I think this may be one reason why everyone has their panties in a twist over 6th day voting bots. If you upvote just in time for payout without giving others time to curate, you get all the curation rewards.
I don't think that people get you can still deny others curation rewards on a post you just created. For example, if you time your voting such that the vote happens immediately after you post, you also get all the rewards. I think the window is about 3 minutes.
Scenario
- Bob submits bidding on a post that doesn't exist.
- Bob watches http://steembottracker.com and waits for the voting bot to enter its voting phase
- Bob submits his post
- Within minutes the bot updates Bob's post
- Bob gets all the curation rewards.
I'm not saying anyone should do this. I have been experimenting with voting bots, but I haven't tried this yet to see if it works. I probably will try it at some point just to find out. That way I can speak on it definitively.
If my theory is correct, the 3.5 day max age rule isn't enough.
This is absolutely incorrect information.
LOL. You can't just drop a bomb like that and not say why.
This is what I based my points off of https://steemit.com/steemit/@gmichelbkk/when-is-the-best-time-to-upvote-on-steemit