I used to view steemhunt, dlike, and share2steem as spam also, but the the truth is if people want to vote , post, and use the services they are available. Some of the post in those categories do get large votes, same as the Appics post, but there is the down vote if people think they are over rewarded. I still dislike and think that the vote bots are just as bad as those mentioned above, but they are here, they are part of the ecosystem, and they are not going away. People can chose to vote for bid-botted post or not, once again their choice, I try not to.
I just do not vote on those post. I know the arguments, but they are raping the reward pool, but they are also spreading the word about steem and the advertisers may or may not see that, but if they do have an "hey whats this, anyone what's steem? Why are we getting people saying they found us via steem? It could bring in more advertisers to steemit. (With the advent of various front ends, and the fact I don't see the ads anyways, I no longer really care about the advertisements).
When downvotes are free I intend to speak with them! I don't really subscribe to the euphemistic view of downvotes though. They will always be viewed as punitive, that's just human nature. If Im the first to downvote something, I feel an explanation is warranted, otherwise I don't bother.
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So far I have for the most part avoided down voting things or people, two is all I think and soon I will have been here for two years, so one a year I guess is not to bad. But yes human nature is something the pro-down vote crowd do not understand it seems. I am hoping if the down vote pool part is accepted that they will, (if it proves bad for the system), remove it.
Hello @john371911, thanks for dropping by and downvoting my comments to return those rewards to the pool for other users to enjoy. You are definitely setting the example for everyone here on STEEM. Please continue to post subpar posts and bid bot them up, and I will continue to be your loyal follower.