violates the website's rules. Once speedrun.com banned his run, his fanbase split in two. There were those who believed that Khomchik didn't cheat, and those who found evidence against him.

Evidence stacked against him.
Khomchik is guilty of two things: lying and cheating. There are several screenshots of Khomchik trying to defend himself against certain allegations by using false information. Unfortunately, most of the screenshots will not upload because of Wikipedia's automated filter, so instead I will provide timestamps from a video that provides them.

This is a screenshot portraying a conversation with Khomchik and an artist whose work Khomchik used as a thumbnail for his video without crediting the artist.

This is a screenshot of Khomchik explaining why his runs were not accepted by Speedrun.com, where he doesn't explain the actual reason which was cheating and splicing.

Screenshot showcasing video thumbnails Khomchik stole the art for without giving credit to the artist.

Khomchik has repeatedly showed himself to be a liar and manipulator with these screenshots. He disgraced the L4D2 community and to this day has not apologized for his actions to those he wronged. However, he doesn't need to anymore. His fans were able to see the truth about this scandal and he had to work hard to continue to be a content creator.

Turning over a new leaf
Khomchik is still making youtube videos to this day. Most of the things that were called out against him are no longer true: he credits artwork that he uses and he doesn't try to falsify speedruns. However, his past trend of trying to cover up his lies will always make him suspicious among the members of the Left 4 Dead 2 community.

What's the deal with Khomchik? - His cheating, lying and theft.

What's the deal with Khomchik? - A follow-up