TransparencyBot - Daily Report Card as of Yesterday 5/11/18
This is the daily summary for Transparency Bot as of the end of the day yesterday.
For more information on this project, you can view the introduction post here.
How to Read this Report:
- The number of comments (and blog posts) posted by transparencybot each day.
- The number of replies made directly to the comments left by transparencybot.
- The number of upvotes it received that day. (Does not include upvotes from transparencybot (if any).
- The number of downvotes it received that day.
| Date | Posts | Replies | UpVotes | DownVotes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22/18 | 57 | 23 | 45 | 27 |
| 04/23/18 | 148 | 19 | 213 | 106 |
| 04/24/18 | 136 | 18 | 50 | 11 |
| 04/25/18 | 121 | 10 | 39 | 2 |
| 04/26/18 | 147 | 14 | 42 | 5 |
| 04/27/18 | 152 | 13 | 46 | 9 |
| 04/28/18 | 178 | 17 | 39 | 6 |
| 04/29/18 | 205 | 27 | 60 | 14 |
| 04/30/18 | 226 | 28 | 54 | 18 |
| 05/01/18 | 152 | 26 | 43 | 7 |
| 05/02/18 | 177 | 24 | 96 | 72 |
| 05/03/18 | 160 | 18 | 45 | 36 |
| 05/04/18 | 185 | 13 | 28 | 26 |
| 05/05/18 | 155 | 14 | 50 | 5 |
| 05/06/18 | 181 | 17 | 44 | 3 |
| 05/07/18 | 162 | 13 | 47 | 2 |
| 05/08/18 | 167 | 14 | 60 | 11 |
| 05/09/18 | 145 | 16 | 39 | 0 |
| 05/10/18 | 163 | 24 | 44 | 1 |
| 05/11/18 | 110 | 26 | 35 | 1 |
Comments:
I am expecting an increase in the number of posts made each day starting 4/18/18 as @transparencybot has begun commenting on all posts, which now includes those with reputations above 70.
All in all, transparencybot is being seen as a constructive and useful display of information for all those interested to analyze.
Here are yesterday's top upvoters. Thank you VERY much for the support, this is so important for our long term success!
| VOTER | WEIGHT | REP | SP | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| @tobixen | 100.0 | 60.7 | 13408 | Link |
| @tobixen | 100.0 | 60.7 | 13408 | Link |
| @tobixen | 100.0 | 60.7 | 13408 | Link |
| @looktothefuture | 15.0 | 37.7 | 29398 | Link |
| @funkit | 100.0 | 60.6 | 1079 | Link |
| @funkit | 100.0 | 60.6 | 1079 | Link |
| @funkit | 100.0 | 60.6 | 1079 | Link |
| @senzenfrenz | 100.0 | 58.3 | 959 | Link |
| @allthereisislove | 100.0 | 58.1 | 828 | Link |
| @allthereisislove | 100.0 | 58.1 | 828 | Link |
| @allthereisislove | 100.0 | 58.1 | 828 | Link |
| @allthereisislove | 100.0 | 58.1 | 828 | Link |
| @allthereisislove | 100.0 | 58.1 | 828 | Link |
| @allthereisislove | 100.0 | 58.1 | 828 | Link |
| @allthereisislove | 100.0 | 58.1 | 828 | Link |
| @allthereisislove | 100.0 | 58.1 | 828 | Link |
| @allthereisislove | 100.0 | 58.1 | 828 | Link |
| @allthereisislove | 100.0 | 58.1 | 828 | Link |
| @grow-pro | 100.0 | 60.1 | 609 | Link |
| @jackmiller | 50.0 | 62.4 | 1047 | Link |
Why do we need more transparency?
Yes, transparency Bot is presenting information that IS available on the blockchain, but NOT otherwise available on Steemit.
Transparency allows all of us who care about this platform to know what is going on, directly see how it affects us, become more educated as to what can be done and then; hopefully, act in a way that protects our platform for years to come.
As of 4/18/18, @transparencybot will begin upvoting random posts that use the #nobidbot tag and have not used bidbots on the post.
