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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2015-03-15 03:45 pm

[ SECRET POST #2993 ]


⌈ Secret Post #2993 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 05 pages, 123 secrets from Secret Submission Post #428.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 1 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ], [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 - pretty sure these are all the same spammer anon trying to win the non-existent "weirdest fandomsecret/sex fantasy" award. There are more I missed, and some that went up yesterday. If one of these is not the same anon, please PM me ].
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(Anonymous) 2015-03-15 09:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, gosh, one click to spread false info. As opposed to two clicks, or having to type up your own false information before clicking. Tumblr really is uniquely Satan compared to every other blog platform.

(Anonymous) 2015-03-15 09:22 pm (UTC)(link)
"Satn: Stalk the crazy you've been hearing about. Destroy all the things."
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[personal profile] diet_poison 2015-03-15 11:49 pm (UTC)(link)
One click, and it's VERY VERY difficult to correct false information because of the lack of a workable comment system.

So, yeah. It's actually a pretty big difference.

(Anonymous) 2015-03-16 01:54 am (UTC)(link)
It's NEVER been easy to correct false information. From Facebook posts to Live Journal post to chain emails to chain snail mail to the beginning of time.

"Besides, as the vilest Writer has his Readers, so the greatest Liar has his Believers; and it often happens, that if a Lie be believ’d only for an Hour, it has done its Work, and there is no farther occasion for it. Falsehood flies, and the Truth comes limping after it; so that when Men come to be undeceiv’d, it is too late; the Jest is over, and the Tale has had its Effect…" ~ Jonathan Swift

Source (http://books.google.com/books?id=KigTAAAAQAAJ&q=%22Truth+comes%22#v=snippet&q=%22Truth%20comes%22&f=false)

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[personal profile] diet_poison 2015-03-16 05:53 pm (UTC)(link)
No, it's not always easy. But on tumblr it's basically impossible. On Facebook or LJ/DW, you can go to the original post and read all the comments. On Tumblr if you add a comment it will never be connected to the original post, meaning if a piece of misinformation is shared it can reach thousands of people and even if hundreds try to counteract it those thousands might never see it.

(Anonymous) 2015-03-16 04:31 am (UTC)(link)
Please tell me this way you have to correct false information anywhere else? Because I want to know.

I do get great enjoyment with my daily scroll through my facebook feed posting Snopes links to every Obama Put Out Kill Order On Anyone Celebrating Christmas, and Cinnamon Cures HIVCancerbola, and 1 Share = 1 PRAYER!!!! 4 Sick Kids Ignore if u want them to DIE!!!!

But I'm aware that at best I get "Snopes is a less reliable source than facebook!!!" and generally it just gets deleted.

(Anonymous) 2015-03-16 05:47 pm (UTC)(link)
It's more like, you can edit your tumblr post, but the reblogged versions don't change to reflect the edits.

You can edit your posts in other blogs and have more people see the newer version, compared to tumblr, where most people will only ever read reblogged versions of your post.

Incidentally, I think this was the reason why Andrew Hussie of MSPAdventures fame, gave up on his tumblr? People kept reblogging his posts and editing them to make it sound like he said all sorts of crazy shit, and because not everyone went to his tumblr page to see the original posts, it got out of hand.
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[personal profile] diet_poison 2015-03-16 05:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Didn't even think about that.

Man that's so dumb.
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[personal profile] diet_poison 2015-03-16 05:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Snopes is a less reliable source than facebook!!!

lol what??????

Also your FB feed sounds pretty crazy. o.O

But anyway, on FB you can always go back to the original post (unless someone shared it separately which is less likely since that takes more effort) and try to counteract it. People can delete it, but if they don't it stays on the original post.

And anyway we're talking about negligent spread of misinformation, not purposeful. If someone is actively trying to stop people from spreading the truth it will always be much harder.