I'm aware ..
.. votes by real people for real posts are the best.
Then again for users like @jjmusa2004 I've never seen him post anything that wasn't worth an update so why not just set it to auto?
As for the GLD coin itself you are right, buying it for votes is just plain silly. I have learned a lot from developing the coin though. Very good learning experience that I wouldn't recommend for anyone :D
There's nothing wrong with that.
I told you in advance that creating a token without HP backing the project is a bit silly. At that time, you were a bit delusional. But I like how it's useful for your Splinterlands guild. I just don't like the part where it's inflationary or if it should be earned by blogging.
Thank you so much, I'm honoured. Truly, we do not know the depth of a river until we have tested it and I choose to learn from revelation (from you) rather than experience as regards creating and managing a coin/token