@phoenixwren gave some pretty good response.
For the second part of
While we provide a reciprocal (and then some) upvote for the Steem votes, the addition of Scot tokens into the mix makes the whole thing vastly more complicated. We are using the airdrops that we have received to provide a little extra Scot value to our members, but we are not trying to calculate reciprocal return if the votes we receive include Scot value.