Ok, there's a lot of comments here already, and this one will probably just get lost in the din, but did anybody mention @the-traveler's ideas about content curation? I think it would solve some problems if more curators were doing something like this.
It also helps generate more revenue for the curator as they get upvotes from their curation posts.
Thanks for sharing. There are some good ideas there.
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Thanks I'm not familiar with it. Will need to take a look.
It might not be an easy fix but I think if a few of the bigger curators were to start doing weekly curation blogs like that more people would get on board. I know it doesn't really address all the issues regarding finding and rewarding quality curators and content but it could be a step in the right direction.