Introducing !sources

naturicia (57) · 6 years ago

Thank you for contributing to the antiabuse initiative.

Education is a key factor to reduce the abuse on Steemit. Thanks to your bot guiding users to source their posts is now easy accessable. I am sure that it will help several users to do better in future posts.

Also the curators feedback in this post gives some insights in how this bot can affect the work of curators and abuse fighters.
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utopian-io (71) · 6 years ago

Thank you for your review, @naturicia! Keep up the good work!

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steem-ua (64) · 6 years ago

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popcornexpress (58) · 6 years ago

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jznsamuel (71) · 6 years ago

much appreciated, going to make the life of curators easier :)

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erikah (72) · 6 years ago

Well said!

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llfarms (68) · 6 years ago

Thanks for doing this! It may seem like such a simple idea, but it’s really helpful. Curators at c-squared are already talking about how useful it is. Thanks for that

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enforcer48 (68) · 6 years ago

It definitely does sound better to have curators approach the said offenders before sending a barrage of flags.

I think most of us prefer people changing their ways than being stubborn to the bitter end.

llfarms (68) · 6 years ago

Don’t you ever just want to flag first?? 😂😜

Nah, you’re completely right.. I think we just want to make sure things are done right and we are rewarding the right people. Hopefully this helps educate a bit.

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enforcer48 (68) · 6 years ago

Don’t you ever just want to flag first??

Yes, that has happened on occasions. Like those bidding on plagiarized content.

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johannpiber (72) · 6 years ago

I have been waiting for this bot and have already used it, thank you @themarkymark :)

reazuliqbal (67) · 6 years ago

Another great tool!

Curators or spam fighters may understand the language there calling the bot on. So, they may command the bot with a language shortcode (ISO 639-1).

E.g.:

!sources BN or !sources bn

If it can be implemented this may help the bot recognizing the language if there is no language tag in the post.

I can help with Bengali translation if needed.

themarkymark (78) · 6 years ago (edited)

I was going to see how it goes, if there is a frequent occurrence of no tag, I was going to add sources [language]

Is there a lot of Begnali content on Steem? If so, would love a translation, just send me a HackMD link.

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phoenixwren (65) · 6 years ago

Since a language tag isn't always used, or variants are used - #es, #espanol - what about having the bot reply to the same command in different langauges, with that language? That isn't perfect either I suppose, since the word is the same in some languages. But if someone writes !quellen it could reply in German. Or would that require multiple bots?

edb (59) · 6 years ago

That's a useful tool!

I'd use more cautious language, though, like @cheetah does, because you can't always be sure who was the original creator. There are bloggers who copy content from their own website. There are even musicians who get takedown requests on Youtube for singing their own songs.

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themarkymark (78) · 6 years ago

There is bound to be some degree of error but from my experience most of the time it is stolen.

acidyo (80) · 6 years ago

nice choice in the last gif :'D haven't watched that movie in decades.

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erikah (72) · 6 years ago

This is a very good idea, I see plagiarism every day.

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themarkymark (78) · 6 years ago

enforcer48 (68) · 6 years ago

jznsamuel (71) · 6 years ago

gonna be pretty useful huh ;)

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erikah (72) · 6 years ago

Oh yeah 😉

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gniksivart (67) · 6 years ago

Linking to someone else’s YouTube video with no source.

When I post a youtube video I never share the "source" as I assumed they are getting credits to the view from the video?

I can see stealing a video from youtube and then putting it on like Dtube, but maybe I'm just misunderstanding what the Youtube video comment is referring to.

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enforcer48 (68) · 6 years ago (edited)

That means someone is using a YouTube video as the sole content to be voted on. Sometimes, they do pretend that is their video.

Some go as far as bidding them. Then, they would say they are "sharing content", but the need to buy votes seems unnecessary. Especially when there exist people who do that several times a time as "posts".

In this context, it involves curators. So, it is assumed that "content sharer" is trying to receive votes from curators for "not their work".

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cryptothoughts (61) · 6 years ago

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enforcer48 (68) · 6 years ago

Read my comment again.

Trying to receive votes from curators with content that is not theirs.

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cryptothoughts (61) · 6 years ago

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enforcer48 (68) · 6 years ago

Yes, printing more liquid Steem totally increases price. /s

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cryptothoughts (61) · 6 years ago

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enforcer48 (68) · 6 years ago

Your words. Not mine. Lol

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cryptothoughts (61) · 6 years ago

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enforcer48 (68) · 6 years ago

Expect to get flagged, then.

