This purpose of this post is a conversation starter to discuss voting. If you feel there is too much spam, self-voting, etc., let's not blame the poster, let's talk about voting. What is your vote supporting and why?

* my own bad art

Reasons to vote for a post:

Curation Rewards
Author worked 4,500 hrs on post
The post had 10k perfectly written words that were factual and educational and every comma was in the correct spot.
You enjoyed the content
You have connected in some way with the Author
You think the post will add value to your Steem investment
Someone asked you to vote for it
You are hoping for a return vote
Gaining name recognition
To help retain users
It is your own post and you want to use the stake you earned or bought to improve your stake
Steemvoter voted on it
I don't know...

Please list below additional ideas or those you feel are either valid or invalid. This would be a great conversation for the new users to consider as they decide how to use their own votes, and also might help them decide what to publish on SteemIt.

*In my opinion there are no wrong answers, however, we do shape behavior by giving rewards