Hey Nick/@mirage, this is great advice, especially for all the newcomers. The amount of copied content that I have to wade through recently is beginning to get a bit annoying. And that's why if I see copied content I won't follow or upvote. Fully agree unique and original content will have immensely more value here on Steemit, especially over the long run, and now with the new hardfork, we all have less votes to upvote with. I'm already being more picky with my votes. Cheers!