Thanks for the very detailed explanation. I feel like this post was partly made because of the questions I was asking. Sorry about that : )

The bots are what intrigue me now. Most seem to have a min of $2-$3SBD. I assume you send this to the bot, and base on reading their instructions, the pool is calculated every 3-4 hours or so, and then a % vote is given to the post that you sent to the bot.

Big question is, if you send a bot $5SBD, is it random how much SBD they will vote up your post? Or is it always exactly $5SBD worth? Or does it depend on how many other people used the bot in that 2-3 hour period?

Have you ever gotten a bigger return on the SBD fee you paid to a bot, or much smaller?