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View submission: The NewToReddit Encyclopaedia Redditica v2
Comment by llamageddon01 at 20/10/2021 at 11:49 UTC*
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A link posted when the OP clearly is not the originator of something they claim to be. Also known as QYBS. To post in r/quityourbullshit, you should have a screenshot or image of said bullshit successfully being called out. Even better with proof. Check the Pinned Posts before posting, because reposting something to r/quityourbullshit is the most bullshit thing you can possibly do. r/quityourbullshit.
Bored Panda, a YouTube channel and blog, are notorious for[1] using posts from Reddit as a source[2] for their content, with scant credit or even none at all[3] to the OP; sometimes with serious consequences[4].
2: https://www.reddit.com/r/ChoosingBeggars/comments/afxzhj/bored_panda_is_at_it_again/
In March 2021, r/quityourbullshit was forced to call out some bullshit involving itself when one of their mods revealed that someone on the Bored Panda blog team had gotten in contact with a view to writing about them[5].
5: https://www.reddit.com/r/quityourbullshit/comments/m8a9lp/boredpanda_is_writing_about_qybs/
The mod team’s response to the request was legendary[6]. So much so, that r/MurderedByWords not only lauded the post but stickied their own post about it on their sub[7] which remained for some time.
6: https://i.imgur.com/cnsHb3j.jpg
It could only get better if it were then reported on Buzzfeed: "This website tried to reach out to this subreddit after stealing their content. You won't believe their response!". Sadly (or not), we’re still waiting for that level of meta.
Anyway, Bored Panda went ahead with the article, calling it “56 Screenshots Of People Who Caught Others Shamelessly Spreading Lies On The Internet And Stepped In To Shut Them Up”[8] and crediting “The corner of the subreddit “Quit Your Bull”” as the source.
The “same” Bored Panda article as it appears today still gives “The corner of the subreddit “Quit Your Bull”” as the source but is now called “30 Screenshots Of People Who Caught Others Shamelessly Spreading Lies On The Internet And Stepped In To Shut Them Up”[9]. Now I’m going to be absolutely honest here. I’m not *that* invested in the article to scour them both for differences. But this whole thing just reinforces what I say in my entry on Content and Copyright[10]: **…your Reddit story could well be monetised in some way by any random third party and you will rarely be asked for permission, acknowledged as the author or share in any profit.**
9: https://www.boredpanda.com/quit-your-crap-people-called-out/
10: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhia8yc/
r/Spotatroll is a community for spotting the obvious trolls, the fiction writers, the backstory changers and the obvious fakes, r/MurderedByWords is a place for well-constructed put-downs, comebacks, and counter-arguments, while r/nukedfromorbit claims to have the best burns on Reddit.
11: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhhskbf/
12: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhia8yc/
13: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hho8eoe/
14: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhu2z1p/
15: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhuht4i/
16: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhuk1jh/
Comment by llamageddon01 at 23/10/2021 at 22:05 UTC*
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Sometimes you might want to quote a line or a portion of the original post or even from someone else’s comment in reply to them. To differentiate that quote from your reply, you need to use a bit of Markdown Text. Don’t worry - it’s easier than it sounds.
In New Reddit you copy the text into the text box and use the " button (which might look like 99) to mark it as a quote. You can even highlight/select the part of the comment you're replying to and when you hit the reply button, it's already "quoted."
In Old Reddit or the markdown mode use > at the beginning instead.
On the mobile app, you select the three dots … drop-down menu below the comment to copy the entirety of the text and delete what’s inapplicable, then put the > symbol directly before the first word of your quote. https://www.reddit.com/wiki/commenting[1].
1: https://www.reddit.com/wiki/commenting
We have a new sister sub specifically to practice using Markdown such as this called r/LearnToReddit; a place to learn and practice using Reddit in regards to posting different post types, commenting, adding and editing flairs and so on, where the community will feedback on your post to let you know how you did, share tips, or help you get it right next time.
