I've been seeing this topic make the rounds since after Tim's post came out. It's sad that we have to take measures like that to combat the spam. I would think that the energy might be better spent at the Steemit level to stop approving spam accounts. For some reason I keep seeing posts about how the spammers will get hundreds of accounts approved in a short period of time, yet we still have a wait for legit people. I would think that stopping that faucet would be the place to start.
Regardless, it's commendable that you're actively trying to boost worthy posts and comments that are still below the threshold. That's how those people will get their start.
Yes, that is another interesting issue.
I hope :)