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RE: Why does Steemit encourage lifting off articles from web and pasting here?
creating original pieces is great too btw, don't get me wrong, but i think sharing good stuff is worth it.
for example theres a photographer i like, chris burkard, i shared some of his pictures, chris got publicity, i got upvotes, and other people got to learn about him and enjoy his photos
You did it, you referenced Chris Burkard - that is called - sharing and promoting. the other where you jut copy/paste without any attribution is called 'stealing', the difference in etiquette is minor but the effect major!
oh I understand, I think the plagiarism is very bad, but the cheetah I believe is designed to help eliminate plagiarism by giving credit to the original author.