What about bots like @wang and @weenis and the like? @wang always hits up the new users that don't know better, and racks up the upvotes that way. As a result he would gain massive reputation as well.
I am aware of that bot and i don't have a problem with him getting rewarded for it. He invested time in programming a bot to help beginners so he should get rewarded. The problem i DO have with it is that it bloats the blockchain. But let's assume some day there will be a FAQ for beginners so his behavior isn't wanted/needed anymore.
I like blockchain bloat to remain low too. Something interesting though: In theory, if the blockchain ever implements a compression algorithm, a copy-pasted message which is -say- 400 bytes and appears 10000 times as a comment, could be brought down to just one instance of it. In general, text is veeeery compressible and repeat instances are extremely compressible.
I've actually been thinking about compression on the blockchain too. I can't believe the developers haven't implemented it. It's SO essential for social media (large pieces of text) compared to just transactions.
I am aware of that bot and i don't have a problem with him getting rewarded for it. He invested time in programming a bot to help beginners so he should get rewarded. The problem i DO have with it is that it bloats the blockchain. But let's assume some day there will be a FAQ for beginners so his behavior isn't wanted/needed anymore.
I like blockchain bloat to remain low too. Something interesting though: In theory, if the blockchain ever implements a compression algorithm, a copy-pasted message which is -say- 400 bytes and appears 10000 times as a comment, could be brought down to just one instance of it. In general, text is veeeery compressible and repeat instances are extremely compressible.
I've actually been thinking about compression on the blockchain too. I can't believe the developers haven't implemented it. It's SO essential for social media (large pieces of text) compared to just transactions.