DiogoJ42
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I think it's safe to say that none of us want to give the Fail or other so called "news" sites the clicks they crave. To me, nothing is more frustrating than seeing someone post such a link with no explanation of what it contains. On the flip side, just quoting the text without linking to the original source can be unfair to the writers of genuine news, and may even fall foul of copyright laws in some parts of the world.
I know our lovely hard working team are very keen to avoid "rules" in this hippy commune, but I'd like to propose the following, if I may be so bold:
"When linking to a news article or other external site, the poster should use the quote feature to copy the relevant text to their post, followed by a clearly labeled link to the original source."
For example:
Hi guys. I've just found this really interesting article about the top ten rides themed to bananas. Check this out!
www.somegodawfulclickbaitsite.com/ridemybanana
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What are everyone's thoughts?
I know our lovely hard working team are very keen to avoid "rules" in this hippy commune, but I'd like to propose the following, if I may be so bold:
"When linking to a news article or other external site, the poster should use the quote feature to copy the relevant text to their post, followed by a clearly labeled link to the original source."
For example:
Hi guys. I've just found this really interesting article about the top ten rides themed to bananas. Check this out!
Link to original article:Most people think bananas are something you eat. But did you know you can also ride them? Here's out top 10 banana themed thrill rides from around the world.
10: Mr Monkey's Banana Boat at Thorpe Park, England
A pirate ship painted yellow! How exciting!
9: Lisebergerbanana at Liseberg, Sweeden
We've never been there, but aparently this has both bananas AND burgers! What's not to love?
8: Anything yellow, because we're stupid
[[etc. you get the idea]]
www.somegodawfulclickbaitsite.com/ridemybanana
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What are everyone's thoughts?
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