ASK FIRST...

THIS POST IS IN REGARD TO PHOTO AND CONTENT STEALING. THE OTHER DAY I WAS LOOKING AROUND ONLINE, TYPED IN A RECIPE THAT I WAS LOOKING FOR THAT I ACTUALLY DID A POST ABOUT A YR OR SO AGO..I WAS LOOKING FOR IT BECAUSE I WANTED A DIFFERENT VERSION OF THE ONE I POSTED ON HERE. WELL GUESS WHAT CAME UP....MY RECIPE ON ANOTHER BLOG..WHEN I SAY " MY " RECIPE I MEAN MY ENTIRE ACTUAL POST..THE BLOGGER DIDNT JUST STEAL THE PICTURE THEY STOLE THE ENTIRE POST..I GUESS THEY JUST COPIED AND PASTED IT..I DIDNT LIKE THAT MUCH SO I LEFT A COMMENT ON THE BLOG AND AFTER A DAY THEY RESPONDED..THEY SAID THAT IT WAS THEIR CONTENT AND MY PICTURES..THAT WAS A LIE..IT WAS MY WORDS EXACTLY..BUT THEY APOLOGIZED AND SAID THAT I DIDNT HAVE ANYTHING ON THE PICTURE SHOWING IT WAS MINE. HUMMMMMMMM...

I REALLY DIDNT REALIZE AFTER 2 1/2 YRS OF BLOGGING THAT THIS WAS REALLY NECESSARY..YOU KNOW IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO ADD TEXT TO EVERY PHOTO THAT IS UPLOADED..AND WHEN I AM COOKING, TAKING A MILLION PICTURES THAT IS JUST SOMETHING I DONT WANT TO HAVE TO DO BEFORE POSTING THEM ON HERE...

I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT THIS FOR A COUPLE DAYS. I MEAN MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT I WAS FLATTERED THEY WERE USING MY CONTENT BUT THEN WHEN I REALIZED THERE WAS NO CREDIT TO ME..THAT REALLY BOTHERED ME..I FELT LIKE THEY WERE STEALING. I WAS GOING TO PUT UP A POST AND SOME LINKS TO PROVE IT BUT I THOGUHT BAD MOUTHING THEM WOULD NOT FIX ANYTHING..IT WOULD JUST BE NON PRODUCTIVE FOR ME.

SO THIS IS WHAT I AM THINKING..I STILL AM NOT GOING TO " SIGN " EVERY PICTURE..( I DONT THINK) BUT WITH THE MAKE UP BLOGS THAT I DO WHEN ITS PICTURES OF MY ACTUAL FACE OR BODY THAT IS IN THE PICTURE I WILL BE PUTTING A " LINK TO THE BLOG ON THEM". LOTS OF BLOGGERS DO THIS..AND MAYBE IT WILL HELP..I MIGHT DO IT TO COOKING POST TOO..BUT REALLY I FEEL LIKE THIS..

IF YOU GET A PERSONAL PICTURE OFF THIS BLOG TO PUT ON YOUR BLOG OR WEBSITE, JUST SEND ME A EMAIL ASKING IF ITS OK FIRST. I PUT IN A LOT OF TIME AND WORK INTO MY POST AND WOULD JUST LIKE THE CREDIT IF YOU ARE USING MY CONTENT. I DONT THINK THAT IS A LOT TO ASK FOR. ALSO...IF YOU ARE GOING TO USE A PICTURE OF MINE OR ANYONE ELSES FOR THAT MATTER, DO YOUR OWN FREAKING CONTENT WITH IT. I DONT THINK HI JACKING A ENTIRE POST IS RIGHT.. DO YOUR HOME WORK AND WRITE YOU OWN POST.

I MIGHT HAVE TO PUT A LITTLE NOTE AT THE TOP OF THIS BLOG OR SOMETHING FOR PEOPLE TO SEE WHEN THE LOOK AT ANY POST THAT REMINDS THEM TO ASK FIRST..

I WAS REALLY KINDA TICKED OFF BUT I AM GLAD I GAVE MYSELF TIME TO COOL OFF BEFORE DISCUSSING IT.. OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE REALLY SAID SOME BAD WORDS! LOL..

WITH THAT SAID YOU WILL NOTICE TOMORROWS EYE BROW POST WILL HAVE SOME PICTURES WITH THAT LINK IN THE MIDDLE..

I WILL CONTINUE DOING THIS WHEN I FEEL ITS NEEDED..BUT LETS HOPE IT DOESNT HAVE TO BE DONE ALL THE TIME..

BTW..IT WAS NOT ANY OF MY FRIENDS BLOG..IT WASNT EVEN A BLOG ON BLOGGER..IT WAS WORD PRESS..SO I AM PRETTY HAPPY ABOUT THAT!

WHEN YOU PULL OFF A PICTURE OFF GOOGLE OR SOME SEARCH ENGINE THAT IS RANDOM IS ONE THING..BUT WHEN YOU TAKE PICTURES OFF A BLOG THAT ARE CLEARLY PERSONAL YOU SHOULD THINK TWICE. A LOT OF BLOGGERS PUT IN A LOT OF TIME INTO MAKING THEIR POST AND ITS JUST PLAIN RUDE..

HOPEFULLY THAT IS A LESSON LEARNED FOR HER..

JUST REMEMBER...

ASK FIRST

K JAGGERS

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