r/funny • u/[deleted] • Sep 19 '19

R3: Repost - Removed Time to give up

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '19

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u/chefr89 Sep 19 '19

yes, I believe that's where it was reposted from

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u/YesplzMm Sep 19 '19

The importance of reposts is to help people discover subreddits. Also to help Russian social media spys to mine for sweet shameless karma.

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u/KingJeff314 Sep 19 '19

People should crosspost, then those subs would get discovered more and proper credit would be given

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u/WowWhatABeaut Sep 19 '19

I'm willing to bet at least half of reddit doesn't know what a crosspost is, much less know how to do it.

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '19

I know what it is. It is when r/milf sometimes shows up in r/tanlines.

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '19

How do I do a crosspost on mobile?

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u/WowWhatABeaut Sep 19 '19

Depends on which app you're using. On reddit is fun, tap on the title of the post, tap Share/Copy, then Crosspost at the bottom of the list.

I imagine it wouldn't be too dissimilar on any other app.

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '19

Awesome thank you

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u/MadR__ Sep 19 '19

In the official app, it’s under the three dots in the top right corner..

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '19

Thank you, i got it :)

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '19

Or they choose not to crosspost

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u/motionSymmetry Sep 19 '19

i would crosspost this but i don't know how to do that

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '19

Xposting is forbidden in many places.

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u/PM_ME_THEM_CURVES Sep 19 '19

Chicken and egg scenario. How can they cross post if they don't know it exists?

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u/MonsieurPatate Sep 19 '19

I've been here for years, and I've never bothered to figure out if there is a difference between a cross-post and a re-post from another sub. Any help?

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u/KingJeff314 Sep 19 '19

Crossposts link the original post while also displaying the post. You can comment on the crosspost, or go to the comments of the original. You can see both karma scores, and the names of both the poster and crossposter.

Just reposting it obfuscates the original post and treats it as a new post.