submitted 1 year ago by chris@fedia.io to c/fedia@fedia.io

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There's a button when creating a thread which says "OC" with no further explanation. I've seen "OC" noted to the left of thread titles, presumably because somebody has ticked "OC". What does it mean??!

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[-] PierreKanazawa@fedia.io 21 points 1 year ago

Original Content

[-] BitR1ot@fedia.io 5 points 1 year ago

"I made this." https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-made-this

I like being able to flag something as OC but it assumes good faith. I'm not sure how useful tagging something as OC is, I'd often find myself look at the person's post history, linked websites, etc.

[-] realslef@fedia.io 3 points 1 year ago

As opposed to what? Plagiarist malcontent?

[-] Glod@fedia.io 33 points 1 year ago

It's a way to say "the person sharing this is also the person who made it, and didn't just find something someone else made and posted it because they liked it or felt that it was relevant or shareable". Like if you're in a band and post one of your own songs, that's OC. If you post a new song release from a band you like, that's not OC.

[-] chris@fedia.io 10 points 1 year ago

Ace, thanks.

[-] photography@fedia.io 9 points 1 year ago

Also goes for photography / video where someone is either posting a photo they found somewhere, vs one they created themselves.

[-] PierreKanazawa@fedia.io 7 points 1 year ago

To repost, probably.

[-] gvsteve@fedia.io 2 points 1 year ago

As opposed to ‘someone sent me this meme and I thought it was funny so I’m submitting it here’

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