It seems that the two of you should not be at odds. I can see both sides, but I don't see how down-voting you will help resolve the bot issue.

Unfortunately bots are everywhere in this technology, they need to be planned for in advance but even still that can only limit their effectiveness.
I would love to see Steem without bots, there should be an algorithm to spot the bots and stop them, that could work for a while but like everything it would be a game of cat and mouse.
I am a big fan of yours @BrittUF, I really hope you and Hive account@beanz can work it out.