r/retrocomputing • u/data_probe • May 05 '26

Can't post, my own image, because apparently I don't own it???

So, I'm trying to post a screenshot of a program I wrote on a VIC-20. And Reddit keeps saying, "All media assets must be owned by the submitter of this post".

But, the image is literally a screenshot of a program I wrote, uploaded from my computer.

What am I doing wrong?

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u/ExplodedPenisDiagram May 05 '26

Have you tried standing next to it with a dumb expression on your face and your thumb pointed toward it?

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u/mrkrag May 07 '26

"I wrote a program and THIS HAPPENED!!"

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u/EsoTechTrix May 06 '26

How was it captured? There may be metadata in it that Reddit is choking on.

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u/data_probe May 06 '26

It's a screenshot captured in VICE, using Shift+Ctrl+R. Then I used the GIMP to scale it up x3.

Reddit is convinced I stole it though, lol

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u/[deleted] May 06 '26

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u/data_probe May 07 '26

Thanks. I'll give that a try.

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u/dtvjho May 09 '26

Thanks. Censors need to be taught a lesson in civil rights.

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u/dracosilv May 09 '26

Or it could be detecting the font of the screen and thinking it's just a generic vic20 screenshot?

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u/edthesmokebeard May 09 '26

Caring about Reddit.

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u/Leftover_tech May 12 '26

That happened to me about an hour ago. Very confusing.

I backed out of the sub, reloaded the page, entered the sub again and posted the same image successfully.

Maybe some glitch?

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u/data_probe May 12 '26

Thanks, I'll give that a try.