This whole article takes into assumption that all bid-bot operators, delegators, or users, are all doing it for profit only, and have no intention of creating value in the network.
This assumption is false. We used bid bots to get exposure on the biggest news in Garden of Eden history and made it to the trending page, and unfortunately were down voted by your bot.
This is unsettling for a few reasons.
#1 We have never used bid bots to send a post to the trending page before this post, but we did here because it is the most important post we have ever made.
#2 Our important post announces the sale of our property which is a huge step towards the next phase of our humanitarian project, and we are offering the property for cryptocurrency. This is significant, and ideally the transaction will be completed in Steem! Obviously, the first real estate for Steem exchange could add great value to the network.
#3 As disclosed in every one of our posts, and more importantly as demonstrated by our actions over the last 2 years here, we are highly dedicated to the success of Steem and creating value in the network. We are extremely devoted to building a better world for ALL - and have been for close to a decade - and have appreciated and embraced Steem's revolutionary potential for furthering that cause since the day we heard about it.
#4 After reaching out to you in Steemit.chat because we feel your downvote per these justifications does not apply to our post, you did not consider these facts we respectfully brought to your attention. In fact, you told us you had not even read the post! You responded absolutely and held fast to your conclusion that the use of bid bots is abuse per se. While it might be true that many posts on trending are of poor quality and are out for profit only, to lump ALL posts together under that judgment is illogical, unreasonable, and tyrannical.
Of course you are entitled to whatever opinion you want as well as to using your voting power however you want, but with this kind of absolute judgment, mistakes have already been made - and you're likely to make more by using a bot to fight a bot.
I'm just going to go through each of your points and deconstruct this argument because it's barely manageable.
The trending section is for to find the best content on the blockchain. The absolute best content at the time and by buying the bids, you effectively kill more and more reason for people to look at trending because it's not the best content. Whilst it's good content, good content doesn't win rewards, doesn't garner real views and essentially rips the opportunity for real content to make it. You might be using it for exposure but this isn't a very good reason because it's not trending worthy and if it was, you'd have put the bids strong enough to get to hot and let the community determine it from there. You didn't. Who am I to call it not great content, well to be honest you've stated it's important but for who and what, let the community decide. You again didn't allow for that.
If it's that great value to the network, let the community decide. Do your outreach, contact people, let people decide it. You rob the community the chance to decide upon it. Next time I have to sell a car I'll just say people can buy it with Steem and start selling everything with it and then switch to Fiat right? No you want people to know about what you're doing but that's all it is. Wrong means to do so as you are killing value for people to depend on Trending as a good means of finding the best content.
Great, that is absolutely fantastic that you are looking to help and benefit the network. I think it's fair to say that we all want this as it helps the blockchain and progresses Steam in the future. I can only hope you continue to do this as I have to gain from your actions. Don't really need to repeat my issue of using the Trending as a mechanic to incorrectly advertise via buying votes.
His reasons don't apply to your post but you still benefit from the ROI or actually ROV. However my issue with your actions is that you are being immoral and not fair to other content creators who might have spent the same amount of time as you but not have the funds to buy the votes.
To conclude, I have absolutely no idea who you guys are or what you guys stand for and you won't know that of me also so that's out of the way. I however do not need to know who you are because what you are trying to defend is wrong. Your intentions might be great but because the trending operates in such a way, you are robbing everyone else the chance of deciding what the actual blockchain wants. If you feel that a whale might not see you, pay enough to get to hot and go from there but that is still unfair. How about network with people, contact whales and get to know them and find out what they feel. I mean if the cause is that great, people will upvote such content. I never seen @heimindanger having to ask people to upvote his content or buy votes for his Steem Dapp "DTube" never was needed because it was that good. People WANTED it and supported it. It was that fantastic that people just wanted to do anything. Your actions prove otherwise and it's absolutely why you had to use Trending to get leverage when something else should have been there.
