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Meta Please don't presume cross posting from me.

The url might not have been the best one to pick, but given that the question is verbatim the same as on other Q&A sites, I still think the presumption of a x-post is not so far fetched... T...

posted 2y ago by samcarter‭  ·  edited 2y ago by samcarter‭

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#4: Post edited by user avatar samcarter‭ · 2022-03-23T12:55:25Z (over 2 years ago)
  • The url might not have been the best one to pick, but given that the question is verbatim the same as on other Q&A sites, I still think the presumption of a x-post is not so far fetched...
  • ![Comparison of the questions on codidact and superuser](https://powerusers.codidact.com/uploads/dGTGRPExPx3wp9Av7GWsspBP)
  • There are several problem with these types of x-posts:
  • 1. Content which is not unique and also available on established sites is not good for the search engine ranking of codidact. This not only means that other people will less likely find *your* content here, it even means that other people are less likely to find the questions and answers of other codidact users, who spend considerable time and effort in creating unique and good quality content. It is hardly fair to drag other users contribution down just because you want to x-post on several sites.
  • 2. Then there is the issue of license. Reposting other peoples content here without attribution, which was first published elsewhere under a CC-by-SA license, is a violation of said license. I asked you several times if you are the same user, the only time I got an answer you stated that you are not the same user.
  • 3. X-posting also has the risk of wasting both the time of users who might put time and effort in answering a post, which already has an answer elsewhere, as well as the time of users who might have the same problem but can't find the solutions you might have gotten on one of the other platforms you posted x-posted your question.
  • 4. ... and some minor problems like not even bothering to move the included images to codidacts own image hosting facilities so they will be accessible for users who can't access imgur, which is blocked in some countries/schools/etc.
  • The url might not have been the best one to pick, but given that the question is verbatim the same as on other Q&A sites, I still think the presumption of a x-post is not so far fetched...
  • ![Comparison of the questions on codidact and superuser](https://powerusers.codidact.com/uploads/dGTGRPExPx3wp9Av7GWsspBP)
  • There are several problem with these types of x-posts:
  • 1. Content which is not unique and also available on established sites is not good for the search engine ranking of codidact. This not only means that other people will less likely find *your* content here, it even means that other people are less likely to find the questions and answers of other codidact users, who spend considerable time and effort in creating unique and good quality content. It is hardly fair to drag other users contribution down just because you want to x-post on several sites.
  • 2. Then there is the issue of license. Reposting other peoples content here without attribution, which was first published elsewhere under a CC-by-SA license, is a violation of said license. I asked you several times if you are the same user, the only time I got an answer you stated that you are not the same user.
  • 3. X-posting also has the risk of wasting both the time of users who might put time and effort in answering a post, which already has an answer elsewhere, as well as the time of users who might have the same problem but can't find the solutions you might have gotten on one of the other platforms you posted x-posted your question.
  • 4. ... and some minor problems like not even bothering to move the included images to codidacts own image hosting facilities so they will be accessible for users who can't access imgur, which is blocked in some countries/schools/etc.
  • 5. It is not exactly good advertisement if you repost your codidact posts on forums on which they are blatantly off-topic, e.g. if you link to your etymology questions on forums for economics.
#3: Post edited by user avatar samcarter‭ · 2022-03-13T11:48:18Z (over 2 years ago)
  • Given that the question is verbatim the same as on other Q&A sites, I still think the presumption of a x-post is not so far fetched...
  • ![Comparison of the questions on codidact and superuser](https://powerusers.codidact.com/uploads/dGTGRPExPx3wp9Av7GWsspBP)
  • There are several problem with these types of x-posts:
  • 1. Content which is not unique and also available on established sites is not good for the search engine ranking of codidact. This not only means that other people will less likely find *your* content here, it even means that other people are less likely to find the questions and answers of other codidact users, who spend considerable time and effort in creating unique and good quality content. It is hardly fair to drag other users contribution down just because you want to x-post on several sites.
  • 2. Then there is the issue of license. Reposting other peoples content here without attribution, which was first published elsewhere under a CC-by-SA license, is a violation of said license. I asked you several times if you are the same user, the only time I got an answer you stated that you are not the same user.
  • 3. X-posting also has the risk of wasting both the time of users who might put time and effort in answering a post, which already has an answer elsewhere, as well as the time of users who might have the same problem but can't find the solutions you might have gotten on one of the other platforms you posted x-posted your question.
  • 4. ... and some minor problems like not even bothering to move the included images to codidacts own image hosting facilities so they will be accessible for users who can't access imgur, which is blocked in some countries/schools/etc.
  • The url might not have been the best one to pick, but given that the question is verbatim the same as on other Q&A sites, I still think the presumption of a x-post is not so far fetched...
  • ![Comparison of the questions on codidact and superuser](https://powerusers.codidact.com/uploads/dGTGRPExPx3wp9Av7GWsspBP)
  • There are several problem with these types of x-posts:
