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Is it impolite to crosspost someone else's post to another community on Lemmy without saying anything? (lemmy.ca)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://piefed.europe.pub/c/asklemmy/p/266879/is-it-impolite-to-crosspost-someone-else-s-post-to-another-community-on-lemmy-witho

I feel like on mainstream social media this is done pretty thoughtlessly and it's a norm but on Lemmy, with the much smaller userbase, I kinda felt like... it's like riding on someone else's coat tails? Or is it just me? > > Edit: of course if it's artwork or text, obviously then I'd make it explicitly clear it's not mine but I mean news articles, memes, things like that.

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[–] 20 points 5 months ago

I have no idea. You can say 'yoink', I believe.

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    [–] 9 points 5 months ago

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    [–] 9 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    You should always credit the source

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  • [–] 13 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

    You should always credit the source.

    -kboos1

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    • [–] 9 points 5 months ago

    Isn’t there a crosspost function that will link the original and show the OP’s attribution?

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    [–] 7 points 5 months ago

    I think that as long as you use the crosspost function, and it’s visible who the OOP is, you are fine. When my posts get crossposted, I take it as a badge of honor.

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    [–] 7 points 5 months ago

    No. At least I wouldn't give a fuck if someone did it with mine.

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    [–] 5 points 5 months ago*

    I never mind when people crosspost things that I post. It's just a way of dispersing content to relevant communities.

    Also, the cross-posting feature usually automatically provides a link to the original, so I don't know if there's a need for an etiquette around it.

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    [–] 2 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Let's see if OP complains lol

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