If one newbie post is really good, then it's plagiarism.
Now the hompgraphs doesn't help them anymore so it's easy to catch them.
Well, do not generalize, but you are right somehow. Even when, by checking some good newbies or jr' s post, you can find a lot of plagiarism, I'm a newbie too, so I can't just lose faith completely.
The second post that JC encouraged to be created seems legit enough. This one:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/the-long-term-impact-of-cryptocurrencies-and-blockchain-on-society-4996754I've checked for plagiarism and seems pretty legit. But, taking a look at his/her profile, mostly he/she has bounties reports. Now, due to this post from JC:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/using-merits-to-promote-bitcoin-talk-boards-4990682 the guy seems to be encouraged to create the new one in the P&S board, so, even when his initial purpose in here is to make some bucks in bounties, do you think that this guy deserves merits for the post he worked in? I ask it because I don' t longer know what to think about that, honestly.
Encouraging people by offering merits can be a good exercise because it makes the people work harder. But, on the other hand, meriting a guy whose only interest seems to be focused on earning some money in here, feels pretty rare.
What are your thoughts on that?