The number of random votes it does a day depends on its remaining voting power. Later on, a filter to select only authors with reputation's of perhaps 60 (or 50) and below may be incorporated, but for now it is wide open.
This is a non-profit initiative, all funds received by or delegated to it will be used directly for this mission only. No one, including myself is being paid for any service or product. Please consider supporting it by upvoting this post and/or the comments left by @transparencybot.
A VERY huge thank you to our delegators!
| Delegator | SP |
|---|---|
| @lukestokes.mhth | 749.5 |
| @bycoleman | 499.9 |
| @whatamidoing | 100.8 |
| @freebornsociety | 73.6 |
| @dana-varahi | 50.3 |
| @goodguygreg | 50.3 |
| @simplymike | 50.0 |
If you would like to delegate directly, you can do so by clicking on the following links. You can remove your delegation at any time.
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@bycoleman
Craig
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My campaign started with this article dated 2/6/18 and continued forward with multiple articles that used bidbots and futher exposed how bidbots could be used to bring ANY article, both of high quality and low, onto the trending list.
It reads:
No really, this is a post on nothing of use, not anything in particular and certainly nothing worth upvoting.
But it may well serve to be very useful tool in demonstrating some of the techniques used by many Steemian's, whales and minnows alike to grab a few (or a lot) of votes for rather marginal or useless articles.
If you have ever wondered why some articles you read and some authors you run across have SO many upvotes and so many followers, well stay tuned --- I'll be exposing some of these techniques is the days ahead.
All profits for the article and the remaining articles using bots were donated!
@Transparencybot is a continuation of the campaign by many to bring quality back to the trending list.
Yeah, but why don't you mention that I voted on someone else s post?
The fact that I'm not a whale and use the bots to upvote someone with a whale sized vote is exactly what the bots were intended for originally.
You know, "sharing the love".
Man, transparency, even after it was spelled out to you yesterday in the comments on the post, you still go ahead and only relay half of the facts.
So @bycoleman aka @transparencybot, I hope you don't mind the transparency of me addressing you as a person and as the "masked crusader" you imagine yourself as being.
After all, transparency should be thorough and used to present the whole truth and not partial information to serve an agenda.
Likewise, I shall state again as I've stated many times in the past:
These bots are tools, they can help people to do good and they can be abused.
However, your blatant abuse of facts here, by not detailing out the entire facts not only suggests, but outright PROVES that you are not seeking transparency, but rather pushing a personal opinion. HENCE A PERSONAL AGENDA!
Pull your socks up/get your act together, stop wasting valuable space on the blockchain with your useless and misleading bot comments.
Sure, go and post about the information your bot pulls off the blockchain, research it and present it TRANSPARENTLY with all the RELEVANT INFORMATION.
But this, this is absolute garbage.
Either live up to your name "transparency bot" or change it to "agenda bot", or just use your own username or real name and surname/last name, after all, transparency is what you claim to be "representing" and trying to achieve. Isn't it?
OUT.
I agree.
So btw....I've politely warned you @bycoleman / @transparencybot to stay off of my content.
The info you are gathering...by all means, feel free to create your own content containing that info...i have no problem with that.
However...from this day forward...if i see you on my content...i will flag both of your accounts daily.
I understand, thank you for the warning.
The bot is just posting information and does not wish harm or injustice. The sole purpose is to both inform and increase fruitful discussions on bidbots, so hopefully we can find solutions to this complex problem that might allow a more balanced system of promotion.
The solution is to take this information and put it in a daily or weekly post.
Don't really care how you go about it....
Will take 3 lines of code to add my account to a list of accounts to ignore.
I really hope you figure something out however, as I really don't want to have to flag you to make you understand that I will not allow you to "spam" the content I work my ass off on.
Have a great day.
Thanks Jonny, your feedback is welcome. Hopefully there will be better solutions down the road.
Blessings!
For your sake I hope there are better solutions by next Thursday
Please feel free to down-vote this bots spam on my blog posts as well. Since I am just above minnow status, my down-votes are not worth that much. He just comes back and up-votes them back so they are visible again.
Oh...i'll be flagging every comment and post....if it comes to that.
I've been very polite to this point.
You can add my 10,000 SP into the mix.
