This does appear to be a disturbing trend. I recall reading articles in the NYT derived from Quora answers. While it may in the short-term produce increased t

This does appear to be a disturbing trend. I recall reading articles in the NYT derived from Quora answers. While it may in the short-term produce increased traffic, it may become harder to maintain quality, as minimally vetted 3rd party contributions grow in number. It makes one wonder, what that effect that will have longterm? It's also interesting that users on syndicated sites containing user generated content, will now be able to claim they have "written for the New York Times".