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First off, note that I'm not a newcomer to Steemit but I only post about once a week on average.  I try to focus on quality rather than quantity.  So I have 14 original posts vs. 4 resteems.  That means my resteem rate is 4 / 14 = 28.6% and my original content creation rate is 71.4%.  After realizing that resteems show up in my blog list, I decided to limit resteems to once a week *at most*, and only do it for posts that I deem to be extremely important and / or fit the overall theme of my blog.  I agree that resteems can feel spammy if used too frequently, but if used thoughtfully in moderation I appreciate them as I often get introduced to new & interesting writers that way.

When you talk about original content declining, you have to be careful to define exactly what you mean.  I don't feel that the *rate of content creation relative to active users* is diminishing in any appreciable way.  If I look at the list of new posts, I still see them being added with regularity every few minutes depending on the time of day.  Rather, people are simply resteeming a lot, leading to cluttered feeds and perhaps an impression of less original content because you have to wade through so much resteemed stuff.  The conclusion I draw from this is simple: people need to stop resteeming so much.  Use that feature sparingly for maximum impact, in the same way you would a tactical nuclear warhead.

Ok, really stupid newb question-  I don't see a "resteem" button anywhere?  So by "resteem" do you mean just including a link to a previous post?

As far as I know resteem doesn't pay directly. Some accounts, I think they are calling themselves _faucets_ pay others to re-steem certain post.  It might be considered a form of advertising?

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I have a quite a low resteem rate, I am not averse to it just dont want to clutter up peoples feeds but I have noticed what you say that there is a lot of resteemed content out there. Its very bizarre.

you can't tell people what to do.

good points there @mindhunter

Maybe the new inflationary measures will even get the whales to start writing! LOL!

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Hi @mindhunter, I just stopped back to let you know your post was one of my favourite reads today and I included it in my Steemit Ramble. [You can read what I wrote about your post here.](https://steemit.com/curation/@shadowspub/nov-7-steemit-ramble-45-don-t-you-hate-it-when-you-miss-good-posts)

Just wondering where you can find the resteem to original post %.  I just started and a few pages to get the Steem say resteem, so I have.  But been looking to write more articles of my own.

I post 10-20 times a week and may resteem 5. It really depends on whether I see posts that deserve it. I want to help good creators to build a following. I won't follow people who mostly resteem. I need to keep my feed manageable.

Great post! I've only used the resteem button for  when a couple of friends of mine were recruited to Steemit by me, and I wanted to give them some PR :) I thought their posts were good too, otherwise I wouldn't have shared, ha ha  :)