Well said! well said!
But I'll admit... I do buy votes... it helps me grow!
I try to do it ethically though:
- no paid votes before 2 days post-age (allow my "real" voters their curation share and not distort "hot" for the tag)
- no paid votes after 5 days post-age (allow for disagreement)
I really think the "promoters" need to make something like that their TOS... because paid votes will not go away... and better it's done openly and ethically than under the table (think of mindhunter/snowflake)
Would you still blog here if you couldn't purchase your votes?
I certainly would! And I actually do think it would be great if paid-votes weren't happening, from a technical point of view that's not really possible though, hence I'd appreciate a more ethical way of dealing with it... but i see the "operators" as the ones in charge here.
it's a pity that it needs accounts like @grumpycat to keep that debate going with economic hostility!
but also: as a minnow it would be silly to not use the growth opportunity, albeit with a filthy after-taste.
if "honest" members of this community leave it to the greedy spammers to buy up all the votes, weight of influence on this platform will further shift towards the "wrong" direction.
trust me, I'm not here for the money, I am having much more fun giving my votes away and helping other minnows!
I believe you.