The thing I like about this analysis (and why I did it this way) - was to try and shine a light on what "has been" - and for people to look more closely at how they use their vote on content in the future.
Personally, I’m not a fan of autovotes. I really think manual curators deserve more recognition
I don't like autovotes either. Sometimes, however - if it weren't for autovotes, I don't think I'd get many votes at all! :P
Each post should be assessed on its own merits, against its peers. That is, a photography post should be compared to a photography post. A short fiction should be compared to other short fiction.
I am already working on a classifier to try and describe a post based on its content - once I've got these "categories" fleshed out, it will be a more insightful tool.