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I find steemit posts with summaries/analysis of 3rd party content more compelling
Some steemit posts are just links, others add summary and insights, which do you vote for?

We've had a fair number of posts by now, and it seems one way we can categorize posts that mainly derive from 3rd party content is based on analysis and attribution. I've ranked the the methods I've seen based on my view of best to worst method for posting:
1) link to 3rd party content + summary + analysis/insights/attempts to engage the reader/inject humor/etc
2) links to 3rd party content + summary
3) links to 3rd party content
4) direct copy of 3rd party content with attribution to author and source
5) unattributed direct copy of 3rd party content

One exception to my personal ranking above is that (4) can be a good idea if there's a reasonable chance the source may not exist for a long period of time (posts on forums, for example, which are subject to deletion and moderation, as we've already experienced with the DAO-related forum post).

I can also see arguments for (4) for small content (although I'd still like to see a link to the original source, something like "copied from http://wherever" or "excerpted from http://wherever").

Now what's being posted is also important to me as well, so I not advocating this be the only metric for voting on 3rd party content-related posts, but when I see multiple posts about the same content within the same timeframe, I suspect I'll tend to vote for the one that's closer to the top of that list (unless the poster takes a stance I simply strongly disagree with, of course).

These are just random thoughts I've had today, anyone else have suggestions for quality metrics related to 3rd party content posting?
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@bob-the-poster
Of course #1 done right will increase the value and quality of Steemit and that should be encouraged. However, I'm typically more of a #3 fan; I want an accurate Title and a direct link to the third party content as fast as possible. Then I'll come back and read the comments if I'm interested.
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@edgeland
I also essentially agree with your rankings, but am ok with #3 for articles.  Some first thoughts on quality metrics:

I think steemit can do better than other sites without imposing unnecessary restrictions.

To help ensure quality content, you could allow for a news section for users to repost/promote existing articles, and discourage duplicates within this section (or within each section if there are different news sectors).  A search feature to see if something has already been posted would be helpful here.  

In all other types of posts, encourage people to cite their sources and let the upvotes sort out the content.  

Steemit could try to develop a culture like that of [Math Overflow](http://mathoverflow.net/questions), where everyone tends to politely point out duplicate questions and ask for clarification on sources.
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@edgeland
News is just an example.  Of course there are other cases where #3 works.  (I'm just brainstorming; hopefully you get the idea.)

I'd just hate to have a lot of #5's in the form of written fiction, articles, artwork...
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@steemrollin
Yes I like your ranking.  Mine is very similar.  I thought #3 (direct links) would be faster and easier for users because of one less click especially if you have a good headline.  However it does seem like giving a summary/context/insights can add more value and may get more engagement.  It might depend a bit on the situation and our ability to make good summaries and add insights, but I'll try doing more of #1 and #2.
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