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RE: When is it ok to use your own content again

in LeoFinance2 years ago (edited)

I remember awhile back starting something I called Showcase Sunday, meant to breathe new life into old work. So a few examples I tried would be to combine several old posts into one, plus add commentary about what was happening back then, which I guess would be similar to a director's cut.

There were people that would post maybe one photo per post so I thought maybe they could showcase that talent at least once per week, show the pictures again as a group and maybe add some commentary. Same thing with artwork.

I thought folks could do some rewrites and fine tuning. I remember combining twelve episodes of one series I produced early on, reworking some of the editing and appearance, and making it all one long epic post; the whole thing in one link. I saw others writing short chapters and thought they could rework those chapters into one long post.

But instead all people did was copy/paste old stuff exactly the way it was presented the first time. No changes, nothing. Ten seconds of work, then post. Some folks were doing it right by making something new out of old work, but most just took it as a way to repost, which wasn't the goal. So I shut it down. Didn't want to be responsible for that.

I'll often use old images in new writing. Can see my thumbnails get used multiple times but the post isn't about the thumbnail. In a recent post you can see 'Nothing' and I even said that was old, but made new. I changed it up a bit. Breathed new life into something simple and the new jokes extended all the way down into the comment section.

https://peakd.com/life/@nonameslefttouse/new-nothing-some-pointless-swirly-goop-and-a-nameless-character

If one posts something once and gets little to no reaction, chances are doing it again will yield the same result so it's best to go back to the drawing board and try something new, rather than practicing what some know as the definition of insanity.

I think if I kept repeating myself and showing the same work but adding nothing new, all I'd do is annoy people coming to see something new. Wouldn't want the reputation of being repetitive. People are still free to go back and read old work, leave a comment, and upvote your response if they want to support that post or author. What's the point of a permanent store of data if what's on it is deemed useless because it's not 'new'. Old stuff is still valuable. It just can't be voted on but that doesn't matter. One can even leave a tip if they wanted.

The Simpsons and Southpark use the same art constantly, same voices, but the show is always different.

I'll just add I agree with your take. Could post about the banana. Could post about the banana peel. Could even post about the shit you took after eating the banana. But who the hell would want to see that show all over again...