Nonetheless, the 40 bots is bringing back his reputation. See the incoming vote part at https://steemstats.com/@steemitlove#/ The bot is gaining more than 40 upvotes everytime it comments.

I observe that its reputation changes from -34,801,721,220,430 to -34,801,551,656,356 in a short while (an increase of 169, 564, 074)