I understand your point but there needs to be middle ground. I agree that you should not be able to buy votes, but vote count is the only stat that we have to measure follower participation. You should be able to reward your best followers to thank them. As stated earlier if you are not already in his top 10 or so voters this reward will be impossible to recieve hence he's not buying new votes, hes thanking his regulars for thier continued support. The area is a little grey on these topics but they do need to be cleared.