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RE: Avoiding Plagiarism on SteemIt
Bingo. Being rewarded for original content should be the primary focus, and stated as such. Discouraging copy/paste hacks or a zero tolerance policy for copyright infringements should be noted too. The FAQ section would be a good start. There should be a landing page tab for do's and don'ts, things that will not be tolerated that everyone should read prior to signing up with a checkbox or some sort of digital signature acknowledging that they accept the terms of participation here. People need to be educated, and they need to respect the rights of those who are here or not. Three strike rule wouldn't be a bad idea either. Just my thoughts.
These are good ideas! Also, I've thought that SteemIt could operate as a self-policing community. Unfortunately, such action would not generate many followers.
The Quick Start Guide has a section on plagiarism, but it's fairly limited. Your ideas above would be a good start.
Youtube users are given a Report/Flag tool (drop-down menu) if we find one of the following (which has been drastically enhanced as a result of censorship): Sexual Content, Violent or Repulsive Content, Hateful or Abusive Content, Harmful Dangerous Acts, Child Abuse, Spam or Misleading, Infringe My Rights, Caption Issues. Obviously, something like this could be incorporated to the existing Flag deal here, which would help narrow the reason behind the flagging and not appear to be an arbitrary or revenge tactic.