i just looked for their blog and it doesn’t exists so i guess it was one of those anon who sent me insults non stop that i had to block. if we had blocked each other their blog would still appear but it seems like it doesn’t even exists, and that’s what happens when you block an anon!
reposters are running rampant in the scene so i thought i’d put together a nice lil guide for newcomers on posting to the site. dont forget that these tips works when reblogging stuff as well; keep an eye out for blogs that are known to reposting other people’s content ! no one likes their pics, edits, or gifs being reblogged from people who didn’t take/make them, so heads up!
“When is it 100% okay to post pics?”
the picture is taken by you
you’ve asked the original photographer for a permission to post the pic
if the photographer has not explicitly stated that it’s against their wishes to have the image reposted
if you always remember to credit the photographer. (doesnt count if the photographer isnt known. read the next section beneath the bats for more !)
“This pic i saved weeks ago looks edited, can I post it?”
if it’s an edit not made by you (and especially with someone’s watermark on it), don’t post it.
Is it a meme? Sure, go ahead. But if it’s got a watermark, don’t delete the watermark. Shouldn’t be anything questionable about posting with memes, i think.
“I edited the pics myself, can I post it?”
Yes, unless: 1.) the photographer has explicitly asked no one to edit their pictures upon posting anywhere, or 2.) it’s not okay to post it in the first place, you fucking gremlin.
if you always credit. _Always. _no matter if the ~~aesthetic~~ goes awry with an added “[x]” to the bottom of the post, please post credits.
“It’s a gif. Can I post it?”
Gifs are always made by someone, so in case it’s not made by you, it’s better not to post it.
If you made it, do post it ! Totally okay. ( Extra points if you link the video you made it from, makes people happy. )
Now for the more specific situations…
“The picture I found is grainy as fuck, zoomed weirdly, the source can’t be found even with witchcraft and it doesn’t seem to have a watermark on it. Can I post it?”
Welcome to the Grey Zone, everyone: here the regulations don’t apply. These pics are usually taken by various fans in early 00s and are usually okay to post; not because it’s legal to reshare them, but because usually no one gets hurt if the pics are reshared years after the pic was taken. So yes, usually it is okay to post it. Ask someone more familiar with old mcr pics for help if you want to credit the pics (usually impossible, though, so don’t sweat it).
It’d be cool if you still linked the site where you found the original pic, though.
“It’s a paper clipping of an interview. Can I post it?”
If you can make out the magazine the picture is taken from, please add that when you post it. (+ @mcrscans already does that with splendid credits, so check their blog out first!)
“It’s from (the member)’s Instagram. Can I post it?”
Yes, if you tell people it’s from the said member’s Instagram / Snapchat / Google+ / Website. There are blogs that are dedicated to posting the members’ social media pictures so I’m sure you can find someone else’s post on it (@postmcrnews, for example) but if you really need to repost it yourself, go ahead.
blake pointed out that posting stuff from private accounts can be an invasion of privacy, so heads up for that! don’t go for your idol’s second cousin’s granma’s wife’s facebook for scandalous pictures, that ain’t cool.
“It’s a pic of (a member) and a fan from twitter. Still cool?”
Can be, unless the said fan has asked people not to repost. However! If you post the pic, link the fan’s accounts under the pic!
FEEL FREE to make edits of these pictures, as long as all the other obligations are met (credits, where the pic is taken from, permissions to use the pics).
Good blogs to ask for help upon crediting pictures;
I’m not going to list any known reposters but they know who they are.
if you have anything to add, please do so !
// edit 6/10/2018 : fixed typos, made the post actually readable, added a few starter lines, a line about privacy issues, the “fan pics” part and the “feel free” part, more useful people to ask help from (send me a m essage if you don’t want to be mentioned!).
@cristalroses no. because regardless of what you did to me (and that’s more than enough to get me to leave it up), a lot of my friends and followers are content creators. they have the right to know what you’re doing and make sure you didn’t take their gifs and edits as well.
if you posted mcr, waterparks, 5sos, and kurt cobain at ANY POINT, i advise you to check this blog.
fabfrnkie 