Manipulation of the Steemit blockchain in ways other than it was intended to be utilized is an ongoing issue, and isn't exclusive.

Improvements to the infrastructure that fix exisiting issues are always welcome by users of the platform at many levels.

Here's a quote from the author @grumpycat:

Not allowing votes past 3.5 days will give us more time to detect and counter high votes purchased on very low quality content.

A 3.5 day cutoff could be implemented quickly and easily and would solve many issues. Many social media users don't view content much older than this in most cases, therefore little is lost.

Striving to overcome the issues that plague Steemit is key; small tweeks to the beta stage that the platform is currently in are welcome, so long as they do not destroy what the community is trying to build and accomplish as a whole.

Thank you for your continued contributions to Steemit @grumpycat, and may 2018 bring great things.

-The Beached Whale-
Editor in Chief - The Anderson Report