Question regarding locked content in wank reports:

I know that posting something that was originally locked is a big no-no, and I know that it's okay to cap or c/p text if it starts off public and then gets locked after it's wanked. But as I was working on a wank report, a public community entry I was planning to link to was locked. Can I still cap the now-locked entry and/or copypasta the text, even if it's locked by the time I post it to f_w? (It's freely joinable community, fwiw.) Just want to make sure I'm reading the rules correctly.

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	white_serpent 2009-06-08 07:24 pm UTC (link)
	My understanding is that if the community is open membership and requires no approval to join, it's fair game. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	scifantasy 2009-06-08 07:35 pm UTC (link)
	That's how I interpreted it, too...as long as anyone could read the message without needing individualized approval (either public, or locked to members of a public, no-approval-required community), go ahead. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	phosfate 2009-06-08 07:47 pm UTC (link)
	If it was originally public, it's okay. It's not okay to post anything that appeared in edit or comment afterwards. (Reply to this)(Thread)

white_serpent
2009-06-08 07:56 pm UTC (link)

It's not okay to post anything that appeared in edit or comment afterwards.

I thought that it was okay to post anything from, for example, fanficrants? (Even if the post started out locked, or was later locked-- including comments made on the locked post.) It's just kind of irritating and inconvenient for people who haven't joined. I think that's the way it's worked in the past; if that's not true, I'd like to know.

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	phosfate 2009-06-08 07:59 pm UTC (link)
	That counts as 'public' under the rules. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	white_serpent 2009-06-08 08:03 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you! (Reply to this)(Parent)