Read on, and I end this by stating the balance of my reasons why this account, post and mandate is offensive in many reasons. I did not have to dignify this with a reply, I chose to.
I supported this community bot initiative actually for many of the reasons you named in your post about valid, reasoned, and rational ideas why this would support the greater good.
It keeps new people encouraged when they see votes. I was new once, so I know how that feels.
I also cannot be on Steemit as much as I would like anymore, but I have put in the work.
I am well over 6500 posts on here, made a ton of blogs and useful content and am and have been trying to provide good content to people.
I am on here all the time, encouraging people.
I have put in a lot of time and effort on here and not seen much in the way of payouts in the average month, being on here since August.
This bot supports several things I believe are important to this community, which clearly has issues like any community.
That last point ties to this one --- you are never going to please everyone, so you need to pick some battles.
Do I have issues with bots on here and even the bot that I allowed my name to be tied to? Yes. But for me, the Community good outweighs the bad by margin of more than 2-1. And I want to support the community...especially since I cannot be on here as much due to my personal circumstances now after being run over by a car and disabled in every area of my life.
Your opinion is not the only one, and it is that -- an opinion. It does not contain all the FACTS -- and your opinion is not the only one.
I flagged this and I never flag anything for lots of reasons here from the choice of the user name you picked, to what that user name stands for in life which is offensive at best, to showing complete lack of sensitivity as such for real world people and problems, to hate speech, to threatening people who made a decision that is different than your self imposed policing on here, which lets face it -- has not worked out for anyone so far who chooses to act like this.
Thats a very interesting answer... I´ll store this in my vault.
I tell all the people using the bot, that I believe that there is an issue. I make them vote for a funny Hitler and show them with this their doing (nothing illegal or offensive for the moment). I even say "thank you" to fyrstikken. And I tell all of these botusers that I believe them to be good people.
Of course my post is only (a fact based) opinion... of course there is more about it.
You admit you flagged me for not liking my opinion (see the bias) ... guess THAT´s why politics and especially socialism is loosing credibility day by day: Shutting down unwanted opinions. (Think about who else is doing this?)
THX for prooving this once more to me.
YOU @barrydutton are saying (And yes, I am putting words in your mouth now):
"I did a lot of good stuff, therefore your OPINION is offensive and has to be shut down. Me voting for any bullshit is no problem, because I have reasons for that."
In fact I chose the name of a marvel comic anti-hero because apparently this is what it needs to bring reason to a big viking with a 500k SP mace.
Basically what I did was telling people... "hey, you could unintentionally vote for Hitler". I did not call names, I did not flag anyone I am stating facts and asking people if they are aware of it. (Surrounded by the backgroundstory of Marvel´s Punisher...)
Learn how to read, and / or quit manufacturing words I did not say in the attempt to use language to sway people, with things I never said.
I flagged you for offensive wording, threats, and tasteless things connected to a fascist regime that you complain others are being.
You will get buried on Steemit in debates like this every single day by people on here smarter than me.
Read what I wrote, stick to what I ACTUALLY said.... and take it from there. I have worked hard on here, look at some of what I have done, apart from the fixation on the bot.