Hi Rainman,

its great to see you communicate with us. i think it doesn't matter, if one uses a bot or votes himself.
through you own reading , you will catch more valuable stuff than the bots, the bots on the other hand, will be able to spread more earnings to many authors. so both sides have good and bad aspects.

maybe you could do me a favor and check this out,
https://steemit.com/food/@knozaki2015/britafilters-hacked-read-the-whole-hacking-story-steemit-exclusive

i co-authored it with a friend (100% of the Steem $ going to him) , and this is my piece i think was my best post of all in my Steemit history.

thanks !