Great post @beanz. The vote buying thing is a very fine line to thread but I am totally against flagging as a way of reducing the payout in these posts. As much as the vote betting takes rewards away from authors , it also keeps minnows engaged with the platform and gives them a another reason to access the platform regularly. Very important while they become comfortable with how things work. I feel a bigger issue is the lack of real engagement with commenters on posts. Very few get replies or comments back from authors. If we want this to be a social network we must get more social.