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I just discovered my reddit account has been quoted at least twice in articles about a specific product. The thing they quoted was a lie and I find that awesome since no one asked permission or informed me that I was quote worthy.

You can find said articles by googling my username + reddit+ channel. I find this fairly amusing for the most part but those articles aren't going to shake the world either. I've heard of weight loss photos and such being stolen. Have any of you had your reddit content used without your knowledge? Edit: the channel part of the search is relevant to my quote. Leave it out if you are searching yourself!

Posted Aug 17, 2018, 8:47 PM UTC · edited

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Chkldst•

Had never thought to check, before. TIL I've been quoted in the Huffington Post.

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KarmometerOP•

Damn. What'd you say?

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Chkldst•

The article's called "These are the signs someone fancies you, according to the internet".

They've quoted me saying "You catch them checking you out".

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KarmometerOP•

That's quite profound.

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Chkldst•

Haha! You're too polite.

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punkpixzI like to talk•

I've seen my comments quoted at least four times. One was where I was talking about my first period story in Cosmopolitan. One where I talked about how my anxiety affects my relationship. One where I was commenting on a post where a girl who had recently lost weight and felt confident enough to wear a bikini had her boyfriend try and manipulate her with the "i trust you not them" line. And one where I was talking about how I think it is completely healthy to have a best friend that isn't your SO.

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KarmometerOP•

Those are pretty interesting topics. How did you find out you'd been quoted?

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punkpixzI like to talk•

I was responding to a post that asked "what's the first thing that comes up when you google your username that isn't a reddit comment/post".

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KarmometerOP•

Ha. Well that makes sense!

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punkpixzI like to talk•

How'd you find out?

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punkpixzI like to talk•

OH! And once I was contacted by someone who claimed to be writing for one of those "Sex sent me to the ER" kind of articles or shows and asked if they could use my story with that for whatever it was and I said sure but to leave my username out of it.

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KarmometerOP•

That's the one you forgot??? That's a good one. It's nice that they bothered to ask.

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punkpixzI like to talk•

I didn't really forget it. It just wasn't on my mind right away because it was one where they asked if they could use it (and also if I would be willing to expand on it further).

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voihanvittu_perkele•

What is it about?

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KarmometerOP•

An audio book service. I said I used it because I thought it had potential to be a good feature, though the content wasn't rotated enough. I actually didn't use it much because of the content issue.

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[deleted]•

how does it feel to be a celebrity?

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KarmometerOP•

I feel so misunderstood. They took my words but missed my feelings. Am I even real? Are you? Where is Sasha? I need my latte.

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[deleted]•

that's actually an unexpected answer lol

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KarmometerOP•

It's been that kind of day. The truth is I am stupidly touched that I was read, noted, copied, and shared by name. I sort of mattered in a tiny way and i never knew it. It was kind of cool. Even if what I said was bullshit.

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[deleted]•

What did you say? . _. Was it askmen stuff?

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Indiebear445I shall either find a way or make one.•

I've been quoted here and here.

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KarmometerOP•

Fish and deportation. How'd you find out?

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Indiebear445I shall either find a way or make one.•

Curiosity. Looked up my username to see where I pinged and there they were.

I don't really care about it, it's funny if anything. I'm not a lawyer and I've never caught a goliath so my expertise on either matter is lacking.

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rusty0123•

Oh......

Why did you make me do that?

I've just discovered that I've been quoted in Redbook magazine, Marie Claire, Warped Speed, and Yahoo.

Yikes.

That will make me think twice before I tell funny stories on the internet.

And I've been used twice as content on someone's YouTube channel. I knew about one of those but the other was a complete shock.

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KarmometerOP•

Damn.

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AmazonExplorer•

Journalism is pure spin

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Scrotum__Ticklerw o a h•

I don't have any news articles on me, but apperantly there's a post about me in r/rimjob_steve, which seems to be a subreddit about people with unique reddit usernames so I guess thats something lol.

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RoastBeefDisease•

how do i find out if i was quoted

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KarmometerOP•

Start with your username + reddit and see how it goes. Include the +. I'm not a search pro but that should get you started

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RoastBeefDisease•

i just found a facebook page in another language that shared a joke i posted and it got 4.2k shares

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KarmometerOP•

What was the joke?

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RoastBeefDisease•

the joke got 1800 upvotes and my comment saying "The real joke is that the post was labeled as long" got 1442 so i think its cool to see my highest voted post.

the joke-

A man with a 25 inch cock goes to the witch in the woods with hopes she can make it smaller.

the witch says to go further and find the magick talking frog. when you do, ask him if he will marry you. when he says no your dick shrinks 5 inches.

the man finds the frog and asks "will you marry me?"

the frog goes "no."

and like magic, his dick shrunk 5 inches!

still too big he decides to ask again "would you marry me?"

the frog says "No!"

now at 15 inches he think 10 would be perfect and decides to ask one last time. "will you marry me?"

the frog, now mad, says "HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU? NO! NO! NO!"

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mochasaurI like blue•

Nothing...yet. Maybe because I stick mainly to the fnaf subreddit. No company can use that stuff.

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LordApocalyptica•

Maybe I'm just tired and doing it wrong but I'm not finding anything not on reddit and I feel left out :(

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