Bots gonna bot. I don't think there's a way to crack down on stuff like this without drastically decreasing the user experience for everybody else.
On the bright side: Eventually, the people running them will spend their profits and they will end up somewhere else in the crypto economy. People can always downvote, too.
I think that argument goes by broken window fallacy.
Besides, I see that 5% resp. 8% of ALL steemit posts start with "Welcome" resp. "Thank". Just imagine the waste of energy :^P
4923 | Welcome to steemit, ... | istiaq69 |
4924 | Welcome to Steem @ja... | bottymcbotface |
4938 | Welcome to steemit. ... | mountrock |
4940 | Welcome to the steem... | selenanunu |
4964 | Welcome to steem @bl... | nickdavison |
4969 | Welcome dear friend ... | saqib |
4971 | Welcome @Jackrobins ... | mekong |
4978 | Welcome to steemit, ... | istiaq69 |
4979 | Welcome and Happy Bi... | mikej |
5019 | Welcome to steemit, ... | istiaq69 |
5032 | welcome diana ;)... | awpmaster |
5041 | Welcome @laidback.tr... | nickdavison |
Bonus info:
Your rep is 36.449052
:)