FOSSbot is a great free and open source voting bot for Steem created by @personz.
FOSSbot already does a great job at voting for what you tell it to vote for. Instead of starting new projects I hope we can build on top of FOSSbot and add a few more fancy features some other popular bots already have.
As recommended by @personz I've posted my feature requests on Github and I encourage everyone to join in and support the project or just share your ideas and wishes.
Requests:
Follow trusted curator's votes
https://github.com/Steem-FOSSbot/steem-fossbot-voter/issues/105
This feature would allow you to select a few accounts of people you trust to make good votes. The bot would vote for the posts they vote for while you are away.
Vote on Comments
https://github.com/Steem-FOSSbot/steem-fossbot-voter/issues/104
Some people post what could be considered a full article of it's own in the comments of an existing article. Many of these go unnoticed and at least deserve some selective bot support. Good comments should be encouraged more.
Flag instead of vote
https://github.com/Steem-FOSSbot/steem-fossbot-voter/issues/106
As Steem is becoming more popular we are seeing more and more spam and accounts gaming the rewards system. Delegating Steem Power to accounts dedicated to spam control is a good start. A good "antispam" bot for everyone is the next step.
Feature Request: Post a comment on voted for posts
Another cool request originally made by @juicypop is here:
https://github.com/Steem-FOSSbot/steem-fossbot-voter/issues/92
He proposed to add the option of posting a unique comment on each upvote the bot gives. I think it's a great idea as long as we don't use it for spam and I think there are many cases where an automated comment can be appropriate. @cheetah & @steemitboard for example.
Join the FOSSbot project and add your thoughts.
Together we are strong!
https://github.com/Steem-FOSSbot/steem-fossbot-voter
If you haven't tried it out yet check out my post
"FOSSbot - Free Open Source Steem Voting Bot - Instructions For Beginners"
@personz made FOSSbot in part to eliminate the unfair advantage a closed source voting bot can give it's owner.
Some bots act bad, but it looks like bots are becoming more and more important to the Steem network as spam controllers and autopilots for users who sometimes can't find enough time to use Steem.