RE: @bellyrub is back up and running!
First of all, if @bellyrub tells me the window of the bid and the percentage I will get from bidding in that window, I will not use some "random" bot service.
Second, the blockchain information are transparent. Hence, the so called "random" bot tracker would be able to track the info more accurately, that is if @bellyrub's people didn't break their bot because they are trying to make some changes in the middle of the bidding window time.
Third of all, not using services like the bot tracker is the number 1 reason behind the idiocy and the losses we see in bidding. Unless bidbots mean to break their service to make people bid more and lose their money, which is beneficial to the bot owners!
Fourth, some owners of the bid bots use this "random" bot service admitting its usefulness to them. So, if you and @bellyrub don't know about it, maybe you should start learning about it now.
Fifth, the transparency of the blockchain system is what makes it decentralized, meaning that if someone on the streets of the blockchain told me something about @bellyrub. Their info should be accurate, unless @bellyrub screwed up this info by getting broken.
Hence, its @bellyrub's responsibility to be transparent and if they screwed the transparency, they should should be responsible enough to compensate their customers for it.
Please, don't tell me your "nonsense" when transparency should be the issue addressed here.
Again, bellyrub didn't give you anything but "I vote every 2.4h with 100%vote distributed to bidders."
Yes, bot tracking is useful, but everytime you check how much you "were to make", another person could have placed a bid, resulting in a lower upvote strength.
I don't believe there's an issue with @bellyrub's script. (although at this moment it again appears to be either offline or malfunctioning.)
It's the same script dr.otto, booster, ... ... ... use. And who would've guessed, the same script the bot trackers are scripted to use in their calculations.
True and I would have seen that (as I did many times before and never raised the issue), except that @bellyrub got broken for a long time and was not traceable anymore.
What sort of dichotomy is this?
There was a problem with @bellyrub's script at the time of my bid. As you can see from the title of this post and the previous post form @bellyrub.
Thank you for this conversation so far. I see no reason for further discussion. Apparently there is some sort of bias here. To heck with transparency I guess!
well hell no :D Transparency above all, obviously, otherwise what's the point behind Steem or any blockchain really?
I just believe that @bellyrub is not to be blamed for things outside it's "power", considering he is (albeit slow, which yes, I agree is fu**ed up) at least doing refunds for when the bot was down...
You raise solid arguments tho. And I agree with most, but as much as I love bot trackers myself, they are sadly prone to new bids after your bid :<
And yes, thank you also for the discussion! :D (Oh man, WHERE ELSE do you get into an "argument" and at the end the people thank each other and pay respect to one another instead of just cursing and swearing and threatening and stuff. Love it ^^ Have an upvote :D)
I am sure you can find that here if you look a bit further ;)
Thanks for the upvote though!
Wish you a good Sunday :)
I meant beside Steem ^^
Same to you ;D