So should I vote or not on this? The title is self contradictory.
Resetting all users there to new users may be your only good decision.
And I thought other people here started with more than my 5.
I see new accounts with over 20 SP out of the box.
Regarding bots: cheetah is a good idea, it just needs to be more downvote oriented.
There may be more good ones.
goodbot for example tracks serial abusers of introduce yourself.
Steemitboard can be bared as well.