English and Business Task 3

Nama   : Lu’luatul Ma’sumah

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Kelas   : 3EB36

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%