Wow. Yea... this is what it is supposed to look like. I wonder though, if making a post compiling articles is the way to go, or rather simply suggest that certain tags be exclusively used for certain topics? (Which is really what they are there for.)
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Good point. the particular problem I am trying to solve is giving the context. Currently making up the proper curation library post, and for each article adding a why you should read it section. This helps to decide before you click if it is worth your time or not. Tags still don't help with that...
Good point!
For those not wishing to read it all themselves and have someone screen their material, this will work great.
For those who think that is a kind of censorship, it won't work so well.
It will be an interesting experiment!
That is the point about curation, IT IS CENSORSHIP or DISCRIMINATION or what ever you want to call it. In the sense that it is a filter on a public set of criteria. If the curator DOESN'T discriminate content, they are in fact useless because there will be information overload quickly rendering the whole exercise useless. People don't realize that too much information is NO INFORMATION at all!
I understand that. I was simply pointing out that we all have a different view of things. It is not a 'one size fits all' world. Some will appreciate the filter while others will not. I'm sure there will be enough that do like the filter and you should grow a nice following from it.
I personally flip-flop on the idea. If I'm pressed for time, I want the 'Coles Notes' version. If I'm looking for random new ideas/authors, I prefer doing my own filtering.
There is enough material on Steem now that there will be no shortage of interested people on both sides. Ultimately, communities are what is desired. How we build them will remain to be seen.
Indeed, there should not be any "authority" element, in fact you are right the viewpoint of one author curating might be limited but necessary as an "arbiter"
So a hybrid of many contributors and a filter element might be best. But there is no problem for me if someone else "forks" the curation posts and decides to build their own!
I think it is a great start. Let's see where it takes us.