Thank you. I think there maybe a misunderstanding of the role of Robots and their purpose.If a bot is used to advertise a post- to widen it's circulation and have more people see it and vote on the quality of the content,then that is in the spirit of the original intention of Steemit in my view.
But as I understand, bots can be used by a publisher to add votes to their own posts,or by one person opening multiple accounts and programming bots from those accounts to vote where directed.Vote rigging without consideration of content quality.
Betting bots,are used where prices move so fast whilst a race is being run,and is one bettors opinion about a horse's chances,against another person with an opposing view.The bettor sets the price parameters at which the bot will place the bet and close it,either to take profit or to stop loss beyond that programmed.The win or loss is between two individuals.The betting community at large do not lose out.
thank you for the explanation. And I think the knfe cuts both ways with the bot use. you have got a chance to be read more, and to be voted for. Personally, I do read what friends resteem, but I do not read what bots resteem. I do understand what you mean, but then I think you have to do it totally different. Like 1 price for promoting, not who promotes with the highest amount is seen first. That way we can push our message up all the same way, may be on different timings, and the chance of being resteemed naturally and promoted again. Now I sometimes see a high rep person placing something silly and getting like 30 and sometimes much more for it. Just by a few and his own name. May be this would be a nice blog to write ? What when you make Steemit your way? :-)
Self voting would be forbidden. (I do it now! because I can :-) )
Promotion would be for all the same and you could do it daily
resteem only by your followers
to advertise you may only once a day per person! and not per blog.
I think the whole upset should be different to work honestly. The bots are there to get somewhere and maybe even get read more just because you look bigger by getting a bigger reward. Them people who are sweet to you call you sir and mam and please read my blog, you see them so much more often at bigger reputation people OR at posts that has a lot of reward.
Now I am sorry to make this so long, I am a massage therapist and have not any knowledge about setting up all this pc stuff, I just have an idea how it could be better and fairer. But maybe I am totally wrong. :-)Now the smal ones stay small so much longer, because upvotes cost to much sp especially when you have not got a slider ( @busy has!)
Thank you. I think your ideas and thoughts are on the right lines.I read that reforms are on the way, including one person one vote being considered.
It still means you will be able to advertise a post through a voting bot service so that more people see it, which of course is a legitimate tactic.
I think Steemit will be very successful with great potential. The markets seem to be recognising this now with Steem at 2nd spot Bitcoin 13th -
It looks good we keep on steeming with or without bot :-) We all just hope to be voted for, that is the thing with bots, and when people do not, you better of paying for them especially as long as you are plankton :-) At least the moment that I am big enough my self I can give my vote to who I think deserves it. :-) I can now too of course but there is no reason to be happy with it yet. :-)