Not sure where to do a devRant feature request, so I might as well do it here.

It seems a lot of content is uploaded here from other sites, like images / memes that often are funny, dev related and therefore shared. However this leads to reposts and this has also lead to members leaving. That really hurts, and I can imagine that dfox and trogus hate it even more.

I know some repost detection system is/was being developed. I'm proposing a (maybe?) new/different way to help repost detection, while at the same time helping people from getting annoyed on devRant because of reposts.

It's relatively simple:
When you upload an image, you choose:

- I created this image (original content)
- I found this image elsewhere: enter url

I know there are other possibilities, but these two cases cover most.

A rant will then show either "devRant original" or "link to source". This could make devRant a place for content creators to first exhibit their creations.

Furthermore, the rant filter can contain a filter to only show original content. This means that as a user I can choose to not see anything that will be reposted elsewhere anyway and therefore I will see it one way or another somewhere, somehow, someday. But not on devRant, to keep annoyance low for the users that have left in the past because of this reason.

Another measure that can be connected to this is the downvote system. When you downvote because of fake original content being a repost from elsewhere (either devRant or not), you are given the option to enter the url where you saw this first.

I'd like to hear your personal and technical opinion on this matter. Please contribute to this idea for devRant's sake!