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Crossposting is simply taking something posted somewhere on the [[internet]] and putting it somewhere else for maximum keystroke value.  There are two major varieties of crossposting:

*Laziness-- When a user invested so much energy into his post that he wishes to [[spam| put it into]] as many [[communities]] as possible, regardless of its relevance to to the community.  This is why one frequently sees posts about cleaning up [[cat]] [[vomit|puke]] in {{ljcomm|user=poor_skills}}. 

*Sharing the [[lulz]] /Fueling a [[flame war]]-- [[Drama]], like sex, is lame when there are only two people involved.  Therefore, exporting drama to a personal journal or another community helps to draw bands of [[trolls]].  [[Boob_nazis]] and the [[childfree]] are ripe targets for this type of crossposting.

===[[/b/]]===

Cross-posting is quite common on [[/b/]], and is known affectionately as [[copypasta]], some notable copypastas have been [[Katy]], [[Desu]], "I GUESS THIS IS WHY THEY CALL THIS FORUM "RANDOM"!! XD", [[Dick Ants]], and [[John]]

[[Image:Typeagain.jpg|thumb|right|Desu cross-posting/copypasta in action.]]

[[Category:Internets Phenomena]]