RE: Crowdfunded Whale: Status Update After 12 Days Since the Start of the Project
Hi @cryptos @crowdfundedwhale
I love the idea behind this and I am not completely opposed to bot voting, but are there algorithms in place to actually help determine, on a foundational level, not a subjective level, what is a "quality post?"
What I mean by foundational is the presence of cited pictures, headers, minimum word counts, verification badge, and things of that nature. Bots can't think so we have to do it for them.
I would also have a set amount for "buy in". Having been in sales and marketing, I know that people who invest in a product believe in that product and will endeavor to keep up with the maintenance and quality of it. So say "any amount" is really inviting ANYONE to have a piece regardless of quality. As an organic curator, I have been trying very hard to curate responsibly, which means, for example, if an artist only posted a high quality picture and nothing else, I may leave a comment but I will withhold my upvote. Without the picture, there is nothing there. Where was the effort?
I guess my third question is: Does the bot have a voting limit? As far as I know, our daily vote power is not adversely affected as long as we keep it to under 40 upvotes a day. What happens when you have over 40 investors expecting an upvote?
I do apologize. I don't want to be a pill, but I think these are important questions that I would want answers to before I throw STEEM at it.
This is an experiment and an ongoing project and it will evolve as it grows, I don't have all the answers at the moment, so some things will happen as we go. There could be some minimum limit to get in at some point set, rules may also be defined as to what a minimum level to stay in the voting list of the bot will be required and so on. For the moment there are no such rules and requirements clearly defined, but as I have stated in the introduction of the project, donating something to it will be enough just to get you in, it will not guarantee that you will stay. People that join in early will probably have some advantage, but what you should not forget is that this whole project is driven and supported by anyone that participates in it. So it is up to all of you, me included, to make this a success... and you should not forget that...
For what it's worth, my suggestions are recommendations to help waylay the junk and discourage anyone trying to "game" this altruistic endeavor, which will likely happen the more popular it gets. I do love your idea and its intention, but I think the cart is before the horse right now.