In connection with using upvote bots in general, I would stop doing so if I were you.

the issue was a specific bot

These two contradictory statements, both by you, degrade your already limited credibility.

I'm not concerned with insults. I'm just pointing out that you're providing a solution to a different problem, or more accurately suggesting he give up on poetry and try something else.

In fact, I tried to be lenient by A) warning him beforehand and B) offering legitimate alternatives.

LOL, you're just as bad as the injustice you claim to be fighting against.