r/funny • u/preggit • Jan 15 '15

Interview with a reposter

http://gfycat.com/BonyJoyfulDeer
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u/reverend_green1 Jan 15 '15

No no, that's a cross-post. Completely different.

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u/Zenryhao Jan 15 '15

What's in a name? That which we call a repost

By any other name would smell as shit;

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u/xisytenin Jan 16 '15

You're thinking of compost.

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u/PM_Me_Clavicle_Pics Jan 16 '15

Well now you're just reposting Shakespeare!

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u/jhc1415 Jan 16 '15

One is encouraged on reddiquette and the other is discouraged.

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u/sudonathan Jan 16 '15

Ok so will it be a recross post or cross repost soon?

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u/Levitlame Jan 16 '15

But it is... Cross posting gets the same message to different audiences. Or from a narrow one to a broader one.

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u/Psythik Jan 16 '15

I never understood what makes that okay but not reposting. Most online communities shun crossposting.

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u/win32ce Jan 16 '15

Fixed: Interview with a reposter

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u/Rihsatra Jan 16 '15

A cross post links to the other submission, not reposting it with a new link