Becoming a vested member of this community requires a very extensive learning curve. There are so many varying features and benefits to take advantage of in the Rain, newcomers find the task of getting their blog feet wet rather daunting. Even those of us who have been participating for some length many times overlook/neglect some of the more obvious nuances.
Allow me to share one such nuance....
You craft your latest blog post creation. You carefully finish formatting, inserting relevant graphics, using spell check (if it's working!), and you're ready to publish.
But on the way down to the "Post Blog Entry" button, you encounter the following check box:
This is not my content but I have permission to repost it ![]() Disable commenting on this post ![]() |
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Have you ever just breezed past this check box, without ever stopping to question its relevance to your particular article? Of course you have. Many of us have. Let him who is without sin, cast the first stone!
Have you ever posted a joke? How about that great cornbread recipe from Aunt Velma? Or a treasured Scripture verse for the day?
If what you're publishing IS NOT your own original content, but you have permission to repost it, this box should be checked.
Checking this box will disable points from being issued for your post and shows the 'No Points' flag on your post.
Why? Because ActiveRain points are awarded for original content. This helps to ensure that people are making genuine efforts to 'earn' their coveted points by contributing valuable, quality 'original' content, and not simply using content copied from another sources.
So, if you're posting jokes, recipes, Bible verses, newsletters, MLS/IDX feeds, or any other content that is not Your own original content, and you have permission to repost, please check this box.
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