So to be clear what kind of "abuse" we are talking about, let me show you an example, this guy is using bots on the 5th day of publication, looks like original, but now Quality.... still he goes
If you want to see how much he makes extra for doing this, check http://steem.supply/@mehta
https://steemit.com/india/@mehta/indian-supreme-court-order-fails-to-follow-by-govt
Like him there are many users, both minnow and whales, not sure what is worse to be honest, that or @bittrex bidding 400 SBD for a post promoter.
We need to make a call to witnesses to stop the pool reward bidding votes abuse.