^It's been a couple years since I last watched that documentary, but it has its fair share of errors and flaws.

Interesting, never knew it had errors in it. thanks

As the park has requested, please include links to park provided content when posting it.

It's pretty obvious were I got this (for all those playing at home it's a little thing I like to call Facebook and on a page titled: Kings Island)

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Not sure how your screen grab of your phone is obvious where you got it.

As the park has requested, please include links to park provided content when posting it.

It's pretty obvious were I got this (for all those playing at home it's a little thing I like to call Facebook and on a page titled: Kings Island)

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Not sure how your screen grab of your phone is obvious where you got it.

Use that exact excuse in lieu of a proper citation on a school paper, please. Let's see what happens.

When you re-post the words, thoughts, photos, or announcements of others without explaining where they're from, you're plagiarizing. It may not seem like much to you, but it's important. As if we didn't know it enough, the park explicitly asked us to be sure to link back to their various sites when borrowing their words, photos, or thoughts. It matters. And when a news site stops here to pick up the latest buzz, it may not be 'obvious' to them.

As the park has requested, please include links to park provided content when posting it.

It's pretty obvious were I got this (for all those playing at home it's a little thing I like to call Facebook and on a page titled: Kings Island)

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Not sure how your screen grab of your phone is obvious where you got it.

Use that exact excuse in lieu of a proper citation on a school paper, please. Let's see what happens.

When you re-post the words, thoughts, photos, or announcements of others without explaining where they're from, you're plagiarizing. It may not seem like much to you, but it's important. As if we didn't know it enough, the park explicitly asked us to be sure to link back to their various sites when borrowing their words, photos, or thoughts. It matters. And when a news site stops here to pick up the latest buzz, it may not be 'obvious' to them.

Yes... KI Central is just as important and vital as a school paper.

^Well, in this case, yes, if you view it from a certain context. KICentral gets loads of hits from people looking up Kings Island news. Linking to the original source ensures that the information isn't being made up by KICentral members. Other people could come on here and mistake news from being originated from here instead of the park. Just because news has an obvious source doesn't mean you shouldn't post the link.

Trust me, I get your sarcastic remark. I thought a lot like that at first. But this site has certain obligations to the park, therefore, KICentral and its members benefit a lot from it, and so does the park.

As if we didn't know it enough, the park explicitly asked us to be sure to link back to their various sites when borrowing their words, photos, or thoughts.

The request for a link, in addition to crediting the source, was specifically for embedded pictures. That link should go to the original park source of the picture - the blog post, Twitter tweet, Instagram post, etc.

A link is a very good idea when quoting anything else, but (to my knowledge) it's not specifically required as long as appropriate credit is given.

We've also been asked to link back to the source when quoting tweets or press releases. And why wouldn't we?

And while a lot of other fan sites for various things don't have such a requirement, we usually have a very good relationship with the park, and we get events that other groups don't, such as the lights-on Haunt tours on closing weekend. And at the end of the day, it's in the TOS that you agreed to when you signed up. It's just our policy. Don't like it, you have two options: don't repost material originating from the park, or don't use this site.

I'm not going to lie, I don't love the policies regarding linking to photos and using trademarks with proper capitalization either. But they are a condition of posting here, so I respect them and live by them. I have a very good friend who really had a problem with some of the things the park asked of us, and was very vocal about it. He's not here anymore.

What it comes down to is, if you want to use this site, respect the rules. And if we call you out on failing to cite something, don't take it personally, we're just trying to enforce the rules so everyone can keep enjoying the relationship this site has with the park.

some people don't Facebook, and frankly its not all that obvious.

And the park is not amused, and rightly so, when the media attributes its original pictures, Facebook posts and tweets to KIC.

It's really quite simple. Comply with the TOS and the park's few requests, or get to join those who once were here and now are not.