....in the context of the network sites editorial policy?
Does it mean taking an original approach to getting an idea across? Or maybe original means serving up material not covered elsewhere? If I write a math guide on a topic that's been covered elsewhere, is that original content?
"Original content" just means you wrote that particular sequence and combination of words first. And no matter what one writes these days, it's guaranteed there are already competing articles out there on the same topic.
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