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[–] GardenVarietyAnxiety@lemmy.world 59 points 1 month ago (3 children)

"I have seen this before, therefore no one else needs to."

[–] M500@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That’s my thinking as well. A long time o ago in reddit, people were always claiming things were reposts, but it was new to me.

[–] Hammocks4All@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It would be nice if there would be attribution for reposts. Maybe subreddits and such could do weekly / monthly / annual / all-time highlights? Feel like I need to say that I hate FB and deleted mine, BUT the "memories" thing could be interesting in a place like Reddit or Lemmy.

[–] M500@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What if I saw it elsewhere and posted it? I wouldn’t know it was a repost. And I expect that is what is mostly happening.

[–] Hammocks4All@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It actually doesn't really bother me, especially with memes and random internet content like that. I've seen posts on Reddit that were actual art, where the title of the repost implies the poster created the art and that it's not a repost. It's lame for a few reasons, such as commenters trying to engage with the alleged creator and the OP not replying, then people finding out it's a repost, etc. But, honestly, whatever.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago

There are some things actually repostet to death and need a cooldown.

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 0 points 1 month ago

Definitely don't let these types get into publishing! 😬 Lol

[–] SaltyIceteaMaker@lemmy.ml 31 points 1 month ago

Obviously a repost

[–] synae@lemmy.sdf.org 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Not that I'm defending the behavior, but what more elaboration is needed? They've seen it before, that's all they're saying

[–] lauha@lemmy.one 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Sometimes it is abrepost even when I just made it myself.

[–] synae@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 month ago

Ah, well, just tell them it's OC and moonwalk away

(Or ignore, don't feed the trolls and all that)

[–] Stern@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

imagine someone being so self centered that they think everyone has seen every meme theyve seen.

[–] Shieldtoad@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is a repost and I have the proof right here.

[–] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

Thanks to whatever app I'm using for showing the thumbnail of links, I'm never gonna give me what?! I still have the music in my head now!

[–] MeDuViNoX@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago

Wow, awesome, like we haven't already seen this post 15 times in the last 2 weeks. Nice low effort repost, "OP"!

[–] ShortFuse@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Nice riposte, OP.

[–] comrade19@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Are there bots on lemmy? I didn't like the idea of those repost bots on reddit.

[–] FlihpFlorp@lemm.ee 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Some clients will highlight bots

If you go to lemmy.world on a browser you can hide accounts that have flagged themselves as bots

I have bot accounts hidden because during the Reddit Exodus there was so many bots posting content form reddit to ideally drive engagement and discussion but no one commented so they just felt spammy to me

Hopefully this makes sense I had to stop mid sentence to do something and I’m too tired to proof read

[–] meekah@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Repost bots existed to farm karma to sell the accounts for advertising purposes. The bots that mark themselves as such wouldn't repost (other than the reddit-to-lemmy bots you mentioned, but that's not really reposting anyways)

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ah, yes. The Repost Police. A group of individuals out to inform everyone that they're proud of spending far too much time on socials, even though no one cares to know.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago

You make OC? Believe it or not, still a repost.

[–] FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

My favorite is when it's something I made myself, how is it a repost?

[–] rand_alpha19@moist.catsweat.com 4 points 1 month ago

Isn't this why reverse image search exists? Some people are just assholes, but there are tools to help you find a source.

[–] linkhidalgogato@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago

repost downvoted

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 3 points 1 month ago

dupe dupe dupe

[–] Fleur__@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I'm an original meme purist. I wish id never seen any filthy reposted meme even if I hadn't seen it before. I only want Virgin memes, straight from the source

[–] tomi000@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Yeah because everyone gladly spends a few hours of theit time searching for a meme they have seen somewhere a year ago...

[–] onlooker@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

Soooo, would this be a riposte to a repost?

[–] Nasan@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

It's like the terminally online equate their filling out a meme template to sculpting a Michaelangelo.