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YOU NEED TO READ
THIS IF YOU COPY AND PASTE IN FACEBOOK
Anyone who has been tempted to copy
and paste a status on to their Facebook page think it may be an innocent way of
sharing sentiments to help others or may think it is a bit of fun. These posts often
reach out to you emotionally or can be religious or political. They will often
grab you with the headline and by the time you've read to the end they ask you
'don't share, copy and paste.
WHY DO PEOPLE ASK YOU TO
COPY AND PASTE FACEBOOK POSTS RATHER THAN SHARING?
It makes sense that if you like something a friend has posted,
you might want to share it. But we're now inundated with posts that tell us
not to share and to copy and paste instead. I bet if you asked those friends why you should copy and paste instead of
share, they wouldn't know, they've probably just copied and pasted from another
friend who also didn't know why.
But there are many reasons why you may have been asked
to copy and paste and not share
HERE'S
WHY...
1.
Friend restrictions
The size of the audience your post
will reach can depend on how your Facebook is set up. So if your settings are public, it will reach the widest possible audience.
But many people set their posts to be seen only be friends and family. So if you share their post, you may not be
able to share it publicly.
If you want to spread the word about
cancer or mental health, you probably want to ensure it reaches the largest
possible audience, so you probably aren't worried about this. But this could be
one reason why you're asked to copy and paste.
2.
To protect the identity of
the original poster
If you share a post, when the
original post is deleted, it will disappear from your timeline too. But if
you've been asked to copy and paste it, then if the original post is removed,
yours will remain. It also makes it much harder to track down the source of the
original post, which is great for anyone trying to spread fake news.
3.
Self-selection for scammers
Some copy and paste posts may
contain a clearly identifiable phrase or even a misspelled word to make it
easily searchable for the original poster – and possibly potential scammer. If
people are copying and pasting this and the scammer searches that phrase,
they'll get a long list of people who've posted that exact message, which is
easier than finding the people who shared it.
Now they have a target list of
people who will potentially react to a new post, a friend request, or some
other 'support us' plea related to that charity. So you have self-selected as
someone who may have a weak spot when asked for money for that type of charity.
You're now a target for a scammer and you are likely to be asked for money for
that cause.
4.
To get your personal information
This was the post I saw this week
which made me sit up and think about what I was being asked…
·
YOUR SIX NAMES:
·
Real Name (including middle name):
·
Soap Opera name (middle name and the street you live
on): Star Trek Name: (first 3 letters of last name, first 2 of middle, last 2
of first):
·
Superhero Name: (color of your shirt + the item to
your right):
·
Goth Name: (black + name of one your pets).
·
Rapper name: (lil' + last thing you ate):
·
Copy and Paste if you dare!
This post is asking for your full name, address and a bunch of information,
such as your pet's name, that may well be your password. And copying and
pasting it means the original source of the post is much harder to trace. DO
NOT fill it in. Even if it's not a hoax, it's dangerous to share this sort of
information in public.
5.
To clone your account
We've all had friend requests from
clone accounts, the Leicester Mercury reports. The ones
where someone who's already your friend sends you another friend request.
There's sometimes a profile picture and little further information. But that
clone account is designed to scam. And those scammers choose profiles based on
some of these copy and paste Facebook statuses.
So don't do it. If you read a post
and you agree with it, like it. If you really like it, share it. But don't copy
and paste it unless you're absolutely sure where it's come from.
IF CONDITIONAL TYPE :
1. - if your
settings are public, it will reach the widest possible audience.
- if you share
their post, you may not be able to share it publicly.
2.
- if you like
something a friend has posted, you might want to share it
- if you asked those friends why
you should copy and paste instead of share, they wouldn't know, they've probably just copied and pasted
from another friend who also didn't know why.
HILARY WOULD HAVE WIN IF...
I find myself excited that Hillary
is out there saying she would have won
if the election had been over 11 days early. She bases this on the
always accurate polls. (Of course, she was ahead in the polls on the
night of the election and she didn't win.)
I find myself remembering all the
baseball players, fans, and managers who went on television saying they would
have won the pennant and had a chance for the World Championship if the season
had only been over 11 days early, when they were ahead in the actual
standings.
I do think Hillary would have had a better chance if 100% of newspapers had
endorsed her instead of almost 100%. It would also have enhanced her
victory chances if Donna Brazile had given her more questions and answers.
On a personal note: I would have
been valedictorian in high school if only so many other kids didn't have higher
grades and if the teachers would have fed me the questions and answers before
the exams, written my papers, and made my oral presentations. It would
have also helped if there had been a fawning faculty pushing for me to be
number one and covering up whatever mistakes I may have made.
As it is, I got the equivalent of
a participation award in high school, which is exactly what
Hillary attained for getting second in the election.
It does take a truly immature,
delusional mind to continually go out and say I would have won if (fill in the
blank). It also takes an adoring media to essentially agree with her and
stroke her ego, helping to feed her delusions of grandeur. But is that
good for her mental health?
I am having trouble thinking of
anyone else who lost a presidential election and made excuses who has been treated
with such admiration.
IF CONDITIONAL TYPE :
3. - she would
have won if the election had been over 11 days early
- Hillary
would have had a better chance if 100% of newspapers had endorsed her instead
of almost 100%
