Auto Upvotes...!!! what is it..??

in steemit •  8 years ago 

when I post a story for after some time there are 5-6 upvotes but suddenly after that it shows 40+ upvotes ....
Plz put some light on this issue....
Its making me upset.

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Upvote bots. When a large account upvotes a post, many other accounts are set to automatically follow it in hopes to earning a bit of steem.

At least I think that's how it works. I am still a bit fuzzy on curation rewards. Your experience is the same as mine - a post will sit for a while with a few votes, and then BOOM it's up at 50 or more.

yes.... it is a bit confusing ... and such things demotives the new steemers bcz its a kind of cheating with thm... at least I think so...

Isn't it a good thing for you? You get more upvotes this way.

not if I m getting no rewards for this large number of upvotes... its only a fake thing... as if no one is intrested in reading wht u share and all game is of earning one way or the other,....,

Page views can lag behind upvotes. I also find that frustrating... but I think it gets better with time.

yup.... and I think this matter shud be looked into by steemit creators as for some it is irritating too...

I got 45 upvotes all at the same time for a comment. Bots at work.

bloody bots...