we use an automated comment to prevent it from going to waste
You can do this by following a curation trail. Check hive.vote and how curation trails work. Let's say u follow a trail at 99% vp, so it will only trigger after mana is at 99%.
We power them up to continue growing our influence
Doesn't matter. What if blocktrades does same everyday when his mana is at 99%? He can also use the excuse that he is not cashing out.
we’d love to hear your thoughts
Just go to hive.vote
Follow any curation trail and do settings that it only follows autovote when vp is above x %.
This solves your issue of using extra vp. My problem is u earning both author and curator rewards which is self voting. If everyone does the same, the system will collapse. And if one person can do then others can use an excuse that why can't they do it too.
Thanks for the suggestion and for taking the time to explain. We'll definitely look into
finding a good curation trail to follow. If this practice could really 'collapse the system,' it might be worth rethinking how the system handles unused voting power. We appreciate your feedback and will consider how we can better use our voting power to support the community.