Nice work and plenty to digest , I had always been against using bots, but have lightened my position on that. I won't go use a bid bot to try and make it to the trending page but I am in some groups that use them and I think they are appropriate for that.
The reality is there are two sides to every coin, and no matter what side you favor, the other side will always be there, it is just a fact of how a coin is made.