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intaglio

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30. By copying and pasting links to the other threads

Reply to Orrex (Reply #28)

Thu Oct 17, 2013, 10:36 AM

Oct 2013

... links that can be found by a simple site search.

As to getting "worked up" you seem to find it reasonable that other people be discouraged from posting by not being credited.

Say I follow your posts and 2 days after you have posted an item I re-post the same item except sourcing it elsewhere and not crediting you. Would you think I was being fair?

I would not do that deliberately because I am not a prat and I would not do it by accident because I would, unselfishly, do a site search.

Not ignored but no further responses because there are "none as blind ..."

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Lesus Christ: Vatican Misspells 'Jesus' on Papal Medals [View all] unhappycamper Oct 2013 OP

Please use the Google site search intaglio Oct 2013 #1

I do not use the google site search. unhappycamper Oct 2013 #3

Then do use the site search intaglio Oct 2013 #4

yay, it's the internet police... ProdigalJunkMail Oct 2013 #5

There was no reason for this "mistake" intaglio Oct 2013 #6

I really hate self-appointed censors Generic Other Oct 2013 #9

I am not trying to "censor" intaglio Oct 2013 #11

Credit other DUers for what? Generic Other Oct 2013 #19

To repeat myself because, apparently, you cannot be bothered to read intaglio Oct 2013 #21

I have been on DU since 2001 Generic Other Oct 2013 #27

I have not once made that claim intaglio Oct 2013 #29

I will put you on ignore Generic Other Oct 2013 #32

Because duplicate threads never happen on DU Orrex Oct 2013 #7

Because there are means now to avoid too many such mistakes intaglio Oct 2013 #12

To find stuff that might be of interest to you? Orrex Oct 2013 #14

The deal is that other DUers get credited intaglio Oct 2013 #16

Credited for what? For referring to something? Orrex Oct 2013 #17

For - the - original - posting intaglio Oct 2013 #18

Well so what? Orrex Oct 2013 #20

Where did I mention "plagarism"? intaglio Oct 2013 #22

I'm afraid your efforts in this regard are like trying to stop a tsunami with a sponge eShirl Oct 2013 #25

Yeh, but you have to try intaglio Oct 2013 #26

You didn't mention plagiarism, nor did I say that you did. Orrex Oct 2013 #28

By copying and pasting links to the other threads intaglio Oct 2013 #30

Seriously? Orrex Oct 2013 #31

Doesn't that mistake make them worth lots of money? Heather MC Oct 2013 #2

But it made them look look a bunch of lerks. Orrex Oct 2013 #8

Jerks who just created a collectors item Heather MC Oct 2013 #10

Because Lesus loves money-changers Orrex Oct 2013 #15

Isn't the pope a Lesuit? Generic Other Oct 2013 #13

had not seen this before and i do spend a fair amount of time on du dembotoz Oct 2013 #23

Jesus' secret little brother! eShirl Oct 2013 #24