I think it is the personal input that makes the difference. Even if you don't have much to say it doesn't take a huge amount of work to say a few words and personalise things. If you read a good article in a magazine that you want to share I enjoy the post more if there is something personal about it i.e. what you think and feel about the situation.
If you just post a link and a title then I don't see any value in that - how do we even know you read it. I've noticed a lot of people just fire out multiple posts per day which take no time and they sometimes get more attention than real genuine posts made by newcomers. They see that and then they either copy it or they get disheartened and give up. Either way we lose.
I think with the TIL thing we have as a community try to reach a compromise. I don't think there are easy answers though other than my initial point about personalising things I don't know what else to suggest. It is difficult.
"If you just post a link and a title then I don't see any value in that - how do we even know you read it. I've noticed a lot of people just fire out multiple posts per day which take no time and they sometimes get more attention than real genuine posts made by newcomers."
You are very right.
"I think with the TIL thing we have as a community try to reach a compromise. "
Not sure what you mean by "compromise".
IMO, even TIL posts should not be allowed to be of low quality - by law quality I mean plagiarism/copypasta or "1 sentence, 1 YT video link" posts.
If someone wants to post poor quality then it is fine. but we all should agree not to reward if for more than 2sdb (just an idea for the amount). Steemit community has to come to consensus on this. This requires certian whales to agree on that, so they will not incentivize poor content by curating it.
Amen!! Well said. I hope you read my main reply in this thread, it is dedicated to not only the author, but people like you! I appreciate what you do.
I do agree that the TIL posts are an attempted compromise at finding value in shorter posts. Just because a post is short doesn't necessarily translate to poor quality (those they can.) I tend to fall in the same mode of thought with @thecryptofiend that I need to see something personal added in the mix. If I feel that it was simply a copy/pasted paragraph or two, then there isn't that personal touch that is necessary to make it stand out from what that original author had done. Personally that concept of added value (which personalizing accomplishes in my eyes) is how I tend to 'judge' borderline posts.