Permission to reblog
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I strongly recommend putting a control mechanism in place which requires the blogger to pre-approve a reblog. Currently, any blogger can reblog a post without the author’s permission. This doesn’t seem fair. The blogger should be able to view the reblogger’s site first to determine if the post is suited to that site, regardless of attribution, and then grant permission or not to reblog.
I suggest adding a feature similar to the “Allow Comment” and “Allow Ping,” Insert an “Allow Reblog” box.
The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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Anyone can copy and paste content from your blog. if they are a logged in member they can use Press This or use the reblog feature, which will automatically post 55 words and an image from your post.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/reblogs/
The clause that allows reblogging is found in the Terms of Service. This has been previously discussed at length and is not likely to change.
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Note there is nothing that prevents you from commenting on any blogger’s blog who reblogs your posts and requesting they don’t do that. There’s noting preventing you from posting a “please do not reblog my posts” notice in a text widget in your sidebar.
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Reblogs are links back to your post, so unless their site is objectionable to you or they included comments that portrayed you or your post/blog in a negative way, I would just think of it as free advertising or extending your viewership a bit.
If you prefer your blogs not be reblogged, you could include a block of text that requests viewers respect your request or you could make your blog private.
I do they believe that WordPress should have an option within settings to disable the reblog option on your site. A cursory Google search will tell you that enough bloggers have requested the disable reblogging option for them to seriously consider. Yet, the majority of bloggers either have no issue with it or love the option dearly, which would indicate that if WordPress’s resistance to including this option is related to economics, namely a fear of lost income through advertising or premium customers, it is unlikely the effect would be noticeable. In fact, with all the privacy control issues floating around the news in recent months, adding options that increase each user’s control over the content they post may serve to attract more paying customers.
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If you REALLY want to mess with reblogs, put a notice that “Reblogs without permission are forbidden” at the top of every blog post. Then that will be included in the reblogs.
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Thanks for your reply. I understand this but am still confounded as to why WordPress wouldn’t simply make it an “Allow” option the way they do Comments and Pings.
I may put a notice at the bottom of the post that says, “Reblogging of this post requires permission.” Or, insert a text widget as thistimethisspace recommended.
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I just inserted “Permission required to reblog posts.” I hope people honor this. It doesn’t help my dismay in the fact that one of my most personal pieces was re-blogged multiple times to some WP sites that I do not consider worthy.
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I’m getting angry now. Someone is re-blogging the entire text. See here: http://liz3518.wordpress.com
Twice re-blog (Book Review and A Stitch In Time, my Freshly Pressed piece which this blogger gave some obscure title.I can’t tell who’s managing this blog or if it’s bona fide.
I realize that despite my notice that permission is required, people can still re-blog, but the entire text?
Suggestions?
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Reblogging is a truncated version of a post, 55 words, with a direct link back to your original post. If an entire post is republished, that is content theft/plagiarism. If it is a WordPress.COM blog, you can report them. Hover your cursor over the blog title in the black nav bar in the top left. Choose Report this Content, and fill out the complaint form detailing the stolen post, including links to yours original post and theirs. Staff will review the complaint.
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I also have a Reblogging Statement both in my sidebar and custom menu, it has been completely useless in stopping the practice. What I have found effective, is leaving a civil but firm comment on the reblogged post on their site asking for my content to be removed. In every case, it’s been taken down. Unfortunately I can only do that if comments are open or it there is a contact form/email address published.
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I just noticed that Reblog option can be disabled!
Dashboard > Settings > Sharing
Look toward the very bottom of the page – WordPress.com Reblog Button
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Wow! That must be new since I started this forum topic. Thanks.
Also thanks for the complaint procedure. I’m doing it now.
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I believe the disable button is only to disable the reblog button next to the Like button at the bottom of the post. If you look at the admin bar at the top reblog will still be there. Sorry to burst the bubble. :(
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Disabling the Reblog button in Sharing removes the button from both the post and the admin bar for logged in users. It will, however, continue to appear for your Followers who read via the WordPress.com Reader.
More here: http://wpcommaven.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/the-new-reblog/
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