I don't support with your answer because steemit is being a place for rich people only. Just buy some SBD and use those bots to get you upvote.
Many steemians are doing this and I don't think an ecosystem will run like this. People posting quality content are having pain in their ass because all people who use bots earn and those who don't won't.
I think eventually people will be upset to such and extent that they will leave.You have a well established account and you don't know what's happening. But people not having much money aren't earning and if it continues this ecosystem will fail.
I don't mean to say steemit will fail but I think steemit must try to stop those bots or make their official bot which is the only legal bot and it won't upvote to make people profit but only to get visibility. And clean all those people using random bot !
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Nope, buying votes from bots only most of the time will only gain you the extra visibility of your posts. If you think that one can earn much from a bot then you are dead wrong. Those bots are there for a reason but definitely not for charity.
And the reasons that you stated to ban the bot is like asking people to stop doing SEO for their websites for a better rank in search engine. Simply impossible. The world is a free space, as well as Steem. Learn the rules and survive or quit the game.
Cheers!
My point is that many people are just posting crap and using bots and they are really earning. I don't think this is healthy for any ecosystem. This is making rich people to get votes for nothing. I won't quit this game my friend and rules may sometimes bad and an effort to correct it is not bad !
I think you are engaging in hyperbolizing. While there are a few posts on the trending page that are "crap", most are what I would call quality content. So you are exaggerating in your debate from the start.
Also, you want to limit things....where is the line in the sand. I use an autovoter for a few people so I dont miss their posts. Should that be allowed?
And what about the ones who design the bots? Should they be forbidden from engaging in free enterprise.
The problem many people have is they cry about censorship and wanting freedom, until they get it....then they cannot handle it.
If you want rules and restrictions, other sites excel at that.
And I have posted repeatedly how the rich are getting richer on STEEM is a fallacy...so stop trying to spear untruths.
They are not in trending and you don't know them because you are big here. You will find many beginners suffering from this. Personally if I use bot I will gain more because I have SBD constantly flowing not much but I can multiply by bots. I may be unclear about it but I think bots are decreasing Healthy competition !
I like how you prefer to talk on my behalf and tell me what I know and do not know.
Just to let you know, I spend more time on there than probably 5 people put together scouring around this site seeing what is going on.
I am well aware of what is taking place.
As for beginners, here is the fact: they earned nothing hence deserve nothing. The system is in place to reward those who are contributing to the blockchain.
Someone who comes on here, writes a post, and expects to get a huge amount of money, for what? Because he or she wrote a post. That isnt how it works.
If someone wants to excel, he or she should spend the months posting, commenting, and upvoting. That is what the others did.
I agree that the fact that content is not filtered at all by many of the bots does lead to an increase in junk getting voted on. Junk in general gets voted on and it distorts the economy and visible content on the website, both of which are bad for the long-term.
What do you think is their any way to filter quality post by bots?
I partly agree with you. It's true some times some posts that are not worth it are getting a lot of upvotes through bots, but the legit ones does overcome that as time passes. It just takes a little time.
How do you think it will happen @ajmaln ?
The system is already making that happen.
Look at the numbers....
The Top 1% is losing power (as a percentage of the whole) each quarter. They were down 7% in the last 90 days alone.
Their piece of the pie is decreasing although it is an increasing pie.
I dont use the pay bots but I do not bemoan those that do. Many have found success in doing that, especially newer people. Is it worth the money is my only question but I guess people need to work that out for themselves.
Overall, I dont like the practice yet I do not feel we should hinder those who do.
And one challenge you have is that everyone can use these bots...there is no exclusivity to them. Thus, when you attack the "rich" for doing it, the "poor" could do the same thing. In fact, many minnows do.
I don't think you know about many communities who just post crap and use bots to gain profit.