If this bot is to work, ALL CONTENT must honour what is real curation and therefore we can all decide what is the best content. Does that mean Steem has to change how voting works again. I think it will but don't you dare try to say what you done is morally good for Steem because it adds to the problem. It forces more and more people to pay for exposure rather than finding the best content which is why PEOPLE USE STEEM. To find the BEST of the internet within the Steem blockchain and you robbed the community a part of that chance.
If you want to speak to me, I'll be on the DTube Discord as Coldbolt but this isn't right. I absolutely understand your good intention but ignoring how trending works, taints it badly.
Goodluck to the future.
Let's deconstruct the deconstruction.
"The trending section is for to find the best content on the blockchain."
According to whom?
So many assumptions and opinions stated as fact.
Note: You have a view of how SteemIt could develop, not "The View".
I think the trending page is more interesting and higher quality now with the voting bots. I was really tired of the "Circle Jerk" posts.
Now, I will not claim I am right and you are wrong, but your opinion is just that.
hahhaa yea bid bots are actually better than the circle jerking...
I believe in the free market, which means I believe that if someone wants to and has the ability to use bid bots then its all good.
With that being said I can also then say if someone wants to use a bot do downvote without any actual consideration/fairness as ridiculous as it is....well its still part of the free market....Whatever hahaha it is the way it is and will be the way its going to be.
Appreciate your input here though on this important topic.
SteemON!
I would be extremely confident to say that my view of Steem is pretty much bang on.
With this logic, we'd not be progressing as a human race. The quality of content in my opinion hasn't went up but stayed the same. What has happened now is we're paying our way to show our content, rather than giving a platform for finding the best content creators or bringing them over. There shouldn't be a gate to pay to have content seen but rather the content should be seen for it's value and worth.
If we're always seeking to find the best content, then the trending will grow to find such things and it'll develop. If we go about it the current state that it's in, we limit the amount of people that can create that content and therefore the chances of better content surpassing it's current self is diminished.
Therefore I am happy to state my opinion will move correctly. Fair does to yourself, I did state it as a fact but to say that bid bots is the future of Steem, is like trying to defend a house with no walls. and stomps as hands
I view SteemIt as the Firehose the other Platforms will dump into. dbooks, dlive, dtube and others are the future of the platform. I am not a fan of watching people vlog, just as you don't seem to like ads. Shrugs. It's just a point of view.
Upvoted for relevancy
Dang sorry that happened to such a good advocate of Steem.
Thank you for that, it means a lot to me/us. I don't get involved in drama so am actually only just now reading this thread.....Noted for the record.
SteemON!
I'm replacing the value of that stupid flag right now.
Steem on you incredible bastards
Fuck yea you awesome fuck!!!! hahaha
Hoping to see you soon at Eden Metamorphosis!
I plan to be heading your way in June!
ok well come early for memorial day! Have you seen our 4 day festival? Its going to be unlike anything you have ever seen I guarantee you that!
well I want to time the trip with the Austin meetup
This will be WAY cooler hahaha, but do BOTH.
This is really about a monopoly (Steemit whales) kicking out the little guys like any other big corporation, they are protecting their interests. How else do you think this self appointed gestapo account manages to get $200-$700 for his crappy posts? It's a whale club, they vote among themselves and won't let the small fish play. The only thing you can do is power down and let these scammers fall on their own weight. I can't wait to see the prosecutions!
@gardenofeden - on the plus side, ure comment here has allowed me to find you :D - more than if u had just made trending XD
followed and upvoted last post :D
they spend millions supposedly against the abuse instead of helping the little ones to come out from below.
I see the war of flags everywhere when that money could help many people in the world in countries in crisis, who join Steemit in search of rewards for their talent. Then these small fish would not have to buy Bots Bit so that nobody sees them, or worse, to do what a whale likes, to vote, they practically ask for a vote.
When I go to the trends tab, I read what I find interesting and those who publish low quality content and use Bit bots are only accelerating the pace of their failure. We all know here that it is not because you have a tendency, but because it is of quality.
Each person is free to choose what they read. It is equal to the ads that appear on YouTube every time you watch a video, you decide whether to watch it or omit the publication.
We do not all have equal tastes and what for one is a good content perhaps for another is shit. They should let people do what they like most with their money and read what they like most.