I’m about to this point as well, @jonny-clearwater. I’ve said from the beginning that I support the concept and the reports; I just can’t stand the comment spamming of my (and others’) posts. Hit me up if you get to the point of flag barraging. I may just have to match your downvotes.... unfortunately.
I post a disclaimer on every post stating that I use smartsteem and minnow booster for post promotion and yet he still redundantly spam every one of my posts. Stick to posting this information on your own page not spamming everyone else's posts.
Jack, thanks for taking the time to create this reply.
@transparencybot is not making any statement as to who or why a post received votes from a paid service, just that it did. Its purpose is to simply show that the post has received these votes and the total for them.
The author or whoever paid for the votes can certainly clarify who paid for the votes and why if they so wish to give their readers this additional information. Truly only those paying for the votes know why they have, the bot cannot make such assumptions.
I am looking at adding a feature to allow you to request @getmyroi which will give a full breakdown of the cost, who submitted the bids, and the net profit or loss. But this is a different bot that would be summoned and strictly on a request basis only.
You have a) missed the points, or b)avoided the points.
Your bot comments are spam, as they do not state who paid for the votes, hence they are not giving the full information that could ensure TRANSPARENCY.
Likewise, the comments as such HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO RELEVANCE WHAT SO EVER ON THE TOPIC OF THE BLOG POST.
It is spam and in many ways trolling, as all the bot comment says:
"here is some partial information about something that someone did to get larger valued upvotes on this post, I don't know who or why, but fuck it, this is a popular topic on the market and I think this shit here that my bot posts in this comment can get me some attention, because I've used the word "transparency" in the name of the bot"
Go ahead and realize that you need to stop being part of a problem and maybe start considering that you go the extra mile and research the information your bot pulls off the blockchain, then do a quality post that promotes transparency.
But those comments and these posts without any of the relevant information is the equivalent to shitposting, spamming, trolling all together, because they sure as anything do not ensure transparency at any level or in any way.
They in fact add fuel to the fire of all the misleading and half arsed disinformation out there.
At least put the effort into it if you already want to try and do the right thing @bycoleman aka @transparencybot.
Spam is a complex subject.
https://steemit.com/steemit/@tarazkp/the-opaque-blockchain-and-the-need-for-translators
Well at least I tried. Looks like any further discussion here with you is a WOFTAM.
OUT.
The developer of @transparencybot, @bycoleman has purchased delegated SP and up-voted his other accounts over the last 7 days @introbot 59%, @botreporter 10%, @transparency bot 12% and himself 3.2% of the time.
Producing multiple accounts and up-voting that account can be seen as taking advantage of the rewards pool. One person with multiple accounts may be looked into and addressed if/when illicit activity is noticed.
This information is being presented in the interest of transparency on our platform @bycoleman and is by no means a judgement of your work.
In addition, @bycoleman has used the following bidbots in a previous post:
buildawhale for 69.63, $278.52 USD
upmyvote for 25.36, $101.44 USD
minnowbooster for 22.23, $88.92 USD
boomerang for 18.07, $72.28 USD
smartsteem for 12.21, $48.84
Dollar amounts have been taken from the current Steem price.
@transparencybot posts are not directly related to the content of the originators post and are unsolicited, which by definition is spam.
The payouts listed by @transaparencybot do NOT deduct the original amount that was submitted to the bidbot or the amount for curation.
Everybody knows I, @bycoleman have used bidbots in the past, I have stated this clearly on several occasions, In-fact, I have instructed others on how to use them.
The profits from these boosted posts were donated or given back to the platform via contests.
I lease SP from an individual not MB, build team is simply the intermediary, and they do a very fine job with this.
Yes, I have several accounts that I believe are assets to the platform, which I support directly and indirectly to ensure they are able to perform as they are intended. @Tranparencybot is non-profit, these votes will not return back to me.
I do hope to profit from my other services, it takes a great deal of time and resources to create and maintain these and each of them I believe are assets to the community. Each person is free to judge accordingly.
Is your intent transparency or to discredit the messenger?
I believe most people can see our motives pretty clearly.
Excelente labor realizan, apoyando los mejores trabajos dentro de Steemit @transparencybot