Whether it's bid-bots, or buying votes, or circle jerking, or what-have-you, the simple fact is that people will find a way to use the rules of any system to their own maximum benefit. That's what we do! Think of all the advances in the industrial revolution; many of them were designed by young workers who wanted to get paid a full day's work without putting in a full day's work. Did they cheat the system? Hell if I know. But things sure improved.
I really don't know why people get all persnickity about it. If you don't like it, don't do it. Lead by example. And don't sweat the small things.
Thanks for sharing!
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I get it that code is law. Yes we need to change the rules to incentivise the behavior we desire. When I started here there were no bid bots as delegations were not in the code.