collared

May 3, 2011 | link to post

reblogged from streebgreeblings:

thedailywhat:

Misattributed Quote of the Day: “I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy.”
You’ve undoubtedly seen this quote somewhere online today, most likely attributed to Martin Luther King, Jr. It’s both pensive and timely; certainly looks like something a nonviolent activist such as King would say.
Unfortunately, he didn’t. And neither did anyone else before today, when the originator of the quote took to Twitter and decided to pretend to quote King.
“What do you get out of saying something pithy, and getting no credit for it?,” asks The Atlantic’s Megan McArdle. “Perhaps they only wanted to say this thing, and knew that no one would pay attention unless it came from someone else,” she posits. “Or, perhaps they are getting a gargantuan kick out of seeing people repeat their lie ad infinitum.”
As Abraham Lincoln once said: “On the Internet, nobody knows you’re not quoting Martin Luther King, Jr.”
[theatlantic / photo: wikimedia.]

Misattributed Quote of the Day: “I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy.”

You’ve undoubtedly seen this quote somewhere online today, most likely attributed to Martin Luther King, Jr. It’s both pensive and timely; certainly looks like something a nonviolent activist such as King would say.

Unfortunately, he didn’t. And neither did anyone else before today, when the originator of the quote took to Twitter and decided to pretend to quote King.

“What do you get out of saying something pithy, and getting no credit for it?,” asks The Atlantic’s Megan McArdle. “Perhaps they only wanted to say this thing, and knew that no one would pay attention unless it came from someone else,” she posits. “Or, perhaps they are getting a gargantuan kick out of seeing people repeat their lie ad infinitum.”

As Abraham Lincoln once said: “On the Internet, nobody knows you’re not quoting Martin Luther King, Jr.”

[theatlantic / photo: wikimedia.]

TIP LINE

tumblr | design by idiophonebox

recently collared

ffffound out

unsolved cases

reformed

FAVORITE COLLARED DEFINITIONS:

Informal. an arrest; capture.
Zoology. any of various collarlike markings or structures around the neck.

ABOUT:

I come across a lot of unattributed images online and can't bring myself to post them without a credit. It feels like passing on counterfeit goods.

Often an attribution is stripped three or four links back from the place it is spotted. This is my attempt to track down the original source and collar the perpetrator.

Frequent offender ffffound.com has its own section because I prefer to collar the mastermind and credit the person who tried to leave a source for an image they liked as much as I do.

I will also collar sites that I'd like to know more about.

Please use the tip line if you have information on an unsolved case or if you've been collared and want to send a note with a link to your updated, attributed post or response post (you will be updated to "reformed"). Tips can be anonymous, but I'll link to your site or credit you if you want to send that information along with your tip.

I don't spend all my time tracking things down or trying to "catch" people. Things I post are usually from blogs I visit regularly and enjoy. If they post something I like without a source, I'll post it. If I happen to know the source, I'll post that.