I think that views should be rewarded just like upvotes. Or you should at least have to view a page to upvote it. For example, right now this page has 343 votes and only 293 views. If we want only quality content to trend, we need people to read the articles and be discerning. Also, I think there should be some kind referral reward for external links that bring in new members.
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I don't think views is an accurate representation of true views. A post can be viewed via steemit.com, busy.org, chainbb.com, esteem app, etc. I don't think "views" are part of the blockchain (and I don't see how they could be, nor do I think they should be), the view counter on steemit.com is probably only views via steemit.com.
Yeah I agree, but the only way to upvote the post is through steemit.com right? So my point still stands. There are a lot of people who upvote articles without reading them just to get the curation rewards. But the point of curation is to seek out quality content. So we should require people to at least look at the page if they are going to be able to upvote it.
No, the only way to upvote is not through steemit.com. A post can be upvoted by an account via any app or website or other software (including bots) that can interact with the blockchain with the account's private key.