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shy_magpie ([personal profile] shy_magpie) wrote2019-01-07 12:17 am

Reblogging a post on reblogging, how meta

edited 1/8/19: while most of the post and response are correct, I should have been using blockquote for the tags.

In a post about reblog conventions and formatting on DW. [personal profile] potofsoup said:

On DW, I think we're fortunate in that there's more of a choice (than Tumblr):
- You can comment on a post and then post a link to that comment thread.
- You can quote/link to the original post on your blog, and then write your response in the post.

I think I prefer linking to a comment thread if I want to be part of the same conversation. But if it's something that is a few steps removed from the original post, and also something that I want to start my own conversation on my own blog, I'd use the latter.

[personal profile] shy_magpie:

I really like her guidelines on when to link versus when to quote in this format. Disclosure of conflict of interest: it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy whenever I see an idea of mine being suggested as a possible standard.


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