  • 1. Content which is not unique and also available on established sites is not good for the search engine ranking of codidact. This not only means that other people will less likely find *your* content here, it even means that other people are less likely to find the questions and answers of other codidact users, who spend considerable time and effort in creating unique and good quality content. It is hardly fair to drag other users contribution down just because you want to x-post on several sites.
  • 2. Then there is the issue of license. Reposting other peoples content here without attribution, which was first published elsewhere under a CC-by-SA license, is a violation of said license. I asked you several times if you are the same user, the only time I got an answer you stated that you are not the same user.
  • 3. X-posting also has the risk of wasting both the time of users who might put time and effort in answering a post, which already has an answer elsewhere, as well as the time of users who might have the same problem but can't find the solutions you might have gotten on one of the other platforms you posted x-posted your question.
  • 4. ... and some minor problems like not even bothering to move the included images to codidacts own image hosting facilities so they will be accessible for users who can't access imgur, which is blocked in some countries/schools/etc.
#2: Post edited by user avatar samcarter‭ · 2022-03-13T11:46:58Z (over 2 years ago)
  • Given that the question is verbatim the same as on other Q&A sites, I still think the presumption of a x-post is not so far fetched...
  • ![Comparison of the questions on codidact and superuser](https://powerusers.codidact.com/uploads/dGTGRPExPx3wp9Av7GWsspBP)
  • There are several problem with these types of x-posts:
  • 1. Content which is not unique and also available on established sites is not good for the search engine ranking of codidact. This not only means that other people will less likely find *your* content here, it even means that other people are less likely to find the questions and answers of other codidact users, who spend considerable time and effort in creating unique and good quality content. It is hardly fair to drag other users contribution down just because you want to x-post on several sites.
  • 2. The there is the issue of license. Reposting other peoples content here without attribution, which was first published elsewhere under a CC-by-SA license, is a violation of said license. I asked you several times if you are the same user, the only time I got an answer you stated that you are not the same user.
  • 3. X-posting also has the risk of wasting both the time of users who might put time and effort in answering a post, which already has an answer elsewhere, as well as the time of users who might have the same problem but can't find the solutions you might have gotten on one of the other platforms you posted x-posted your question.
  • 4. ... and some minor problems like not even bothering to move the included images to codidacts own image hosting facilities so they will be accessible for users who can't access imgur, which is blocked in some countries/schools/etc.
  • Given that the question is verbatim the same as on other Q&A sites, I still think the presumption of a x-post is not so far fetched...
  • ![Comparison of the questions on codidact and superuser](https://powerusers.codidact.com/uploads/dGTGRPExPx3wp9Av7GWsspBP)
  • There are several problem with these types of x-posts:
  • 1. Content which is not unique and also available on established sites is not good for the search engine ranking of codidact. This not only means that other people will less likely find *your* content here, it even means that other people are less likely to find the questions and answers of other codidact users, who spend considerable time and effort in creating unique and good quality content. It is hardly fair to drag other users contribution down just because you want to x-post on several sites.
  • 2. Then there is the issue of license. Reposting other peoples content here without attribution, which was first published elsewhere under a CC-by-SA license, is a violation of said license. I asked you several times if you are the same user, the only time I got an answer you stated that you are not the same user.
  • 3. X-posting also has the risk of wasting both the time of users who might put time and effort in answering a post, which already has an answer elsewhere, as well as the time of users who might have the same problem but can't find the solutions you might have gotten on one of the other platforms you posted x-posted your question.
  • 4. ... and some minor problems like not even bothering to move the included images to codidacts own image hosting facilities so they will be accessible for users who can't access imgur, which is blocked in some countries/schools/etc.
#1: Initial revision by user avatar samcarter‭ · 2022-03-13T11:45:06Z (over 2 years ago)
Given that the question is verbatim the same as on other Q&A sites, I still think the presumption of a x-post is not so far fetched...

![Comparison of the questions on codidact and superuser](https://powerusers.codidact.com/uploads/dGTGRPExPx3wp9Av7GWsspBP)

There are several problem with these types of x-posts:

1. Content which is not unique and also available on established sites is not good for the search engine ranking of codidact. This not only means that other people will less likely find *your* content here, it even means that other people are less likely to find the questions and answers of other codidact users, who spend considerable time and effort in creating unique and good quality content. It is hardly fair to drag other users contribution down just because you want to x-post on several sites.

2. The there is the issue of license. Reposting other peoples content here without attribution, which was first published elsewhere under a CC-by-SA license, is a violation of said license. I asked you several times if you are the same user, the only time I got an answer you stated that you are not the same user.

3. X-posting also has the risk of wasting both the time of users who might put time and effort in answering a post, which already has an answer elsewhere, as well as the time of users who might have the same problem but can't find the solutions you might have gotten on one of the other platforms you posted x-posted your question. 

4. ... and some minor problems like not even bothering to move the included images to codidacts own image hosting facilities so they will be accessible for users who can't access imgur, which is blocked in some countries/schools/etc.