So I'm confused, by employing a bot to upvote whales is beneficial or not? If everyone employs bots will we lose the sense of community that this platform offers?
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So I'm confused, by employing a bot to upvote whales is beneficial or not? If everyone employs bots will we lose the sense of community that this platform offers?
I think a balanced approach is best, involving both manual curation and auto curation through Steemvoter. I really only have the time to read and comment on 3-4 good posts each day. So that's my manual curation. But there are many authors I like and I want to support their work. So with my Steemvoter rules I can make sure that I never miss voting on my favorite authors.
That's what I do too!
That sounds like a reasonable approach. I am looking for pro tips like this to get the best out of steemit and protect the platform from abuse.
Well, there's a battle here. Bot voting will make you steem currencies. Bot voting irresponsibly will likely hurt the platform. That's why I suggest ethical methods and looking at who you are supporting while also supporting posters that make bank.
Not to belabor the point, but why wouldn't every minnow bot-vote many of the biggest whales? The second they post they would have 10k upvotes and zero comments.
Well, this is a good thing for them to do personally, and it's bad for the platform. There's a balance. Many people use these kinds of bots. So, if they are on the platform than at least all of my followers should know about them.
Appreciate you getting back to me.