Just like @dragosroua, I got tired of seeing FAQ's for beginners, by beginners, who are too lazy to read the already available FAQ on the menu or have nothing to post about, to get that all desired Steem (now that the price is up) and are copy-pasting anything in sight.
So here are a few important points to consider, if you want to bring value to Steemit, keep the price of Steem up (by upvoting and posting original and unique content) and if you want to get rid of all these wannabe millionaire copy-pasters, who are here only for the quick buck.
Everyone is here for the money. Remember last year, when the Steemit hype was over, Steem hit rock bottom and a considerable number of users abandoned this whole venture? Almost a third of my followers are now inactive (you can use this tool to check out your followers). And now that Steem is up, we're bursting with activity, right?
So if everyone's here for the money, only reward these new users, who post THEIR OWN original content and ONLY if you like it - don't go on mindless upvote sprees, just because a user usually gets high payouts - you will win a couple of cents as a curator, but will ruin Steemit for everyone! That's how all those latte and origami posts took over in the first place...
Ants, discussing the price of Steem and wondering what to copy paste. Macro photography by ME and not someone else.Talking about original content, it is ILLEGAL and UNETHICAL to copy and paste content, created by others, regardless of whether you link to the original article. Why? Because it wasn't you who created this content, therefore it shouldn't be you collecting profits from it. ALWAYS flag posts by people posting content on Steemit, which is obviously not their own. If they want to post a link to someone else's article, that is fine, but posting the actual content (or considerable parts of it) turns Steemit into a spammy site, not much different than worthless automatic news aggregators, of which there are tons. Do we want Steem to be worthless? Not really, right?
This content poacher is flying off after receiving a number of downvotes by users who care about original content. Photography by ME and not someone else.I know I just said it, but I will say it again. FLAG non-original content. It's easy to spot a user, who registered a month ago, steals photos from the BBC and claims it's his Top Ten Photos of the Week. Just flag his post, give him a reason to rethink what he is doing or even leave Steemit, and let the actual content creators be visible among all that crud, that's currently pouring over the "New" category.
This pretty kitty is happy that its original content paid enough Steem to buy kitty food. Photography by ME and not someone else.Did I miss something? Share it in the comments and let's make Steemit a unique place, where original content is rewarded. Oh right, rule number four:
F#*$ing open the post before voting on it and don't just vote on it, because it has $100 dolars in the first 10 seconds, after it's published. Yep, that's rule Number 1 again. Don't blindly upvote posts with high payout! Just, don't!
An original content creator having a minor dispute with a copy-pasting newbie. Photography by ME and not someone else.
I'd be grateful if you upvote and resteem this article (but only if you've read it so far and agree!) - let's spread this message!