I am aware of some of the actions he has taken, and how he appears. His check this out was to show people in as dramatic way as possible how the self vote can work. There are no rules governing how a person votes. Even @ned has used the self upvote on comments.

What he is trying to do is set a standard of know who you are buying from, who you are selling to. Pawn shop owners in general try to run honest establishments, yet they are still held liable if they knowingly buy/sell stolen property.

Consumer reports does not care what product you buy/use. A lot of people use the consumer reports and UL listed labels when deciding on a product to buy, as an indicator that it is a safe and reliable product and that it meets certain standards. People decide what Movies to buy and bring into their homes for their children to view based on the Movie rating criteria, because they trust the Standard.

That is what @grumpycat is/has been trying to do for the last several months regarding these bid-bots. He has tried to get a voluntary minimal standard in the past, that did not work. He has a lot of money invested, and now to protect that investment, and to protect the users, he has implemented his higher standard. If people don't like it they do not need to use his bots, or the bots that comply with his standards, he has more than adequately let people know what actions he is willing to take to protect his investment.

If you really do not like what and how he is trying to protect his investment, all you have to do to silence him is invest more than $1,925,344.68, (his current account value), and downvote him to where he is no longer able to defend and protect his investment.