My personal opinion on @grumpy cat is it is nice to see someone put themselves out there on a personal level, for the greater good of a community I think this is missed by many.
On bid-bots, I think the use of a bot to vote diminishes the whole platform, The content voted on is viewed or rated. it is simply a paid vote. This buying of votes is listed in the FAQ under the Plagiarism section as abuse. There should be a removal of all vote bot from the platform if the content on the platform is valued by quality. A newbie opinion.