I can see @daan has given you the info you need. You haven't posted in a while, and you should. The story you did 6 days ago was great. The thing is it has $12 in rewards via Bidbots. If it didn't I would give you a vote.

It's your preference to continue using them or not and for the quality of the work I see, nobody will condemn you for doing so.

They are a form of advertising and have a place here.. I suppose. From my perspective, I see $12 and say, 'how will my paltry vote make a difference to that'?