Hello everyone, this article I wanted to open a discussion on the bot account.
This is the bot Steemit. That is, those tools that let you comment, put like and follow people automatically without you lifting a finger. The goal, of course, is making sure that they also become Following followers, and that upvote and post comments on other users' bring upvote and comments on your account. So we rely a little 'to the follow-back logic, so to speak..
And here there are other doubts. But as you can think of preparing comments or upvote they are correct for all, if we do not know the least about what kind of post will end? In short, a priori control of bot activity is practically zero, so as you will be generic, some inconvenience may happen anyway. For one thing, even a simple "wow" on the selfie of a thirteen year some embarrassment could procure. Or not?
Most of the time then the "prepackaged" comments, just because they have to be adapted to everything and everyone, are easily identifiable and are likely to make you get the opposite effect to that intended. "Great!", "Love it!" "Amazing!" And so on are always a little 'suspicious and could generate in those who receive them more antipathy desire for interaction. If the engagement is what you seek, this is certainly not the best way.
The result is not predictable nor quantifiable numerically: you just have to hope that the account that you have "encouraged" to return the favor..
Some "whales" do not deny that they use upvotebot, such as one of "whales" confirmed that three bot accounts that vote together for the authors from a special list at 15 minutes. Some of them can be called a "whale". The total effect of their vote is more than $ 400. A great deal, is not 'it?
For example, the cumulative effect of the vote of these three accounts in a "whale" is equal to $ 400.
Right?
How many votes of users with balance of $ 100 is required in post Author's order will have the same value?
Steemit has for now about 105,000 accounts, and about 100,000 with less than $ 100. Then pull the conclusions.
This upvotebots interfere with the natural ranking posts to strengthen their current popularity, as they create the illusion of their exclusivity, upvaluing them in comparison with others. Users begin to follow the authors, not even reading their messages, just hoping for a further increase in value. It is human psychology.
Things much worse are emerging - users to create their upvotebots who simply follow "whales", the vote after them. This is happening right now. You may have noticed that the posts of specific authors earn about 50 votes for a few seconds after post.
One of the strengths of upvote system is the idea that the best places are on top. Significance automated voting and vote differently weith users actually destroys the system, as it leads to the fact that not all messages that are on top deserve this.
And this is a major problem in the long haul. I started to notice that high quality sites with unique content that 70-130 people voted, and that caused heated discussions, earn 1 or 2 dollars because "whales" or simply do not see them, or this topic is very interesting for their.
As a result, interesting and unique messages, finding support among "whales", are lost after 2-3 hours in the quicksand of Steemit, and people who have spent dozens of hours for their efforts, they will feel disappointed ..
This way you do not risk destroying the principles of Steemit?
It would not be appropriate to have a clean platform?
Appearance your considerations about.
Thank you.
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