Repoio means plagiarism and refers to the publication of repeated or non-original content. This term is widely used on the web today. As for the origin of this term, it is known that it comes from the English "repost" and that it literally means to forward.
Currently, it is used to talk about content that is posted on a web page or social network and that is copied or shared by another user as is.
Repoio: plagiarism?
When a web page presents content that is not our own without giving credit to the page or the original author, we are faced with a case of "repoio" or "reposting".
In this sense, the term "repo" could be the equivalent of plagiarism in the jargon of the web world.
Origin of the term
The term "repoio" is a play on words between the terms "repost" (in English, upload content a second time ") and" cabbage. "
In Spanish, it was used for the first time by a page of the Facebook social network, called HailGrasa, whose contents were continually «reposted» without the authorization of the original page and without being cited.
Although the term is quite recent in Spanish, in English, «repost» has been used since the 1980s to refer to the uploading of non-original content in emails and other electronic media.
However, it should be noted that, according to official records, the term 'repost' was first used in English in 1996.
In this year, the term was included in a label guide for users of the online services of the Japanese Electronic Network Consortium. Section V of that manual was devoted to how to properly repost someone else's work.
Later, the term "repost" spread through social networks, with Usenet being one of the first networks in which the neologism went viral.
In 2004, two definitions of the term were added to the Urban Dictionary website. Both definitions expressed that the act of reposting was copying the content of other pages, passing it off as one's own.
Repoio and memes
Currently, the term "cabbage" is used mostly to refer to plagiarism or reposting of memes.
Is the repo a problem?
Some users point out that the repo represents a problem for the pages because it detracts from their originality, which reduces the quality of the content.
Other users indicate that the repo is not a problem, but rather it is necessary, since it allows to expand the range of scope that a publication may have.
Both opinions are rational, so a middle ground should be reached that allows the contents to be expanded without having to "plagiarize" them. In fact, there are some web pages that encourage "legal" reposting, to call it that.
The social networks Tumblr and Twitter offer the options of reblogging and retweeting respectively. It also allows you to repost posts and images.
References
1. Repost. Retrieved on May 10, 2017, from knowyourmeme.com.
2. Repost. Retrieved on May 10, 2017, from urbandictionary.com.
3. Reposting. Retrieved on May 10, 2017, from quora.com.
4. Repost all the memes. Retrieved on May 10, 2017, from memegenerator.net.
5. When you see a repost. Retrieved on May 10, 2017, from boards.na.leagueoflegends.com.
6. When you see a repost of a meme that you made. Retrieved on May 10, 2017, from reddit.com.
7. Repost. Retrieved on May 10, 2017, from imgflip.com.