Yes, but resteeming is still different.
For me, resteeming feels more like forwarding something to my followers.
But when I actually post someone else's article, my followers will be more engaged to actually interact with the post. I've had a similar project like this in the past and it was very successful.
Also, steemit.promo should be a platform for anyone who isn't a steemit member yet as well. So resteeming wouldn't even be possible in this case.
I want to give authors or artists who didn't dare to sign up to steemit yet a platform as well.
This way, steemit will be introduced to more people, and will ultimately gain new members.
And the whole process of registry, randomization and then social media voting is also something that is not included in resteeming.
Perhaps then make a bigger effort to help these people get set up, and get the word out on their material rather then setting up a situation to profit off of the efforts of others. This aspect of the whole thing was what made me SMH about it the first time around.
I understand where you're coming from, and resteeming is definitely a helpful tool in this case.
But I already started my "minnow author project" bevor resteeming was even a thing. When I did this, I noticed how positive the feedback was, the new users were motivated and eager to join.
Everybody is constantly coming up with ideas to improve the community and get new members. I have decided to go with this kind of project again, since it was very successful in the past, and again the feedback under this post is very positive.