# Cross-posting on different boards or LJ

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cross-posting-on-different-boards-or-lj/282616>\
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**Created:** [January 2, 2005, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cross-posting-on-different-boards-or-lj/282616 "2005-01-02T01:41:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cross-posting-on-different-boards-or-lj/282616/1 "2005-01-02T01:41:20Z")

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I have just confused myself. As far as cross-posting to different boards and/or LJ, is it okay if the **original author** does so?

I’m asking because I have a brand new Live Journal, and just for the sake of having a bit of content, until I can knuckle down and write some fresh stuff, I wanted to stick a version of my [Snowball](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=5576338&postcount=20) post on my LJ. Just so my new LJ doesn’t look abandoned.

I know it’s naughty to quote OPs and posts that are not your own and put them elsewhere (very wrong), but I’m okay with one of _my own_ posts, right?

Oh, and yes, I do have fresh stuff coming, but I have to finish editing it.

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**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cross-posting-on-different-boards-or-lj/282616/2 "2005-01-02T01:57:33Z")

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From the agreement at the bottom of every thread:

> [@the Chicago Reader](#):
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> No material contained in this site may be republished or reposted without express written consent of the Chicago Reader, Inc., except that message board users retain the right to republish or repost their own work.

It sounds like you’re good. Just don’t post anything here you wouldn’t want the Reader to reproduce.

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**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cross-posting-on-different-boards-or-lj/282616/3 "2005-01-02T03:02:10Z")

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> [@ultrafilter](#):
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> From the agreement at the bottom of every thread:

Oh, looky… at the very, VERY bottom. I don’t think I’ve ever scrolled lower than the Copyright 2000-2005 thingy before.

Thanks!