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What's the intended purpose behind the "OC" check box when making a new article?

I'm a little unclear on the purpose of this. I see some folks using it and other's not using it for similar content.

Is it something that can show up in other instances like on Lemmy too?

I added it to this post, but didn't use it on previous posts as I wasn't sure about it.

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  • OC stands for "original content". the idea is that if it's your own created content you check the box. if you're reposting or sharing something you didn't make, then you don't check it.

    iirc it's included because of mastodon and other early activitypub groups having that sort of culture. so yes, in theory it should sync I think? similar to the nsfw/18+ flag.

    • Cool! Thanks for the info! I kinda thought that was the deal but wasn't certain. I appreciate the context and background!

      • If you're familiar with how they do things on reddit, it's a similar ideas as marking your post with [OC] and other such. basically if you draw something or make a video and share it, then mark the box. otherwise no.

  • Can't see it on jerboa

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