Last week, I did some analysis on @randowhale's use since its inception. It isn't the only voting bot out there. I was approached by @reggaemuffin (thanks @suesa for the introduction) to look into the @minnowbooster bot to provide some stats on its usage.
I was provided some data, and today, I'd like to present my findings.
First, some information about @minnowbooster:
- @minnowbooster is not just a bot you go to do upvote content
- you can powerup minnowbooster, and get a return on the steempower you contribute.
- you can delegate SP to Minnowbooster, and make it more powerful.
- you can lease SP from Minnowbooster to make your own votes more powerful.
My favourite feature is what happens when you request a self-upvote:
@holoz0r, pictured as a dirty self-voter
There's a lot of features, and you can read about them in the Introduction Post
Sample Size: 5422 Votes
Votes for Others: 655 (12.04%)
Self Votes: 4787 (87.96%)
Top 30 Users who have voted for others
| User | Votes for Others | SBD Spent |
|---|---|---|
| @cardboard | 10 | 8.332 |
| @kkkttt05 | 10 | 0.28 |
| @botmarley | 8 | 1.2 |
| @renat242 | 7 | 7 |
| @anetchen | 7 | 8 |
| @rkrijgsman | 7 | 1.8 |
| @vinayakn | 7 | 6.5 |
| @cheeto.blue | 7 | 3.5 |
| @gpfelizco | 7 | 0.07 |
| @dwightjaden | 6 | 0.06 |
| @bhightech | 6 | 0.51 |
| @foxycat | 6 | 7 |
| @suggeelson | 5 | 0.9 |
| @slayerkm | 5 | 6.45 |
| @gee-world | 5 | 1 |
| @kennyskitchen | 5 | 3.1 |
| @deveerei | 5 | 0.81 |
| @welcomesteemians | 4 | 6 |
| @steemshiro | 4 | 0.8 |
| @loveisintheair | 4 | 5 |
| @rensoul17 | 4 | 3.59 |
| @travelingartgal | 4 | 3 |
| @geke | 4 | 4 |
| @sandaraclark | 4 | 1.41 |
| @mdsquared | 4 | 5 |
| @artcurator | 4 | 4.83 |
| @zest | 4 | 3 |
| @steemislove | 3 | 0.03 |
| @quotesteemit | 3 | 1.543 |
| @voghera | 3 | 2.485 |
| @gamerpool | 3 | 4 |
Top 30 Users who have votes for themselves
| User | Votes for Self | SBD Spent |
|---|---|---|
| @cryptopie | 309 | 4.661 |
| @gwapology | 209 | 13.39 |
| @aboutall | 108 | 3.53 |
| @qasimwaqar | 51 | 14 |
| @aniksh | 44 | 6.46 |
| @duckmast3r | 33 | 6.8 |
| @styleyfrancky | 28 | 6.12 |
| @angrezi | 27 | 7.39 |
| @asim | 26 | 31.364 |
| @bhightech | 25 | 13.95 |
| @rkrijgsman | 24 | 8.6 |
| @writemore | 24 | 62.832451 |
| @pennystockhelp | 24 | 8.4 |
| @sam99 | 23 | 15.5 |
| @pastzam | 23 | 7.9 |
| @fairgirl | 23 | 5.92 |
| @better-life-tips | 23 | 8.29 |
| @abh12345 | 22 | 11.463 |
| @thedonfreeman | 21 | 7.23 |
| @bloomberg215 | 21 | 13.912 |
| @ghasemkiani | 20 | 26 |
| @tamiil | 19 | 8 |
| @saveron23 | 19 | 6 |
| @alexthemagician | 19 | 13.007 |
| @shahabuddin222 | 18 | 6.2 |
| @pioner888777 | 18 | 6.6 |
| @kishan | 18 | 4.7 |
| @morpheus03 | 18 | 10.924 |
| @coolwitch | 18 | 1.839 |
| @lgfurmanczyk | 17 | 5.9 |
| @arthestically | 17 | 12 |
The bot is also fair, it refunds invalid bids, and is altruistic and fun in its design. With the data provided, we can see that just over $4000 SBD has flowed into the coffers of @minnowbooster.
It is fully transparent (just like everything else on a blockchain), however, @minnowbooster proudly streams its votes here .
I'd love to see a larger quantity of upvotes gifted to others with bots like minnowbooster, randowhale and booster, but from the ones that I've looked at so far, @minnowbooster does seem to have the most potential to allow the community (especially minnows) to be able to support each other (and themselves) within reasonable limits.
