The implications of this — once again — points to the fundamental "rift" we seem to have in this ecosystem... I can't draw specific "lines" here, but they fall loosely along the "cleverness" vs "effort" spectrum... I'm part of the @steemitbloggers group, too... as well as your own leagues, and I'm a firm believe that the only long term hope we have for this ball of wax is for the community builders to gain upper hand.

I realize that I may be a "partial" participant here... but I am also a realist in recognizing that our tiny group is a long shot. The potentially "bitter pill" isn't in not winning because we busted out butt, but in losing because of manipulation and foul play.

So I'm glad you've opened this particular can of worms @abh12345! And I will be curious to see what @emrebeyler's audit reveals.

As for my comment about "the future of this ecosystem," my point is that NO social platform can expect to develop life and longevity based on "who can create the smarter piece of code to outmaneuver the opposition." But then again, I know lots of people who — upon release of a new game — the FIRST thing they do is go in search of "cheat codes," rather than actually play the game.

From where I am sitting, that says way more about their character than mine.

And yes, I'm being judgmental.