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RE: 10 Simple rules for Steemizenship - for discussion
I disagree with number eight if you're trying to say that there is such a thing as bad publicity which a link could provide. I quote people. I include a link. I do this all the time. It is like a commercial. Ronald McDonald performs at birthday parties for free. Because marketing is valuable. That is what a link is. In other words, a link is a plug. It is valuable. That is why companies pay millions of dollars for ad time on television, on YouTube, on billboards, etc, as opposed to television shows giving the corporations money.
Thanks for the reply! On number 8, I'm not referring to bad publicity. Basically, I just mean that people should get credited for their work and ideas. For an example of what I mean, you can look at the beneficiary settings for cited authors in any of the posts from my daily Science & technology digest series.
You're right that linking to someone can be valuable, so if it's just a mention, and my sole intention is to draw attention to someone's post, then maybe I don't need to assign a beneficiary for them. But if I'm harnessing their creativity and using it to draw rewards for myself, then I think that a beneficiary setting is appropriate. I guess there is a sort-of a grey area as to exactly how much incorporation of ideas is enough to merit reward sharing.