@joseph, thanks for this interesting information. Being new to Steemit, it is actually difficult to distinguish between bots and real people. Further, I've seen several posts encouraging users to get and use bots. Is this wise? I leave real comments to posts that are germane to the topic, and think this is a best practice. Thanks!
Must agree with you, crystalize. The most appropriate way to comment on another's post is to READ the post, then write the response using quotes and information from the original post, something that, as you stated, is germane to the original topic. Thank you for your insight!