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It really bugs me that people can rip content wholesale from someone else's blog, add a tiny attribution at the bottom, and consider it fair game. For referenc
by joshsharp 13y ago
It really bugs me that people can rip content wholesale from someone else's blog, add a tiny attribution at the bottom, and consider it fair game.
For reference, this is actually a Buffer blog post: http://blog.bufferapp.com/10-scientifically-proven-ways-to-make-yourself-happier http://blog.bufferapp.com/10-scientifically-proven-ways-to-m...
- leowidrich 13y agoThanks a bunch for the kind heads up Josh, really appreciate that!
- bromley 13y agoAgreed. The copier should not be getting the traffic or the link juice that this HN submission is sending them. I would love to see HN editors update the URL in cases like this.
- d23 13y agoAnd how about that bullshit that gets copied into my clipboard when I then try to copy and paste a section? I was trying to do a simple temperature conversation from the celcius temp mentioned in the article, and this is what went into my search bar: "13.9°C Read more at: http://www.soxxxxonsciousness.com/2013/10/ten-simple-things-you-can-do-today-that-will-make-you-happier-backed-by-science.html http://www.soxxxxonsciousness.com/2013/10/ten-simple-things-... Follow us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Soxxxonsciousness" http://www.facebook.com/Soxxxonsciousness" Edit: Broke the links so that no one would accidentally give them more views.