I do believe that bots are bad for the community, and that they should be run MUCH more carefully, I think that @buildawhale is leading the way in at least trying to stop promoting plaigarism with the bot and stopping abuse of it.
@themarkymark, owner of @buildawhale has worked to stop rewarding plaigarism, just check out some of his posts: https://steemit.com/abuse/@themarkymark/plagiarist-about-to-walk-off-with-usd2-800-less-than-8-hours-to-act-i-did-my-part.
You should check out @thehumanbot. If bid bots have to exist, they should all be like @thehumanbot.
As a minnow, I would love for bots like @buildawhale to stop voting, so that I could have a larger share of the reward pool. But for now, to be able to succeed on Steemit, I have to use some bid bots.
I rarely bid larger than 0.5 SBD and have never bid larger than 2 SBD.
I especially support @thehumanbot’s cause, and yours. Steem does not need bid bots, and it should not have them.
I have voted on my own comment, but only to make sure that you would notice it.
I like @themarkymark too and think he is quality. He still has my witness vote, though I do think bid bots are a problem and the presence of "good" ones probably just muddies the water.