In fact, you'll probably get flagged from @themarkymark too. Do as you wish.

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cryptothoughts (61) · 6 years ago

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enforcer48 (68) · 6 years ago (edited)

I'm gonna pretend you have reading comprehension issues.

Most curators are looking for original work. Are you the type of guy that shares someone else's stuff and tag #artzone + bid bots?

This utility is a tool for curators to remind people that what they "shared" is not acceptable for the curators to vote on.

Bid bot usage helps the Steemit economy.

Let me guess, no flags? So, your bots are literally the classic scam of "give me a dollar, I'll give you two." I wonder why nobody invests in this place.

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eaglespirit (66) · 6 years ago

SWeet!! Great creation, love this Marky!

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pancakes (57) · 6 years ago

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isnochys (66) · 6 years ago

you need to implement a check to avoid multiple comments on the same post

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themarkymark (78) · 6 years ago

On the list once I break it out into its own bot.

isnochys (66) · 3 years ago

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kotturinn (69) · 6 years ago

Cool!

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isnochys (66) · 6 years ago

!sources

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isnochys (66) · 6 years ago

!sources

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sources (40) · 6 years ago

When posting content that either is owned by someone else or inspired by someone else’s works, it is proper to list the said source in your post with a link to the original.

Failing to do so is considered plagiarism, and could result in being blacklisted by curation groups or even flagged.

Examples include:

Using another artist's original drawing/painting/digital art as a “study” or inspiration without linking the original and giving credit to the original artist.
Linking to someone else’s YouTube video with no source.
Using someone else’s photos or text without linking to the original source etc.

Please make sure you do so in the future, thank you.

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sources (40) · 6 years ago

When posting content that either is owned by someone else or inspired by someone else’s works, it is proper to list the said source in your post with a link to the original.

Failing to do so is considered plagiarism, and could result in being blacklisted by curation groups or even flagged.

Examples include:

Using another artist's original drawing/painting/digital art as a “study” or inspiration without linking the original and giving credit to the original artist.
Linking to someone else’s YouTube video with no source.
Using someone else’s photos or text without linking to the original source etc.

Please make sure you do so in the future, thank you.

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sources (40) · 6 years ago

When posting content that either is owned by someone else or inspired by someone else’s works, it is proper to list the said source in your post with a link to the original.

Failing to do so is considered plagiarism, and could result in being blacklisted by curation groups or even flagged.

Examples include:

Using another artist's original drawing/painting/digital art as a “study” or inspiration without linking the original and giving credit to the original artist.
Linking to someone else’s YouTube video with no source.
Using someone else’s photos or text without linking to the original source etc.

Please make sure you do so in the future, thank you.

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justinashby (61) · 6 years ago

Lol, a delegate balance...

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isnochys (66) · 6 years ago

Yes, that makes more sense, sources answering to the main or upper comment.
Because the !sources poster usually knows the rules :)

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brittandjosie (71) · 6 years ago

Thank you and I am surely going to use it and try it and Will let you know what happened When I do. Always interesting right.
Have great sourced-popcorn-pancake day 😉

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markkujantunen (74) · 6 years ago (edited)

Is it really necessary to mention the source when linking to a YouTube video? The author information is typically readily available in the video itself.

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themarkymark (78) · 6 years ago

The idea is when people post a youtube video and that's it. I'm going to update the comment to be clear it is the first draft. But no, I wouldn't expect anyone to source a YouTube video, it's sourced very well on YouTube.

But making a post with nothing but a YouTube video is a completely different story.

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yidneth (67) · 6 years ago

Well in my case I never use anything that's not mine but sometimes I forget to add the credit along with it, still it is always embedded in the metadata, I specifically include that information in the picture for copyright purposes, but all in all I think it's an excellent idea.

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sources (40) · 6 years ago

When posting content that either is owned by someone else or inspired by someone else’s works, it is proper to list the said source in your post with a link to the original.

Failing to do so is considered plagiarism, and could result in being blacklisted by curation groups or even flagged.

Examples include:

Using another artist's original drawing/painting/digital art as a “study” or inspiration without linking the original and giving credit to the original artist.
Linking to someone else’s YouTube video with no source.
Using someone else’s photos or text without linking to the original source etc.

Please make sure you do so in the future, thank you.

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