Not everybody is keen to link back and forth between different mediums.

That's a very good point. Some quite like to be anonymous here on Steemit. However, I guess those people shouldn't copy/paste their own articles either, because that's a very obvious link to their own identity. Or well, I guess they'll risk people not believing it's them.

Yes, I think not everyone understands cheetah's underlying motives. Especially the Steemians who aren't too well versed in the English language. I think for them, it's easier to ignore cheetah. If it would show some extra info, it might trigger them to get to the bottom of things.