Resteems are a useful feature, but sometimes posters go too far with them
The ability to resteem someone else's content is a valuable feature of Steemit that allows whales to broadcast minnow content far and wide. It also allows a person to broadcast content that they find especially meaningful, posts that resonate deeply with them enough to have it permanently on their own blog.
However, there is one aspect of resteeming that I absolutely cannot stand, and it is when someone resteems a TON of material all at once, effectively dominating my feed with whatever they resteemed.
I've now made it a rule that if a poster's resteems end up taking up my entire feed, I unfollow them. I do not want to have to constantly scroll past all of a person's resteems in order to get to the people I actually want to follow.
There is a value in resteeming but it should not be abused
Again, I think resteeming can be a great way to curate content and share valuable posts with a wider audience. I have discovered many new posters that I now follow as a result of someone resteeming their content.
I resteem content occasionally, especially if I know the person in real life and am trying to help welcome them to the platform. I also will resteem content that resonates deeply with me
But this feature should not be overused, as it can effectively dominate what content shows up in your feed. Perhaps Steem could limit resteems to 5 per day or something along those lines.
What are your thoughts on resteeming?
On a related note, I've removed the resteem request from my signature. If you feel inspired to resteem, please do so, but I will no longer explicitly ask for it
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