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What is "OC"? (fedia.io)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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There's a button when creating a thread which says "OC" with no further explanation. I've seen "OC" noted to the left of thread titles, presumably because somebody has ticked "OC". What does it mean??!

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

As opposed to what? Plagiarist malcontent?

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's a way to say "the person sharing this is also the person who made it, and didn't just find something someone else made and posted it because they liked it or felt that it was relevant or shareable". Like if you're in a band and post one of your own songs, that's OC. If you post a new song release from a band you like, that's not OC.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ace, thanks.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Also goes for photography / video where someone is either posting a photo they found somewhere, vs one they created themselves.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

To repost, probably.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

As opposed to ‘someone sent me this meme and I thought it was funny so I’m submitting it here’