I've just been testing the aggregator2 module and really like what I see. One suggestion, though, is something different from the "read more" link which is the link back to the originating post when the full text of the post is displayed. In order to properly attribute the originating site, something like "Originaly posted at " would be much better as the link. This

* gives recognition to the original site, something those site owners would like

* makes it clearer to readers on the site where the content is being aggregated that it comes from somewhere else originally

* gets away from the "read more" text which is used by Drupal in the links accompanying teaser views, a link which normally leads to a full text version on the same site, thus confusing user expectations

*it's not always accurate if their is no "more text" on the originating site

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ahwayakchih commented
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Status: Active » Closed (fixed)

changed it to "original article". i hope that fixes it? :)

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cel4145 commented
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Definitely improved. I see my full suggestion didn't come through before, though (I made the mistake of enclosing it angle brackets). "Originally posted at {insert site name}" would be better (although I know a little more difficult to code). Would make it easier for the reader (they know where the post came from without having to visit the link). Make the originating blog owner happy since it promotes their site name (good for SEO).

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ahwayakchih commented
Status: Active » Closed (fixed)

What You ask for may be not liked by many other users, because it makes link text a lot longer, and thus may bring "mess" to the page with list of nodes.
It not only was changed in to "original" but also moved to own theme function (feature request issued earlier), so now You can make a lot of additional magic through theme files.