RE: Where do we take STEEM from here?
The flag will be OK, but it could not be free as currently given. It should be from 10 upvotes pool say daily upvote+downvote = 10 votes or say X value. If you want to upvote or downvote it is totally upto any steemians. There should be no difference. Upvote and downvote should have same mana not different. Whatever way they wants, use that way. Both are same. I am just telling that there should not different mana for each. Both should be same.
We are both on same thoughts but difference is only that you required different mana for downvotes & upvotes And my thoughts mana should not different for both. I never say that downvotes not required.
Hope you understand. I think no more discussion required on this topic. We both think same only difference in mana allocation.
Actually, I never wrote in my post to be in favour of what you call 'free' downvotes. It's you who assumed I would mean that. :)
But well, if you directly ask me, I tend to like the idea of what you call 'free' downvotes, because otherwise there just aren't enough flags to limit plagiarism and spam.
So it's true that we partly disagree.
Concerning flags for disagreement on opinion, I already described how I would try to curb them by using elected arbitration courts.
Apart from that I tend to agree with the idea of @glory7 that a reasoning should be necessary before flagging anybody.
Thanks.