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RE: Improving the Steem platform for long-term content
I think that you're making the mistake of conflating the SteemIt platform with the underlying Steem infrastructure. I wouldn't change Steemit to make Type II content a first-class citizen -- I'd develop another platform (re-using the appropriate code from SteemIt liberally) with an easy method to "archive" appropriate long-term content from Steemit after 30 days.
This isn't a clear cut issue because it expands to other aspects of the block chain. If Steem allows for an action that the Steemit.com UI does not handle well or at all, is that fair? And who decides what is and isn't fair?
For example, I manage my keys using the CLI wallet. There is no singular brain key than can recreate my keys. I lose out on the ability to easily manage my keys using Steemit.com but gain increased security (no single point of failure). You would be hard pressed to find someone that would not call my actions those of a power user, but most users would not mind because I am choosing to take the difficulty on myself.
Let's consider another example. Have you heard of vesting withdraw routes? When an account powers down, it can specify a number of destination accounts, a percentage of Steem Power to send, and whether or not to automatically power it up. I have some accounts that are powering down and auto vesting it into this account in the same block. The underlying implementation will directly convert Steem Power if I auto power up so that I do not lose satoshis of Steem on the transfer. I actually have this account set up to route 75% of my weekly power down back to itself and auto vest. That way I can have a variable power down rate week to week. Again, I do not think anyone would say this isn't the action of a power user. However, it is simple enough to understand and useful enough that "regular" users would want to use this. To the best of my knowledge, Steemit.com does not yet support the use of this operation. Is this ok? I have a distinct financial advantage in using my accounts this way that Steemit.com users do not.
Ok, so how does this relate to Type II content? If Steemit.com behaves in one way and Steem behaves in another, it could grant an advantage to those that are in "the know". Steemit.com hides poorly voted yet that content is still available on the block chain. In essence, we are promoting content that is voted above a certain amount by choosing to show it to you. The earning potential of content not shown by Steemit drops drastically. So, if there is content that is handled one way on Steemit.com and another on steemarchive.com (don't know if this is a real site or not) it could drastically advantage one community over another. Is this a good or a bad thing? How would this effect your use of the site?
I don't have answers to these questions, but I did want to point out that these issues go extend beyond content to all operations that can be done on Steem.