It's a slippery slope between spam and original content. Engagement is original, but so should the article's content. I'll be getting into this area soon enough on POB and VYB.
Template articles provide nearly identical structure in each article. A problem comes in to play when the content is also essentially identical. There's nothing new or original to present to the community. I would recommend at least 50%/50% original content and recycled content.
Sure. Hit me up. I just talked to coffeelovers. I'm heading to bed though so I'll catch you tomorrow?