Quality is in the eye of the beholder. Upvoting oneself also, I feel: a personal decision.
Yesterday I successfully requested and got an upvote which caused 18 votes to the post. Then discord put in the reply that I had asked for the vote and plugged themselves. I guess that's ok but it shattered any appearance of a following. Especially because I now have more votes than views. The monetary aspect was .20 so I'm not sure that creates a healthy image either. I am thankful but clearly it is a service I requested and not a true following.